House Of Commons: New Democrats

Nathan Cullen Dept: OTTAWA - The Harper government's massive budget implementation bill cleared its first major legislative hurdle Monday without further attempts by the NDP to delay the vote, according to Winnipeg Free Press. New Democrats tied the House of Commons in procedural knots last Wednesday in a bid to put off the vote and pressure the government to split up the 425-page bill into more manageable chunks and nDP MP Nathan Cullen in the Foyer of the House of Commons on May 9, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The Conservatives used their majority to give the bill approval in principle by a vote of 149 to 132. It will now be sent to the Commons finance committee for more detailed examination. Related Items Articles Tories admit to closing enviro research group because they disliked results No such thing as a bad job, Flaherty tells picky unemployed workers (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.