Prime Minister John Turner: Power Play

Omnibus Bill Dept: In an interview with 's Power Play, Turner criticized the 400-plus page document, saying it lumps "too many legislative proposals under one bill.", according to CTV. "This omnibus bill, of throwing about 70 different pieces of legislation tacked onto a budget, is not the way to conduct Parliament, or conduct any democratic assembly," Turner said in an interview from Montreal and the Harper government's massive omnibus budget bill that amends nearly 70 pieces of legislation "is not the way to conduct Parliament," former prime minister John Turner said Monday. Turner said his criticism of the budget implementation bill is not a campaign against the prime minister himself. Rather, "it's a campaign against Parliament being abused. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.