Conservative criticizes Boudria [I have always fought for agricultural interests in my riding and will continue to do so to the best of my ability, March 5, 2005]
Liberal MP Don Boudria insists that he has always stood up for farmers and for agriculture as a Member of Parliament: “I have always fought for agricultural interests in my riding and will continue to do so to the best of my ability.” (Ottawa Sun, March 5, 2005). However, Mr. Boudria’s record doesn’t live up […]
NAFTA question worth pursuing
A proposal giving the U.S. Department of Commerce everything it has been seeking but has been unable to win before WTO and NAFTA panels “could figure in discussions with the Americans as early as next week,” according to a recent newspaper report. All tribunals have found claims that Canadian forest management practices perceived by the […]
The Emperor has no clothes: And only Canada has the guts to say that missile defence is an ill-fitting suit
LONDON, ENGLAND – Hans Christian Andersen’s 19 th century fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, is in need of updating for a contemporary audience. In our modern-day morality tale, the Ruler of a distant land (let’s call it the United States) is so enamoured of his righteousness that he has a different military weapon for […]
Law enforcement seriously broken
There are those (mostly Liberals and their supporters) who are still trying to convince us that the tragic deaths of four RCMP officers is proof that we need stronger gun control. The facts are that James Roszko was prohibited from owning firearms, that “it was well-known to police he had weapons hidden around the 200-hectare […]
Why Canada’s No. 12 on Transparency International: Still a state of denial that record alterations, political interference tools of the government
Back in the 1980s, I raised some eyebrows in Ottawa when I wrote about official government tampering with the public’s right to know.That kind of thing is supposed to only happen in totalitarian regimes.There was and still is a state of denial that record alterations, political interference and abusive use of secrecy are tools of […]
Emerson’s ardent desire to increase foreign ownership: Time to have a look at most recent numbers from Investment Canada Division of Industry
Given Industry Minister David Emerson’s ardent desire to encourage increased foreign ownership, and despite the fact that so much of our economy is already under foreign control, it’s time to have a look at the most recent numbers from the Investment Canada Division of Industry Canada. (You can view this information yourself by going to […]
Commons committees budget doubles, soars to $5-million
The Commons Board of Internal Economy quietly more than doubled the budget for House committee travel and witness expenses to $5-million earlier this month, in a move Liberal MPs say fulfills one of the key planks of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s promise to fix the democratic deficit. But opposition MPs said the boost is really […]
Bill C-36, one of the most challenging pieces of legislation ever placed before our Parliament: Sen. Fairbairn
The brutal terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania changed forever the sense of safety and security in North America. Canadians, our government and our Parliament were united in shock and horror and everyone responded to a new reality that had to be faced squarely.The […]
McGuinty’s bid for a fairer deal for Ontario: It could highlight new stresses within Canadian federation, take it a divisive step further
Ontario has recently become the hand that rocks the cradle in the nascent national debate on the fiscal imbalance between the federal government and the provinces. But it’s really a Quebec brainchild. This may surprise some Ontarians as they watch Premier Dalton McGuinty crusade to get a fairer deal for their province. The notion that […]
This just in… Senators do some of the best work done in Ottawa, too often anonymously
Since 1968, five Prime Ministers, three Liberals and two Conservatives, have appointed 227 Senators. Just 16 of those wore different party colours from the man picking the winners in the great Canadian political lottery. That consistent and precarious tilt toward partisan reward contributes mightily to the Senate’s status as the least loved, least legitimate federal […]
