THE SPIN DOCTORS: “Why has the Gomery Inquiry suddenly become such a TV hit in Quebec, and will this further damage the Liberal Party?”
“As a consumer of reality TV shows, I can understand the fascination with watching the Gomery Commission day in, day out.The ‘actors’have become household names, just like ‘Omarosa’from The Apprentice or ‘Ruben’ from American Idol. And a lot of it these days is broadcast in French, so no subtitles!! “It’s no secret that Quebecers feel […]
Canada should not stand silent on BMD [More BMD fodder, March 10, 2005] [Will Paul Martin’s decision to opt out of missile defence fundamentally change Canada-U.S. relations?, March 10, 2005] [Exactly what Canada is doing or not doing on ballistic missile defence is still not completely transparent, March 10, 2005]
Regarding “More BMD Fodder,” and “Will Paul Martin’s decision to opt out of missile defence fundamentally change Canada-U.S. relations, as a New York Times story suggested last week,” and “Exactly what Canada is doing or not doing on ballistic missile defence is still not completely transparent,” (The Hill Times, March 10). I read an email […]
Thanks for drawing attention to autism lobby [Autism lobby group uses NDP MP Stoffer’s Hill Office as home base, March 14, 2005]
Regarding,”Autism lobby group uses NDP MP Stoffer’s Hill office as home base,” (The Hill Times, March 14).Thank you for printing your recent article on the budgetday rally to draw attention to the need for funding of IBI therapy for autistic children. My son was diagnosed early, and everyone said how lucky we were that we […]
Canada should re-examine granting visas to Sinn Fein: Kenney: But Liberal MP Pat O’Brien says Canada should not totally isolate Sinn Fein
Canada should re-examine its policy of granting visas to leaders of the Sinn Fein and other Northern Ireland political parties who come to Canada to raise funds, in an effort to send a clear signal to all parties involved in the Northern Ireland peace process that Canadians don’t want their money to be used in […]
Thanks, but no thanks to Tories [Woo-hoo! It’s party time for Tories, March 7, 2005] [Legislative Column, March 7, 2005]
Regarding “Woo-hoo! It’s party time for Tories,” (The Hill Times, March 7). Nice advert, but I’m not buying. And regarding the recent “Legislative Column,” (The Hill Times, March 7), good to hear from Stockwell Day again; he’s still trying to poke his oar in, still trying to be divisive, and he’s still so darn depressing. […]
Canadian Democratic Audit useful, but not exhaustive
Based on claims made in your frontpage article “Democracy under the microscope,”(The Hill Times, March 14), readers may look to the Canadian Democratic Audit project for an audit of Canada’s democracy. If so, unfortunately they will be very disappointed. While the series of books produced by the project does cover many parts of Canada’s political […]
Star reporter Campion-Smith revels in the variety of it all: ‘You never really know what the day may hold and most of these stories have national prominence’
Variety. Bruce Campion-Smith, a Parliamentary reporter for The Toronto Star , says it’s variety that’s the best part about covering federal politics on Parliament Hill. The seasoned reporter who came to cover federal politics on the Hill in the summer of 2003 was born in Winnipeg, Man., but raised in Brockville, Ont. He earned his […]
Tobacco, pills and other frills
What wonderful news it is to hear that our friendly neighbourhood pharmaceutical giants have come up with yet another way to quit smoking. These new drugs will either make our brain unresponsive to nicotine, make us immune to it or keep us so happy that we will forget all about it. While they are at […]
Canadian aerospace has a lot to offer
The United States unveiled a plan in September 2004 fostering international participation in the Missile Defence Program, which calls for “significant partner costsharing as well as new agreements.” The key element in this strategy is the Northrop-Grumman led Kenetic Energy Interceptor which is being developed with a rocket booster provided by the Raytheon Corporation.The U.S. […]
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 […]
