Peter Van Loan: Van Loan

Nathan Cullen Dept: NDP House leader Nathan Cullen says his Conservative counterpart, Peter Van Loan, is considering a New Democrat proposal to split the 400-plus-page budget implementation bill into five separate pieces of legislation, according to Winnipeg Free Press. On Monday, Van Loan categorically ruled out splitting up the bill, calling the NDP proposal "just another attempt to delay this important job-creating bill." OTTAWA - The Harper government seems to be having second thoughts about the wisdom of lumping major changes to dozens of statutes into one massive budget bill. Cullen expects to hear back from Van Loan late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.