The history of politics in Carleton - a presentation by Shaun Peppy and the Goulbourn Township Historical Society - StittsvilleCentral.ca | Canada News Media
(Colonel George Thew Burke, aka Shaun Peppy and the Duke of Richmond, aka Robin Derrick on the Goulbourn Township Historical Society float in the Richmond parade.)
Shaun Peppy is a Richmond resident and former Vice-President of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS), has two degrees in Political Science, and is a professional public servant having worked much of his career in Parliamentary Affairs. Shaun can also be seen at local events in authentic costume as his alter-ego Colonel George Thew Burke (Carleton County’s 2nd elected representative from 1821-1828). With this broad experience, on November 25 Shaun will enlighten the audience with the history of politics in the Carleton riding.
(Shaun Peppy wears his authentic costume as his alter-ego, Colonel George Thew Burke.)
Shaun’s talk on Politics in Carleton will cover the political climate in Carleton from 1820 to the present. He will reveal our most colourful members of Parliament, some of whom effected important changes in the District; the various candidates and what they had to offer; and, the interesting elections that took place. It should be fascinating to hear how our past has informed our present.
Carleton County is bounded on the north by the Ottawa River, north-east by the county of Russell, south-east by the county of Dundas and the Rideau River, and on the south-west by the County of Lanark.
(Map of Carleton County.)
From the inception of Upper Canada until the 1960s, the former Goulbourn Township, found within Carleton County, played a fascinating and important part in the political history of Canada for over 200 years.
The riding of Carleton has had its own seat in the elected legislatures of Canada since 1820, following the establishment of the first settlements in the area. While the boundaries of the riding and its name have changed over the years, Carleton has been host to many colourful candidates, several of whom have been key figures in Canadian history. During any federal election, there have been times when the issues debated were of a very local nature and others when Carleton was swept up in the national issues of the day.
Register for this presentation of our former Township’s political history at this link that takes place on Thursday, November 25 at 7:00pm.
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the NDP is caving to political pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre when it comes to their stance on the consumer carbon price.
Trudeau says he believes Jagmeet Singh and the NDP care about the environment, but it’s “increasingly obvious” that they have “no idea” what to do about climate change.
On Thursday, Singh said the NDP is working on a plan that wouldn’t put the burden of fighting climate change on the backs of workers, but wouldn’t say if that plan would include a consumer carbon price.
Singh’s noncommittal position comes as the NDP tries to frame itself as a credible alternative to the Conservatives in the next federal election.
Poilievre responded to that by releasing a video, pointing out that the NDP has voted time and again in favour of the Liberals’ carbon price.
British Columbia Premier David Eby also changed his tune on Thursday, promising that a re-elected NDP government would scrap the long-standing carbon tax and shift the burden to “big polluters,” if the federal government dropped its requirements.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
Simon Jolin-Barrette, minister responsible for consumer protection, has tabled a bill to force merchants to calculate tips based on the price before tax.
That means on a restaurant bill of $100, suggested tips would be calculated based on $100, not on $114.98 after provincial and federal sales taxes are added.
The bill would also increase the rebate offered to consumers when the price of an item at the cash register is higher than the shelf price, to $15 from $10.
And it would force grocery stores offering a discounted price for several items to clearly list the unit price as well.
Businesses would also have to indicate whether taxes will be added to the price of food products.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
Quebec legislature member Youri Chassin has announced he’s leaving the Coalition Avenir Québec government to sit as an Independent.
He announced the decision shortly after writing an open letter criticizing Premier François Legault’s government for abandoning its principles of smaller government.
In the letter published in Le Journal de Montréal and Le Journal de Québec, Chassin accused the party of falling back on what he called the old formula of throwing money at problems instead of looking to do things differently.
Chassin says public services are more fragile than ever, despite rising spending that pushed the province to a record $11-billion deficit projected in the last budget.
He is the second CAQ member to leave the party in a little more than one week, after economy and energy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon announced Sept. 4 he would leave because he lost motivation to do his job.
Chassin says he has no intention of joining another party and will instead sit as an Independent until the end of his term.
He has represented the Saint-Jérôme riding since the CAQ rose to power in 2018, but has not served in cabinet.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
