Bloc Quebecois MPs say their mission almost accomplished
Ten years after last referendum on sovereignty, Quebec’s status in Canada remains fragile. He was a federalist before the 1995 referendum campaign in Quebec, but Bloc Quebecois MP Maka Kotto is now sitting on the other side of the fence. “When your house is under attack, you defend it,” Mr. Kotto (Saint-Lambert, Que.) told The […]
‘Whose butt do you have to kiss at Earnscliffe?’
An edited excerpt of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s speech on Oct. 22 at the Press Gallery Dinner: “Ireally do miss [Broadcast News’] Dan Dugas. I’ve got to say that I think Anthony [Germain’s] not doing a bad job. He’s sort of a cross between Chris Rock and Doogie Howser. Now, look, Anthony, you wanted to […]
PM goes to the Press Theatre
Prime Minister Paul Martin did something a little rare last week. He held a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. He doesn’t often hold press conferences. He should. So at precisely 10:10 a.m. the PM sat down at the table, looked out at members of the national media and briefly explained his […]
Libs have known about contaminated water reserves since 2001: Sen. Grafstein
Some Liberals say their own government has known about unsafe drinking water on native reserves in Canada since for at least four years. Reacting to what some are calling a “national tragedy,”the federal government announced last week it would build a new community for residents of Kashechewan in northern Ontario, but some Liberals say their […]
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada speaks up on new Copyright Act, says it’s standing up for students
The educational community’s proposed amendment to the Copyright Act to address the educational use of “publicly available” internet materials has never included a demand that everything that can exist in digital form should automatically be available for educational purposes without permission or payment. In his opinion piece on Oct. 3 in The Hill Times, Christopher […]
The Spin Doctors: “Should an MP who crosses the floor be forced to resign his or her seat and run in a byelection, or sit as an Independent MP until the next general election?”
Leslie Swartman Liberal Strategist “Or the third choice – sit as a member of the new party and face the electorate at the time of the next general election. “It’s simply got to be a personal choice. Many things can happen that can cause someone to lose faith in their leader or their party. And […]
Conservatives threaten to defeat Liberals even if it means a cold Christmas federal election
Conservatives aren’t ruling out defeating the government late next month, in the seemingly neverending game of political chicken on Parliament Hill. The Conservative Party isn’t ruling out defeating the government, even if it means an election near Christmas, says Conservative House Leader Jay Hill,in the seemingly never-ending game of political chicken on Parliament Hill. “If […]
Book Launch of Busboy: From Kitchen to Cabinet
If you’ve never heard seasoned Liberal MP Don Boudria’s busbuy story, then you’ve been living in a dark cave for a very long time. The former government House leader who has penned his autobiography entitled Busboy: From Kitchen to Cabinet will launch his book on Monday Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. in the Reading Room, […]
Lobbyists and contingency fees: is the ban naive, over simplistic and just plain dumb? Many lobbyists and lobby experts say it’s so
Some lobbyists and experts say the ban on lobbyists receiving contingency fees for work on government contracts forces the whole issue underground. The controversy over contingency fees allegedly received by former Public Works Minister David Dingwall during his post-Parliamentary career as a lobbyist continued to consume the Commons last week, both in Question Period and […]
‘Everything on the Hill is being spun, nothing is said that’s not deliberate,’ says new Parliament Hill Global TV scribe
Global TV’s Hill reporter Ben O’Hara- Byrne, who started reporting on federal politics six months ago, says when he files his stories he tries to demonstrate how federal laws or political issues will affect the everyday lives of Canadians in order to keep people interested in the world of federal politics and he sees this […]
