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  MPconMinister Clement Champions Government's Innovation and Job Creation Efforts in ... - Marketwire (press release)
  CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 23, 2012) - The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, delivered brief remarks to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on creating jobs and growth and cutting red ... read more
  Wed 12:46 pm | marketwire.com
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  MPconMinister Clement in Vancouver to Discuss Government's Focus on Job Creation - Marketwire (press release)
  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 22, 2012) - The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, during an address to the Vancouver Board of Trade, discussed creating jobs and growth, ... read more
  Tue 1:41 pm | marketwire.com
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  MPconopinions Sunday xtra - Winnipeg Free Press
  Somehow, Harper can approve $50 million for a gazebo in Tony Clement's riding, and fund the travel excesses of Bev Oda and her ilk, but they can't find $2 million a year to keep funding what is an absolutely unique and world class research program with ... read more
  Sun 1:19 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPconOh, Mr. Minister, by the way... - Brantford Expositor
  By Michael-Allan Marion, Brantford Expositor Brant MP Phil McColeman (centre) and Vicano Developments president Peter Vicano listen as MP Tony Clement, Treasury Board president and Minister for FedNor, the Government of Canada's regional development ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Phil McColeman
  Fri 8:07 pm | brantfordexpositor.ca
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  MPconCanadian taxpayers on hook for $850M in severance payments to civil servants - Montreal Gazette
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eyepopping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. "That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget," Clement told ...and more » read more
  Fri 8:04 pm | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconClement rejects Mulcair's oil sands comments - Mississauga
  Tony Clement returned to the city where he got his political start to blast new NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair today over his controversial claim that Canada is suffering from “Dutch disease,” a reference to what happened to the Dutch economy in the 1960s ... read more
  Also in this article:Thomas Mulcair
  Fri 11:53 am | mississauga.com
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  MPconCanadian taxpayers on hook for $850 million in severance payments this year to ... - Canada.com (blog)
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eye-popping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. “That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget,” Clement told ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Bob Rae
  Fri 9:38 am | blogs.canada.com
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  MPconCanadian taxpayers on hook for $850M in severance payments to civil servants - Calgary Herald
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eyepopping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. "That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget," Clement told ...and more » read more
  Fri 5:46 am | calgaryherald.com
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  MPconLaid-off civil servants will cost Canada $850M - Canada.com
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eyepopping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. "That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget," Clement told ...and more » read more
  May 18, 2012 2:55 am | canada.com
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  MPconTaxpayers on hook for $850 million in severance for laid-off public servants - Montreal Gazette
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eye-popping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. "That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget," Clement told ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 3:15 pm | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconTaxpayers on hook for $850 million in severance for laid-off public servants - Victoria Times Colonist
  Treasury Board president Tony Clement said Thursday the eye-popping payout is what government expected due to the mass layoffs announced in the budget. "That's obviously resulting from obviously the decisions that were made in the budget," Clement told ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 3:14 pm | timescolonist.com
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  MPconPrison workers protest - CottageCountryNow.ca
  More than 50 prison workers protested outside MP Tony Clement's offices Monday morning, voicing their disapproval of closing three prisons. Rob Finucan, correction officer and regional vice-president of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers said ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 10:51 am | cottagecountrynow.ca
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  MPconAffected notices go out to more than 1000 workers at Fisheries and Oceans - Ottawa Citizen
  By Kathryn May, The Ottawa Citizen May 17, 2012 At least 30 Coast members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are among the more than 1000 workers at Fisheries and Oceans receiving 'affected notices' Thursday.and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 10:44 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconMinister Clement Tables 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates (A) - NorthumberlandView.ca
  Ottawa – The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, today tabled the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates (A) in the House of Commons. “These Supplementary Estimates reflect the Government's plan for ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 10:30 am | northumberlandview.ca
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  MPconMinister Clement Tables 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates (A) - Einnews Portugal
  The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, today tabled the 2012-13 Supplementary Estimates (A) in the House of Commons. "These Supplementary Estimates reflect the Government's plan for jobs, ... read more
  May 17, 2012 9:12 am | world.einnews.com
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  MPconFederal study suggests relocating EI recipients - CTV.ca
  A focus group study, completed in January, asked 75 people on EI in Quebec and Atlantic Canada what would it take to get them to move to regions where there are more jobs available. The research, ordered last June shortly after the Conservatives were ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 7:03 am | ottawa.ctv.ca
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  MPconFederal public service braced for 10000 more job cuts, group says - Vancouver Sun
  Heading into the budget, the government did insist most of the savings would come from operations and not from front-line services to Canadians. Treasury Board President Tony Clement said departments were looking for long-term savings, efficiencies and ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 6:11 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPconFederal public service braced for 10000 more job cuts, group says - Montreal Gazette
  Heading into the budget, the government did insist most of the savings would come from operations and not from front-line services to Canadians. Treasury Board President Tony Clement said departments were looking for long-term savings, efficiencies and ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 5:55 am | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconFederal public service braced for 10000 more job cuts, group says - Edmonton Journal
  Heading into the budget, the government did insist most of the savings would come from operations and not from front-line services to Canadians. Treasury Board President Tony Clement said departments were looking for long-term savings, efficiencies and ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 5:53 am | edmontonjournal.com
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  MPconFederal public service braced for 10000 more job cuts, group says - Ottawa Citizen
  Heading into the budget, the government did insist most of the savings would come from operations and not from front-line services to Canadians. Treasury Board President Tony Clement said departments were looking for long-term savings, efficiencies and ...and more » read more
  May 17, 2012 5:51 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconThe G8/G20 reports - CBC.ca
  Police actions in Toronto resulted in the largest number of arrests in Canadian history. Policing the right to protest: G20 Systemic Review Report Office of the Independent Police Review Director May 16, 2012 CBC story: G20 report clears RCMP but ... read more
  May 16, 2012 3:40 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPconFrench River to develop an economic plan - The Sudbury Star
  "Sound planning is at the core of any successful community economic development efforts," Tony Clement, the minister for FedNor, said in a release. "This investment will help municipal and business leaders identify and pursue opportunities for ... read more
  May 16, 2012 11:41 am | thesudburystar.com
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  MPconGiving and taking away - Windsor Star
  In a national campaign glibly labelled Canada's Economic Action Plan, our federal government was doling out lucre as if there was no tomorrow. Some, such as Treasury Board Minister Tony Clement, lavishly bestowed grants to communities in his Parry ...and more » read more
  May 16, 2012 12:58 am | windsorstar.com
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  MPconChinese firm's Canadian contracts raise security fears - CBC.ca
  Sean Young, president of Huawei Technologies Canada, left, shows then industry minister Tony Clement a piece of wireless equipment during a tour of Huawei's Canadian headquarters in Markham, Ont., in March 2011.Sean Young, president of Huawei ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Harper
  May 15, 2012 6:05 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPconReaction to the RCMP watchdog report on G20 policing - CBC.ca
  "Hahaha, better note-taking and record-keeping next time ... isn't that what Tony Clement promised to do just after the G8 / G20 when tens of millions of dollars disappeared into projects in his riding but no one knew who made the decisions and no one ...and more » read more
  May 15, 2012 8:56 am | cbc.ca
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  MPconExecutive ranks of the public service also on the chopping block - Regina Leader-Post
  The executive cadre has grown like topsy over the past 12 years and a spokesman for Treasury Board President Tony Clement said some of those jobs are simply “unnecessary.” “Some executive positions are being eliminated due to our government's ...and more » read more
  May 15, 2012 7:20 am | leaderpost.com
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  MPconExecutive ranks of the public service also on the chopping block - Ottawa Citizen
  The executive cadre has grown like topsy over the past 12 years and a spokesman for Treasury Board President Tony Clement said some of those jobs are simply “unnecessary.” “Some executive positions are being eliminated due to our government's ...and more » read more
  May 14, 2012 4:35 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconExecutive ranks of the public service also on the chopping block - Ottawa Citizen
  The executive cadre has grown like topsy over the past 12 years and a spokesman for Treasury Board President Tony Clement said some of those jobs are simply “unnecessary.” “Some executive positions are being eliminated due to our government's ... read more
  May 14, 2012 4:09 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconPrison guards take protest to ministers' offices - The Kingston Whig-Standard
  On Monday three busloads of correctional officers from the Kingston area, about 180 in total, made the trip to the Huntsville constituency office of MP Tony Clement, president of the treasury board. The officers are members of the Union of Canadian ... read more
  Also in this article:Christian Paradis
  May 14, 2012 1:13 pm | thewhig.com
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  MPconCorrectional officers occupy federal Conservative riding offices over pen closings - Canada NewsWire (press release)
  MONTREAL, May 14, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) are occupying five riding offices belonging to three federal cabinet ministers this morning to protest planned penitentiary closures and a ...and more » read more
  May 14, 2012 8:01 am | newswire.ca
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  MPconOttawa's true spending, and cuts, shrouded in a fog of bafflegab - Globe and Mail
  Treasury Board President Tony Clement – Ottawa's equivalent of a chief operating officer – insists he's all about making Canada a model of open government. Let's do a quick reality check. Say you want know how budget cuts are hitting Agriculture and ...and more » read more
  May 13, 2012 4:00 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconFeds, budget officer differ over releasing budget cut details - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  Tony Clement, president of Treasury Board, says he's 'handcuffed' by labour contracts and parliamentary rules so he can't report details of 2012 budget cuts. (THE CANADIAN PRESS) The Conservative government says it cannot release details of budget cuts ...and more » read more
  May 09, 2012 5:07 pm | thechronicleherald.ca
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  MPconGovernment mum over cost of lawyer defending Harper in defamation suit - Canada.com
  OTTAWA — The Conservative government is refusing to reveal how much Canadian taxpayers are being charged to pay a private-sector lawyer hired to represent Prime Minister Stephen Harper and three other people who are among those being sued for ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Lisa RaittShelly GloverStephen HarperCharlie Angus
  May 09, 2012 4:31 pm | canada.com
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  MPconClement true to Tory party - CottageCountryNow.ca
  Tony Clement continues to take my breath away with his unceasing aptitude to get on stage and then perform again in his true colours. No deviance from the party script for this Tory minion. This time he has assured all Canadians just last week that ... read more
  May 09, 2012 12:46 pm | cottagecountrynow.ca
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  MPconPBO gets few answers on budgetary effects - Canada.com
  Treasury Board President Tony Clement said the PBO will get the requested information at some point, although it could take potentially months. He explained the government is simply following its normal protocols of reporting to Parliament each quarter ...and more » read more
  May 09, 2012 8:48 am | canada.com
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  MPconRon James challenges 'the man' with humour - Canada.com
  The iconic Canadian comedian is on the road for up to 70 stand-up shows a year and also manages to fit in time for a hit TV series, the Ron James Show, as well. He's coming to the Cowichan Theatre Saturday, May 12 for a performance at 8 pm and his ... read more
  May 09, 2012 1:58 am | canada.com
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  MPconMinister Clement Tables 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities - NorthumberlandView.ca
  OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 8, 2012) - The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, tabled in the House of Commons today, the 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities on behalf of 97 government ...and more » read more
  May 08, 2012 1:38 pm | northumberlandview.ca
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  MPconMinister Clement Tables 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities - U.S. Politics Today
  The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, tabled in the House of Commons today, the 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities on behalf of 97 government departments and agencies (excluding Crown ...and more » read more
  May 08, 2012 9:12 am | uspolitics.einnews.com
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  MPconTread carefully, Tories: Governments can live to regret omnibus bills - Globe and Mail
  Just ask Tony Clement. Bill C-38, in more than 420 pages, cuts government spending and raises the retirement age for some federal pensions, along with everything else in the March 29 budget. It also changes environmental regulations, in many cases ... read more
  Also in this article:Jim Flaherty
  May 08, 2012 5:01 am | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconChanges to reviews of foreign takeovers still miss mark - Globe and Mail
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper and then-industry minister Tony Clement promised two things. They said they would clarify the key test used to judge foreign takeovers – the so-called “net benefit” determination. And secondly, they said they would get the ...and more » read more
  May 06, 2012 5:12 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconBone-headed blunders mar Harper's accomplishments: BEING BLUNT - The Barrie Examiner
  Sure, those in the Conservative Party of Canada have had the balloons and streamers out all week, shaking their fists at the New Democrats and Liberals, even at the Bloc-heads and Greens, marking the date when the Tories no longer listened to the ... read more
  May 04, 2012 7:06 pm | thebarrieexaminer.com
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  MPconRush, Mary Walsh celebrated in Ottawa - CBC.ca
  On Thursday, MPs were all a-Twitter over Rush's appearance in the House of Commons gallery with Tony Clement tweeting a picture of himself with Lifeson, with the message “FYI I told Alex I have been trying to learn Limelight on my guitar, ... read more
  May 04, 2012 12:43 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPconRobocalls IP address same as one used by Conservative candidate campaign ... - Ottawa Citizen
  Andrew Prescott, who worked on Conservative candidate Marty Burke's campaign in the riding of Guelph, is shown with long-time Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement. OTTAWA — The IP address used to send misleading robocalls to Guelph voters on ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Stephen HarperPeter PenashueEve Adams
  May 04, 2012 11:14 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconPSAC's new boss has union roots in Winnipeg - Winnipeg Free Press
  OTTAWA -- Robyn Benson, a longtime union activist who began her public service career in Winnipeg, is the new president of the giant Public Service Alliance of Canada. Benson, PSAC's regional vice-president for the Prairie region, won in a decisive ... read more
  May 04, 2012 1:21 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPconBirthday zingers to celebrate Conservative majority - Globe and Mail
  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: “Let us look at what the former leader of the NDP-CCF said: 'I would ask whether we are to risk the lives of our Canadian sons to prevent the actions of Hitler.' ” (Mr. Baird was referring to CCF leader JS ... read more
  Also in this article:Francis ScarpaleggiaChristian ParadisPeter Kent
  May 03, 2012 7:25 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconTim Harper: Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the king of the omnibus bill - Toronto Star
  His budget implementation bill may be, as Liberal MP Irwin Cotler called it “ a sad chapter in Canadian Parliamentary history,'' but it really is just a chapter in the Harper book. Under the guise of implementing its budget, the Conservatives have ... read more
  Also in this article:Stephen Harper
  May 03, 2012 4:17 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconIconic Canadian rockers Rush honoured in House of Commons - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  The iconic Canadian band are in Ottawa along with seven other recipients of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, the country's highest artistic honour. Industry Minister Tony Clement, a diehard music fan, couldn't resist dropping his own ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Charlie Angus
  May 03, 2012 4:03 pm | thechronicleherald.ca
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  MPconFreedom of the press in Canada - Ottawa Citizen (blog)
  At today's World Press Freedom Day lunch in Ottawa, Yaroslav Baran was one of the panelists, discussing the state of freedom of the press in Canada. I tweeted a few of his remarks, and added my criticism of them. He pointed out on Twitter that the ... read more
  May 03, 2012 3:44 pm | blogs.ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconPSAC elects longtime activists Robyn Benson, Chris Aylward as top executives - Ottawa Citizen
  By Kathryn May, The Ottawa Citizen May 3, 2012 OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal union filled its two top executive posts with longtime activists who began their public service careers working for the taxman. Delegates at the Public Service Alliance ...and more » read more
  May 03, 2012 3:00 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconRobyn Benson has been elected the new president of the PSAC. - Ottawa Citizen
  OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal union filled its two top executive posts with longtime activists who began their public service careers working for the taxman. Delegates at the Public Service Alliance of Canada elected Robyn Benson as president of ... read more
  May 03, 2012 2:59 pm | ottawacitizen.com

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