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Coffee With Your MP on Leduc Radio - www.leducradio.com
May 8, 2010
Guest: The Honourable Jason Kenney
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
MP Rajotte and Minister Kenney discuss immigration issues, including the new immigration study guide - Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. The Minister explains some of the key features of proposed refugee system reforms, and updates listeners on the status of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Part 1 - May 8, 2010
Part 2 - May 8, 2010
Part 3 - May 8, 2010
April 24, 2010
Guest: The Honourable Vic Toews
Minister of Public Safety
Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews joins MP Rajotte for a review of proposed changes to the National Sex Offender Registry and DNA Data Bank. Other topics examined include reforming the criminal pardon system in Canada and the elimination of the national long-gun registry.
Part 1 - April 24, 2010
Part 2 - April 24, 2010
Part 3 - April 24, 2010
April 3, 2010
Guest: Bert Brown
Senator, Alberta
Senator Bert Brown, Canada's only elected Senator, discusses the need to reform the Upper House of Parliament. Listen as Senator Brown discusses his involvement with the Senate Reform movement since the 1980s, and current efforts by the Conservative government to make the Senate more equal, effective and elected.
Part 1 - April 3, 2010
Part 2 - April 3, 2010
Part 3 - April 3, 2010
March 20, 2010
Guest: Greg Krischke
Mayor of the City of Leduc
MP Rajotte and Mayor Krischke review the Mayor's recent trip to Ottawa to meet with the Prime Minister and several members of Cabinet to discuss issues facing Leduc. Some of the topics include: federal support for municipalities, funding for public transit initiatives and future projects in and around the City of Leduc.
Part 1 - March 20, 2010
Part 2 - March 20, 2010
Part 3 - March 20, 2010
March 6, 2010
Guest: Ted Menzies
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
In the first episode of Coffee With Your MP, MP Rajotte and Parliamentary Secretary Menzies outline the key features of Budget 2010 - Year 2 of Canada's Economic Action Plan. Mr. Menzies discusses the economic outlook, tax relief, the government's deficit reduction strategy and the state of the national pension system.
Part 1 - March 6, 2010
Part 2 - March 6, 2010
Part 3 - March 6, 2010
James Rajotte in the House of Commons
On the proposed National Securities Regulator
Part 1 - June 10, 2010
Part 2 - June 10, 2010
Part 3 - June 10, 2010
On the Canada Foundation for Innovation
April 26, 2010
On the death of Mr. Robert Matheson
March 29, 2010
On Canada's sovereignty in the arctic
March 18, 2010
On Budget 2010's focus on innovation, science, and technology
Part 1 - March 8, 2010
Part 2 - March 8, 2010
On upcoming justice reform initiatives
March 5, 2010
On the jurisdiction of the Provinces in matters of taxation
November 27, 2009
On the prudent spending of taxpayers' money
November 16, 2009
On the rights of victims of terrorism
June 2, 2009
On the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism receiving Macleans Magazine's Parliamentarian of the Year Award
May 14, 2009
On proposed legislation to combat identity theft in Canada
April 1, 2009
On the deaths of two soldiers in Northern Ireland
March 27, 2009
On the International Monetary Fund and the Canadian Economy
March 11, 2009
On the death of Margaret Bridgeman
January 28, 2009
On the Speech from the Throne and Canada's Economic Action Plan
January 27, 2009
On the death of Ted Rogers
December 2, 2008
On the issue of a National Securities Regulator
November 20, 2008