Bloc and PQ: futures tied and not very bright: Bloquistes must reinvent themselves, but to become what?
QUEBEC CITY–Like most Bloc Quebecois MPs, Pierre Brien has had a relatively obscure federal political career until last week, that is, when he was front-page news everywhere. His decision to not only leave federal politics but to slam the door on the guiding objective and No. 1 mission of his party and its big brother […]
NDP knows how to have fun
Columnist Sean Durkan points out that the New Democratic Party leadership convention will be held on the same weekend as the Super Bowl (Heard on the Hill, The Hill Times, Jan. 13) and worries that party members will be huddled around computer screens while the rest of the world is engrossed in the big game. […]
Media cheer on blackout
First, they were going to sick the RCMP after the U.S. reporters. They still might. Then the play was to ban U.S. reporters from the preliminary hearing of British Columbia hog farmer Robert William Pickton, charged with 15 counts of first-degree murder. So what horrible crimes are these American journalists guilty of, you ask? The […]
Behind the Martin Money Machine: ‘A big war chest is like waving a bloody axe at one’s enemies’: W.T. Stanbury
Paul Martin’s private fundraisers started on the evening of Aug. 29, 2002, in the North Toronto home of lawyer Felicia Salomon, who hosted some 85 to 90 people who paid $1,000 each to have a cocktail and crudites with the man they hope will be Canada’s next Prime Minister. It was the first private fundraiser […]
To make Kyoto work, federal government must create and fund federal, provincial and municipal partnerships
Sometimes, the old adage “better late than never” is true. Such is the case with the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. Negotiated in just two years and signed by over 175 countries it represents a realistic, workable international agreement to help curb the poisoning of our planet. After five years of dithering by the Liberal […]
Hellooo Newman… [Don Newman new TV show]
Hellooo Newman… Get ready for a Double Daily Dose of Don. Starting today Don Newman will host a half-hour morning show each weekday in addition to his 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Politics show on CBC Newsworld. Stating at 10.30 a.m. it will bump Susan Bonner’s Need to Know show, but I’m told Ms. Bonner will be […]
“Who can lead the NDP out of the political wilderness?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Someone who wasn’t running – Roy Romanow. He understands Canada’s duality, has friends in every party, and in every part of the country. He’s a decent man and a sensible social democrat – he believes that, when the bill comes in, you need a way to pay for it. “He was […]
Let’s face it, Kyoto’s not going to make a difference: With the developing world, the U.S., Australia and others not part of this treaty — the reduction of our two per cent of this planets CO2 will make little difference
We are now entering a new year and the euphoria of David Anderson and his excitement of trying to tie Canada to a doomed Kyoto Accord is now sinking in. Some are now starting to realize it is time for some sober second thought. The agreement says by the year 2005 we must show demonstrable […]
Let the provincial games begin…
Let the provincial games begin… With so much going on in the federal arena, it is sometimes easy to overlook that there may well be an Ontario election this year. Get ready for a reminder today when the first ads for Dalton McGuinty hit the television airwaves. I hear he’s looking cool in these new […]
NDP Leadership 2003: The Contenders
Bill Blaikie http://www.billblaikie.org Background Born in 1951 and grew up in Transcona, Man., Bill Blaikie was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 and has been re-elected six times since. An ordained United Church Minister, he is a leading voice in his party and since 1995 he has been his party’s House leader […]
