- A news report earlier this week that quoted Conservative government officials revealed some details of the upcoming March 4th federal budget. Canadians should be shocked, but not surprised, that the Harper government is once again showing contempt for Canada’s democratic institutions by releasing budget details outside parliament and in advance of the budget’s release.

The CBC on February 25 noted Scott’s comments on this latest example of Harper’s disrespect for parliament…

Liberal trade critic Scott Brison said the prorogation, combined with Monday's disclosure of budget details, amounted to a "jihad" on Parliament by the Conservatives.

"It is shocking that a prime minister, who ought to have learned a lesson from the public response to his attack on Parliament with prorogation, to now effectively leak a budget to the media … it's absolutely unacceptable," Brison said. "He doesn't respect democratic institutions."

- The Harper government recently celebrated its agreement with the U.S. on the buy American element of the U.S. stimulus program. However, the agreement is really too little, too late.

Scott was quoted on the issue in the Winnipeg Free Press on February 17…

Liberal international trade critic Scott Brison says more than 75 per cent of the U.S. stimulus package has already been spent "so the best we can get is just the crumbs."

"Canada didn't obtain any guarantees on future American spending programs... Only 37 of the American states have signed on and of those they have carved out huge items including construction in some cases and public transit in others," he continued in an interview. "The government is grossly overselling a questionable, underwhelming and late deal... It's going to open us up to more American competition but it's not clear to me how much access we're going to gain in return. The government was desperate for a symbolic victory... a photo op."

- Scott addressed the Canadian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Geneva following his late-January attendance at the World Economic Forum.  Read his speech HERE.

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