Press secretary for government House leader in Senate
Manitoba Liberal Senator Sharon Carstairs, leader of the government in the Senate, and minister with special responsibility for palliative care hired a press secretary five months ago to replace her former press secretary, Stephanie Craig. Kellie Major joined Sen. Carstairs’ office last September as the new press secretary and communications assistant. Ms. Major, 32, is […]
Flagrant incompetence [Liberals as financial managers]
Can we finally put an end to the myth of the Liberals as good financial managers? Combine Paul Martin’s budgets which offloaded debt to the provinces with the missing $1-billion HRDC, Industry Canada loans with only three per cent repayments of billions of dollars and Canadians get an image of a government with no idea […]
First Ministers to dine at 24 Sussex on Feb. 4
PM says federal budget will be released third or fourth week of February MONDAY, Jan. 20 House Sitting — The House is not sitting this week but will resume sitting again on Monday, Jan. 27, after a six-week long Christmas break in the constituencies. For more information, call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) […]
‘For the life of me I don’t see a downside to reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases’: Environment Minister
Environment Minister David Anderson has been working on the Kyoto Protocol file for years and when the House of Commons finally ratified the controversial international treaty last month in Ottawa it was another notch in both his and the Prime Minister’s belts. But what’s ahead and what happens if Russia decides not to play ball? […]
NDP activists unhappy with new leadership voting process
The NDP’s controversial new voting system for electing the next party leader has raised more questions over giving preferential treatment to labour unions and over the party’s long-standing aversion to the influence of “big-money” in politics. The new process will be put to the test at this weekend’s convention in Toronto. Some party activists are […]
The Tories have leadership candidates!
Even on a day when we have two candidates officially declare, the media continue with the absurd suggestions that the big issue concerns those who have chosen not to run. The standard journalistic remark states that we Tories spend most of our time wallowing in a cesspool of self-pity and at the fact that certain […]
It takes big bucks to run bid
The wheels on the bus go around and round, if you have the gas money… With Allan Rock’s departure from the Liberal leadership race, it appears to be all over but the shouting. Paul Martin’s biggest task now is to avoid being seen as arrogant and dismissive of any opposition that might offer itself. He […]
Canadian Television Fund takes aim at CAB-Bell ExpressVu deal to create parallel fund
A multi-million dollar fund to promote home-grown television, created jointly by the Department of Canadian Heritage and the private sector in 1996, is under attack by a recent deal reached between the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and satellite provider Bell ExpressVu. “We’re the designated loser,” said Sandra Macdonald, president and chief executive officer of the […]
There’s a big difference between ratification and enforcement: Why would an equitable method of sharing the burden be good for Europe and bad for Canada?
Last December, Canada ratified the Kyoto Protocol. From the very start, the Bloc Quebecois proclaimed its support for quick ratification of the Accord, thereby reflecting the consensus expressed by the Quebec National Assembly and the opinion of a large majority of Quebecers. We feel that this ratification is a first step in reversing the current […]
The difference works for us [US/Canadian economic relations]
Just as the best part of hitting your head against a stone wall comes when you stop, so the most attractive feature of reading National Post editorials, as I steel myself to do in the line of duty, is when you reach the white space at their end. With one recent Post editorial, though, the […]
