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Grits neglected ethnic voters for last decade, plan to shower them ‘with affection’ from now on

Conservatives strategically target cultural communities, but Liberals say they will reconnect.


  
Conservatives attack, but NDP promise to push back hard

NDP’s Brad Lavigne says the NDP won’t make the same mistake as Liberals in the same battle zone.


  
Senate Speaker should be elected too, say some Senators

Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to reform the Senate. Some Senators say start with the appointed Speaker.


  
AG's report 'beyond reproach' says AFN chief, time for PM Harper's Cabinet to make moves

AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo calls on government to take advantage of majority status and directly address structural barriers to improving conditions for First Nations peoples.


  
Conservatives 'lay track' to attack media, real opposition party in new Parliament

The Conservatives are likely seeing that by default, the toughest opposition will probably come from the media, says pollster Nik Nanos.


  
Don't judge us just yet, says Huffington Post Canada managing editor

Huff Post Canada launched in Toronto, wants to break into federal political beat too.


  
Tory brass trying to broker compromise on 'deal-breaker' one-member-one-vote policy

Old Canadian Alliance members pit against former PCers in Quebec and Atlantic Canada over riding association power and leadership, and policy conventions.


  
Cabinet ministers' 2011 guide downplays ministerial accountability

Opposition MPs say changes may be an escape hatch for departments that get into trouble.


  
Full Cabinet hardly meets, P&P is Harper's real Cabinet

Cabinet's Priorities and Planning Committee is it, the rest pale by comparison.


  
Arctic gets new research station

  
Government failing veterans, says outgoing Ombudsman

  
Education should be in next federal budget: AUCC

  
No need to ban offshore oil drilling: Senate committee

  
Antisemitism conference gest $450,000 in funding

  
Guergis unhurt in car accident

  
PIPSC wins appeal

  
Parties using committee system for partisanship, say critics

  
Conservatives out-fundraise all other parties, yet again

  

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE SLIDESHOWS
Party Central: Raising money, saying thanks to the troops with Party Under the Stars May 21, 2013

The Hill Times photo by Jessica Bruno.
Hill Staffer Cheri Elliott founded her charity, To the Stan and Back, to raise money for soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Conservative MP and veteran fighter pilot Laurie Hawn and then-chief of defence staff General Walt Natynczyk at the 2011 party.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Tory MPs Chris Alexander, Candice Bergen and Bob Dechert.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Kenzie Potter, chief of staff to House Speaker Andrew Scheer.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay pictured at the 2011 party.

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