Incumbent MPs not running in next election to date
NDP: 1. MP Wendy Lill (Dartmouth, N.S.) 2. MP Svend Robinson (Burnaby-Douglas, B.C.) CONSERVATIVE: 1. MP Andre Bachand (Riochmond-Arthabaska, Que.) 2. MP Rick Borostik (Brandon-Souris, Man.) 3. MP Joe Clark (Calgary Cebtre, Alta.) 4. MP Grant Hill (Macleod, Alta.) 5. MP Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain, Sask.) 6. MP Val Meredith (South Surrey-White Rock-Langley, B.C.) 7. […]
‘Joe Who’ for Gov.-Gen.?
It’s a date… So June 28 it is. The word has gone out, unofficially, albeit, that the country will choose its next government in the downtime betwixt St. Jean Baptiste Day and Canada Day. [Graph Not Transcribed] In addition to more leaks about the date than there are holes in a colander, there was a […]
Adrienne Clarkson’s defining hour may yet be ahead: If the election produces House without a majority, the GG’s role will become rather critical
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] It is often said that some of the best work of Parliamentarians takes place in committees, and indeed the recent committee report on the Governor General’s expenditures was an example of a committee at its best — the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, chaired by Liberal Mississauga […]
Martin should bring all Liberals under the same tent: Either that, or risk losing the next federal election to Harper’s Conservatives
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Who is Stephen Harper? The answer to this question will decide who is going to be the next Prime Minister of Canada. Canadians are not focusing on Paul Martin and the Liberals right now. The last time Canadians focused on them, was right after Auditor General […]
Ezra’s oeuvre: Ezra Levant’s Western Standard takes on Paul Martin’s Liberals
When asked whether he’s following in the footsteps of “visionaries” Conrad Black, his onetime boss, or the late Izzy Asper, a businessman of a political stripe different than his, Western Standard publisher Ezra Levant says he’s “especially flattered” if he’s compared to the founder of the CanWest media empire. “For me, Israel Asper is an […]
Joe Clark should have known better: But because Clark is a former minister, he got away with his reductionist statement
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] If Joe Clark had been in Jean Chretien’s shoes last year, Canada would have joined the United States in Iraq. The former Tory leader started off in the anti-war camp but by the time the debate came to a head, he had changed his mind. Brian […]
Access czar Reid pleads bankruptcy: Access to Information Commissioner John Reid says he has no money to track new legislation, embarrassed
Information Commissioner John Reid, the federal government’s outspoken watchdog of the Access to Information Act, says his office is basically “bankrupt” at a time when the “culture of keeping records in the Government of Canada has broken down.” The former Liberal MP made the comments before the House’s Government Operations Committee recently while defending his […]
A look at what the smaller polling firms are up to: Liberal Chris Baker is plying his trade at Continuum Research
[Graph Not Transcribed] A public opinion pollster once expressed to me how much he loves his job, especially analysing the data. “It’s like opening presents on Christmas morning,” he said, eyes lighting up. “If you don’t get a charge out of this, then you are in the wrong business.” Most Canadians are familiar with the […]
Of fixed election dates
In the spirit of the “democratic deficit,” it’s time for fixed election dates in this country. What could be more democratic? The Libs last week said it would be totally revolutionary. Maybe. But it would also be more democratic. Why should it be up to one man essentially, the Prime Minister of Canada, – along […]
Democracy and Liberal’s nomination process: Prime Minister Paul Martin unfortunately appears the hypocrite
WASHINGTON, D.C.–One has to feel sorry for Prime Minister Paul Martin. Caught up in his promise to redress the “democratic deficit” by permitting greater liberties for individual MPs in voting and other Parliamentary activities, this commitment morphed into a demand for greater democracy in the nomination process for Liberal candidates in each riding. Under what […]
