With Parliament back in full golf swing I would like to reflect a bit for the 2011 general election which will for several reasons was fairly historic. The 41st Parliament obviously modified our party by thrusting us into the role with Official Opposition for the first time, it also changed the face of Fake Ray Ban Uk the House involving Commons, by making it more representative of Canada's population than ever before.
It is an noticeable improvement that the number of girls in the House is at an all time large. Louis Vuitton Bags At 24.6%, the 41st Parliament consists of the largest percentage of women in Canadian history. Cheap Nike Air Max I would like to observe that the NDP broke the previous great water marks in the The new year federal election with the most females elected by one social gathering in a single election (40) as well as most female candidates (124). Obviously, we still have a long way to look.
The 41st Parliament also benefits from the enthusiasm and energy of youthful MPs along with records were broken in this region as well. My colleague, Pierre Luc Dusseault, elected to get in the riding of Sherbrooke, Quebec, canada , at age 19, is the littlest MP ever elected on the House of Commons. He has proven that age is no barrier to success with his self-assured Chairing of the Ethics committee. As well as 39 years old, Nathan Cullen is the most youthful House Leader in the good the NDP, and the second most youthful of any party to hold the position for the Official Opposition. Also, a record number of MPs were previous 30 and under in Election Day (5.8%).
Not surprisingly, these significant and optimistic changes are in large part because of the NDP's gains in the last election.
A further major first for the get together came in this Parliament. Because we certainly have a number of MPs serving as committee seats, New Democrats have increased to answer questions in Question Period of time for the first time. Jean Crowder, MP (Nanaimo Cowichan), had the honour of being the first by rising to answer a question in regards to the Standing Committee on Admission to Information, Privacy and Integrity, which she chaired at the time. NDP MPs Jesse Christopherson and Pierre Luc Dusseault have also risen to respond to questions.
In my opinion, the replies given by these MPs truly exemplify the transparency and trustworthiness that a New Democrat government might display during Question Time.
The current government has also set a significant record, but one on the different sort. The Old-fashioned Cabinet, elected largely with a commitment to "Change Ottawa", has 39 participants. That equals the history for the largest Cabinet with Canadian history, showing again that Ottawa has changed them, never the other way around. Since 1867, the average Cabinet has had 23 members.
Regardless of the excitement of having record varieties of women, young MPs, and of course NDP associates, it is only by changing your first past the post electoral system to a model of proportional reflection (PR) that our Parliament will ever become truly representative of all Canadians. No make any sense that with just simply 39.4% of the vote this season the Conservatives have 100% of the capacity to enact policies that the strong majority of Canadians voted against.
The best way this government has shoved through its Omnibus Trojan Indy Budget Bill C 37 is Polo Ralph Lauren Vancouver a perfect example of how a majority government can enact policies and change fundamental legislation that has a minimum amount of discussion and debate. A system of Proportional Representation cannot come in no time.
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