http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca News from Senator Grant Mitchell en-US Juntos CMS marc.gendron@juntos.ca marc.gendron@juntos.ca Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:06:00 GMT As a consequence of concerns expressed by Canadians following the recent disastrous BP incident which spewed millions of barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources conducted 6 weeks of fact-finding hearings to determine the actual status of Canada’s offshore drilling operations. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10397.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10397.aspx Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:36:00 GMT Senator Mitchell adds his comment to the debate on Bill C-9, the Budget Bill for 2010. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10324.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10324.aspx Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:06:00 GMT The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is inviting all Canadians to have a say in Canada’s energy future. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10190.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10190.aspx Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:27:00 GMT Senator Mitchell discusses the Globe 2010 Conference and the insight it provided for the the current study on the energy sector in which the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources is currently engaged. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10004.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/10004.aspx Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:04:00 GMT As the sponsor for Bill C-311 in the Senate, Senator Grant Mitchell discusses the importance of this Bill to Climate Change Action in Canada. This Bill directs the government to plan for Climate Change action and brings those plans into the view of the public. It is an important step to bring public accountability to environmental issues. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9960.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9960.aspx Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:00 GMT The old question is: If a senator speaks in the Senate, does anyone hear? Senator Mitchell discusses the developments to digital technology that could improve the Senate's ability to communicate with Canadians. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9986.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9986.aspx Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Liberal Senator Grant Mitchell sponsors MP Bruce Hyer’s landmark Bill C-311 http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9565.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9565.aspx Tue, 04 May 2010 15:55:00 GMT The effects of climate change do not relate to human rights in some abstract way. The impact of unmitigated climate change will effect people -- people in our country, in our North, Aboriginal people and people all around the world — people who could use our leadership to mitigate, offset and prevent the kinds of effects they surely will experience if this government does not start doing what it should on climate change. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9987.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9987.aspx Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:56:00 GMT Senator Mitchell discusses the Senate's proposed inquiry into the Erosion of Free Speech in Canada. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9988.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9988.aspx Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT One unfortunate prevailing idea held by this government is that dealing with climate change needs to entail significant economic hardship. This view ignores the human and economic costs from unmitigated climate change. http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9274.aspx http://www.senatorgrantmitchell.ca/news/9274.aspx