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 […]
Governing Libs await fall signal to gear up for next election
A top Liberal source says the Prime Minister told Liberals last month to prepare for the next federal election, but says the real signal won’t come until the party unfreezes nominations in unheld ridings across the country, likely this fall. Talk of a snap election is the main fodder of this minority Parliament, headed by […]
Safety is the cornerstone of security: MacKay: ‘I would move to immediately address shortfalls in our current border screening process’
“Terrorism is a very real threat to our national security. In many ways we have made our own luck,” said the Director of Canadian Security Intelligence Service Jim Judd on March 7. Recent news articles and public security reports have outlined the need to reexamine where we are as a nation in terms of public […]
Policy menu at Texas summit needs red meat, not thin gruel: What’s on the policy menu is the future shape of North America
When Prime Minister Paul Martin sits down to lunch this week with Mexican President Vicente Fox and United States President George W. Bush at the latter’s ranch in Texas, the food surely will be superb. But what is on the policy menu is the future shape of North America, and the central question is whether […]
Public Security Minister McLellan wants more money for border security and more money to combat organized crime
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Anne McLellan says she expects to lobby for more money for border security and says Ottawa’s funding to fight organized crime groups by seizing their profits and assets was overlooked in last month’s federal budget and could have easily been doubled or even tripled. “We should put a lot […]
We don’t fight terrorism with traditional weapons: Serge Menard’s speech on Bill C-6, to establish Department of Public Safety
At first glance, one might think that, basically, all this bill is about is a change of designation, from Solicitor General Canada, to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. Even just that would be an improvement.The responsibilities of the new department are certainly better defined. As this bill is introduced, with the importance it is […]
Security certificate process a violation of the rule of law and judicial process, says Sen. Lynch-Staunton
While in separate appearances before the Special Senate Committee on the Anti- Terrorism Act, both the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the Minister of Justice demonstrated convincingly that the more contentious provisions in the Act – investigative hearing orders and preventive detention, in particular – have been used sparingly, if at all. […]
AND THEN THERE’S STEPHEN
National Conservatives’ Media Vacation… There was a decidedly festive spirit among Hill media as they began flocking to Montreal last Wednesday for the Conservative Party policy convention. Whether it resulted in any long lasting positive attitude towards the opposition and its leader remains to be seen, but it is the first time in a long […]
Karygiannis wants Canada to give $1.7-million to Guyana
Five-term Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, who recently returned from the South American country of Guyana, is urging the federal government to immediately donate $1.7-million to help the tiny country of about 750,000 people recover from the devastating January floods. Mr. Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.), who visited Guyana from Feb. 28 to March 2 on the request […]
