Portrait Gallery of Canada to open in 2007: But Conservative MP Bev Oda criticizes $44.6-million price tag, double original estimate
Plans for the upcoming $44.6-million Portrait Gallery of Canada, which is supposed to open in 2007, were recently unveiled in Ottawa. And the building is going to be big. The Portrait Gallery, to be housed in the old U.S. Embassy right across from Parliament Hill, will be expanded in the vacant parking lot and will […]
Liberals need to gear up for the ‘Ethics Election’: Election will come as soon as Conservative pollsters tell the party the time is right
After last week’s Gomery Inquiry revelations, the tired excuses of the Martin government – that the sponsorship scandal was caused by “rogue elements”that defrauded the Liberal Party, and that even if it wasn’t, it was all Jean Chretien’s fault – simply won’t wash with voters. The Ethics Election may or may not be imminent, but […]
Recent government appointments, fit to print
On April 7, Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed William J.S. Elliot as his National Security Adviser, replacing Robert A. Wright who is now president and CEO of Export Development Canada. On March 31, Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla appointed Robert J. Perry to the board of trustees of the National Gallery of Canada as a […]
In the end, Pope’s message was most powerful indictment against inability of our world leaders to bring people together, and not pit one against another
ROME, ITALY – They all went. Old and young, men and women, people of all race, creed and colour, revolutionaries, reactionaries, conservatives, progressives, Communists, anti-Communists. Last Friday, St. Peter’s Square was the United Nations of humanity. Royals, Presidents and Prime Ministers were there, but not because they were invited to deliver speeches; but to listen. […]
ON THE HILL [Earl Sculnier]
Name: Earl Sculnier Position: Senate Tradesman Age: 54 Place of Birth: Halifax, N.S. Time on Hill: 18 years Best thing about job: “I love the heritage and the history.” Worst thing about job: Doing the ‘tear down’ after the Throne Speech. Originally from Halifax, N.S., Eric Sculnier not only found a job on Parliament Hill, […]
Liberals: Conservatives could win next government: ‘Libs are petrified’
The federal Liberals could lose up to 10 seats in Ontario in the next federal election because of the blockbuster, sensational revelations coming out of the Gomery Inquiry and even Liberals acknowledge they could lose the next government, after 12 years in power. “In Ontario, up to 10 in rural areas. I’m saying this with […]
CORRECTION [Hill lobbyists not required to be ethical, April 4-10, 2005]
Last week’s story, “Hill lobbyists not required to be ethical” (The Hill Times, April 4-10) misspelled Nicole Foster Woollatt’s name. We apologize for the error. L
Pollsters caution against snap election based on Gomery: Party standings expected to change in wake of explosive Gomery testimony; Liberals to take a hit
Pollsters agree. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper was wise to put a lid on talk of a snap election. Canadians don’t want to go to the polls again, less than 12 months since the last campaign. And the numbers aren’t quite there for the fledgling Conservative Party. At least not yet, despite the political storm caused […]
Autistics have human dignity
Regarding the recent coverage of the lobbying behind the autism issue in The Hill Times, missing from all these portrayals of autistics as horrible, catastrophic, destructive of families and of the economy and so on, are the voices of autistic people. I was the only autistic voice in Auton. I opposed both sides. Neither the […]
Good work, The Hill Times [The emperor has no clothes, March 21, 2005]
I thoroughly enjoy reading your paper online, particularly the opinion articles. As a yearly visitor to Eganville, Ont., I am very interested in Canadian views and agree with a lot of them. I really liked the March 21 op-ed, “The emperor has no clothes. “Many of us feel the same. Allan Hobbs Dallas, Pennsylvania I […]
