Canadian Auto Dealers proud to be #1 donor to Grits [Includes list of associations by party]
Canadian associations dished out money to the major federal political parties for the last federal election and leading the association pack for single donations last year was the Canadian Automobile Dealers, with a $32,173 contribution to the governing Liberal Party. Huw Williams, spokesman for the Canadian Automobile Dealers, said there’s a simple explanation for such […]
Reform party targets Canada’s corporate boardrooms: Reformers still strail behind Tories’ finesse in corporate fundraising [Includes list of top 30 corporate donors in 1997]
The Tory and Reform parties, embroiled in one of the most bitter historical battles for the country’s right-thinking voters, are also fighting for Canada’s multi-million-dollar corporate donors, according to the parties’ 1997 fiscal returns. The Reform Party nearly doubled its corporate appeal since the last federal election year, raising $1.9-million from Canada’s boardrooms out of […]
Toronto Star falls for old victim tale in Walker case [Status of daughter Sheena]
In last Saturday’s column, Don Sellar, The Toronto Star’s ombudsman, congratulated his newspaper’s managing editor, Mary Deanne Shears, for deciding that the newspaper will no longer do its job in covering the infamous Albert Walker case. To be sure, that’s not the spin Sellar put on it. Walker, of course, is the Woodstock financier who […]
Pollution is a growing business on the Net
Okay, it’s been hot in Ottawa for the past couple of weeks. Damn hot. And smoggy too. All of which has riled the usual suspects into pointing fingers at culprits responsible for pollution and ozone depletion. Instead, let’s point a finger or two at a few groups who are trying to help the situation. There […]
PM has tough time pleasing Ontario caucus: throw in gender, geographic and ethnic considerations and everybody has a reason to be a cabinet minister
The Internet homepage of the federal Liberal party, describes its MPs as, “a talented and dedicated group of men and women, of diverse backgrounds and experience” and says the party has “great expectations for the 155 Liberals elected in June.” But the reverse is equally true and more problematic, especially in the powerful province of […]
The strategists behind the Bouchard-Charest battle
PREMIER LUCIEN BOUCHARD Chief of Staff: Hubert Thibault DM/Secretary to Cabinet: Michel Carpentier Acting DM/Secretary to Cabinet: Michel Noel de Tilly Press Secretary: Christiane Miville-Desch nes Senior Adviser: Jean-Fran ois Lis e Senior Adviser: Jean-Rochon Boivin QUEBEC LIBERAL LEADER JEAN CHAREST Adviser: Suzanne Poulain Senior Aide: Fran ois Pilote Adviser: Pietro Perrino Chief of Staff: […]
Mulroney deserves better treatment
This is an opinionated column about Brian Mulroney being named a Companion of the Order of Canada. The rank of Companion is the highest in the Order. It is the highest civilian award a Canadian can receive; normally, most of those so honored first became a Member of the Order, or an Officer, before — […]
Question period: Should former prime ministers automatically receive the Order of Canada?
“Well yes, if they served well and made a difference to Canada and the country and made a contribution to mankind. I don’t have a problem with a former prime minister getting it as long as they identified themself and moved things ahead … I think it’s a good thing if they did a good […]
[Co-chairs of the Canada Coordinating Committee for the International year of Older Persons in 1999 appointed]
Early this month, Health Minister Allan Rock announced the appointments of former Tory cabinet minister Flora MacDonald and show-business personality Don Harron as co-chairs of the Canada Coordinating Committee for the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP) in 1999. Mr. Rock made the announcement on July 2 with Newfoundland health and community services minister Joan […]
Former MP Simmons named to Seattle post [Includes list of other appointments]
Roger Simmons, former Liberal MP for the Newfoundland riding of Burin-St. George’s, is now headed for Seattle as its consul-general. Mr. Simmons was first elected to the Commons in 1979, re-elected in 1980, defeated in 1984, elected in 1988, re-elected in 1993 and defeated by Tory MP Bill Matthews in 1997. He also sat as […]
