http://www.canada.com/Opposition+bal...512/story.html
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Opposition balks at breadth of second major budget bill introduced in Parliament
BY MARK KENNEDY OCTOBER 18, 2012
OTTAWA - Opposition politicians accused the federal government Thursday of acting cynically by including a pension-reform package for MPs in a much broader bill stemming from the spring budget.
The bill, introduced in the House of Commons Thursday morning, amends federal statutes in a wide range of areas, such as: protection of waterways, remuneration of judges, customs rules at borders, aboriginal affairs, research and development tax credits, environmental assessments, and grain elevators.
But the changes drawing most initial attention focused on a significant reform to the pension plan for MPs, long dubbed a "gold-plated" scheme by critics. Under the reforms, politicians will be forced to deduct more money from their pay cheques for pension contributions and wait longer to receive the benefits.
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Last spring, the government sparked outrage on the opposition benches when it introduced a 425-page budget bill that critics said contained policy changes not related to traditional budgetary matters.
The Conservative government refused to split the bill into separate legislation, and it used its majority in the Commons to pass it, over the objections of the opposition.
On Thursday, the political opposition immediately signalled it is also critical of the second omnibus bill, saying it is too long and contains too many separate policy changes.
Opposition MPs said the government should be introducing its measures in several bills, so that different parliamentary committees can hold effective hearings which properly review the changes.
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Translation to the bolded part:
"Opposition MPs said the government should be introducing its measures in several bills, so that multiple parliamentary committees can hold numerous hearings in which opposition members can delay the changes as long as possible."
This is the reason why the Conservative government introduces these mega bills and this is the reason the opposition parties hate them.
I for one am happy that the CPC is pushing through these reforms. CPC supporters have been waiting a long time for them and I'm certainly not sorry that the Liberal party no longer controls parliament like they have for most of the last six decades. I understand that there are a lot of Liberal supporters on CP but thats the way it is right now. You'll have another kick at the can in 2115.