Tea (totalling) up the shot… [Alcohol and politicians]
Tea (totalling) up the shot… So, what photos and footage do you think the camera crews will be angling to get when the first ministers meet Feb. 4 and 5 to discuss health care? A group shot of everyone smiling in a formal pose? Or of Alberta’s on-the-wagon Premier Ralph Klein in a tete-a-tete with […]
Dhaliwal says more Kyoto money to be in next budget: Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal says $1.6-billion has been spent so far, more to come next month
Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal, 50, says the Kyoto Protocol is indeed the only realistic way to deal with global warming on the planet and the millionaire businessman pitched a positive message for the controversial international treaty to reduce the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In an interview with The Hill Times in his East Block […]
Martin will likely be next Grit leader: Marzolini
The Liberal Party’s top pollster says the current political scene may look confusing and even boring, but Michael Marzolini, chairman of Pollara, says the current federal political picture is exciting and will actually revitalize the political debate in Canada. Moreover, there’s no doubt you need a scorecard to keep track of who’s in and who’s […]
Ch-ch-changes… [Government appointments]
Ch-ch-changes… Allan Rock’s communications director Velma McColl is leaving at the end of the month to try her hand at consulting. Her decision was announced before Christmas and is not connected to the industry minister’s decision not to seek the party leadership. Mr. Rock’s long-time EA Cyrus Reporter is staying put for now, but don’t […]
Health Matters… [MP illnesses]
Health Matters… Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Manitoba Tory MP Inky Mark, who underwent surgery last Monday for colon cancer. The good news, according to his EA Glenda Garrison is that the operation at the Dauphin Regional Health Centre went very well and Mr. Mark is doing very well. The game plan is […]
Voters beware of Libs
In 1995, Jean Chretien’s Liberals insisted that their ill-conceived mandatory firearms registration scheme would only cost Canadians $2-million dollars. Paul Martin, who was the finance minister throughout this entire billion-dollar fiasco, kept Canadians in the dark over the actual costs. Then he proceeded to secretly funnel hard-earned taxpayers’ dollars into the infamous registry “black hole” […]
Canada should support U.S. and Cellucci
Hello, I am writing to you from Boston. I am a Canadian living here and read about Canada’s criticism of Paul Cellucci and his push for Canada to increase its military commitments. For many years, Canada has chosen to downsize its military. It knows full well the Americans will pick up the slack. Times have […]
What’s happening with airport tax?
Questions are rising about the $1.56 out of the $24 airport security charge paid for a round-trip ticket. The $1.56 is paid as GST. Was siphoning off revenue into the GST planned from the beginning? If so was then-finance minister Paul Martin’s assurance when introducing is that “all revenues collected would go to security spending” […]
Royal Mint takes a hit, lets go nearly 20 per cent of staff in coining operation
Bucking the small employment gains made by most other Crown corporations in the country, the Royal Canadian Mint slashed nearly one-fifth of its workforce last year because of lagging coin sales and a slumping global economy, reveals Treasury Board’s 2002 annual report to Parliament on Crown corporations. Tabled in Parliament on Dec. 13 – the […]
Trinity doesn’t have highest alumni
Regarding the story “‘There is a spiritual dimension to people’: Diane Ablonczy.” The sub-headline for Kathryn Ritter’s Dec. 2 article about Alliance MPs who attended Trinity Western University is inaccurate. It claims that Trinity boasts the highest number of alumni in the House. The accompanying article qualifies this claim by stating that Trinity has the […]
