Year of veteran, not election
Excuse me but: This is the Year of the Veteran, not the Year of an Election. How soon we forget the sacrifices of our heroic veterans 60 years ago. Please remember this may be our final opportunity to honour our wonderful warriors of yesteryear who bought and paid for our freedom to vote. Lest We […]
Canada needs a national autism strategy, says NDP’s Stoffer: Estimates sugggest there are more than 100,000 individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Canada
There is a critical need in this country for a national autism strategy. Canada has the opportunity to be an international leader when it comes to autism in its treatment delivery, research, and training of educated professionals who work with autistic persons. Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological brain disorder diagnosed between […]
PM Paul Martin’s open letter to Libs
Dear Liberal friend: In recent days, testimony at the Gomery Commission has captured a great deal of public attention. It has also given rise to allegations about the Liberal Party itself and, by extension, all of us who are members. I felt it was important to write you on this subject and share my perspective […]
Top Harper adviser seeks Conservative nomination in Quebec
Richard Decarie, deputy chief of staff to Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, is seeking his party’s nomination in the Quebec riding of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. “I was approached by the riding association to seek the nomination and I know this riding very well. So, I decided [to seek the nomination],”Mr. Decarie told The Hill Times. So far, […]
A solution to same-sex union
If the vote for the redefinition of marriage as the union of two persons is passed by our Parliament, it will become law across Canada. Compounded in this is the fact that such unions registered in one province must be legally recognized in all others. Beyond that is the union of immigrants coming from outside […]
Lobbyists buzzing about spring election: Majority of lobbyists self-admitted politics junkies, many firms offer flexible scheduling to allow associates to go out on hustings
With a spring election all but assured, Ottawa lobbyists are moving into the final stage preparing for a five-week campaign that could result in a change of government for the first time in more than a decade. While some lobbyists will be burning the midnight oil over the next few weeks in hopes of seeing […]
Lib claims of Harper’s ‘hidden agenda’ won’t work now: Why should we trust Liberal governments that scare us with blackmail to save the country?
TORONTO – If I understand correctly, Liberals want Canadian people to vote for them, again, because Stephen Harper cannot be trusted as a leader while the others can’t even be taken into consideration. In particular, Mr. Harper, they say, cannot be trusted on two particular issues: national unity and health care. I believe the federal […]
MPs’ election refunds four weeks away: Elections Canada: Elections Canada estimates remaining $14.8-million owed to candidates will come down on May 20
MPs who have been fretting about being financially ready for a spring campaign are still about a month away from getting their hands on their election expenses refund from the last campaign. Elections Canada estimates the remaining $14.8-million owed to candidates eligible for refunds from the last election on June 28, 2004, will be paid […]
Food Adulteration Bill, a very nasty piece of legislation: Bill C-28 will accelerate adulteration of Canada’s food supply with cancer-causing chemicals
With all eyes on the Gomery Inquiry, the Government of Canada is sneaking a very nasty piece of legislation through Parliament. Bill C-28, an Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act, will accelerate the adulteration of Canada’s food supply with cancer-causing chemicals, pesticides, food additives and veterinary drugs like growth hormones and antibiotics. During […]
Recent government appointments in the last week: all that’s fit to print
On April 21, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh announced he is recommending the reappointment of Dr. Alan Bernstein as president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. His appointment will be referred to the House Health Committee for review. On April 18 Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew appointed Justice Joseph Z. Daigle as a Canadian alternate […]
