New federal Conservative Party’s first ever policy convention 2005
OH, THOSE TORIES: TAKE A LEADERSHIP REVIEW VOTE, CONTROVERSIAL POLICY RESOLUTIONS, ELECTION STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS, PUBLIC PRO-NOUNCEMENTS FROM YOUR DEPUTY PARTY LEADER THAT THE PARTY IS IN JEOPARDY, COMBINE IN-FIGHTING, AND SOME BACKROOM MACHINATIONS, ALONG WITH MUCH DRINKING AND GOSSIPING IN HOSPITALITY SUITES, AND VOILA, YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A POLITICAL CONVENTION. 1. STEPHEN HARPER 2. CONSERVATIVE […]
Canada’s cold, hard face to the world: Canadians should be concerned about other dimensions of how we engage the world
The recent talk about the foreign policy review in this country takes place in the context of a false assumption: that our foreign policy is confused and adrift. In fact, there is nothing confusing about our foreign policy and very few inconsistencies that can’t be explained as one-off aberrations. It is assumed that our foreign […]
Bordering on the ridiculous: Canada’s taking lethargic response to problems at Canada-U.S. crossings, says Sen. Kenny
Turn your mind to targets in Canada. If terrorists really wanted to bring Canada to its knees, where would they hit? Where could they ratchet up the greatest devastation? The Parliament Buildings? The Pickering nuclear reactor? The big buildings of Bay Street? Pearson International Airport? If someone really wanted to lay waste to Canada’s political […]
MPs set up $1.5-million furniture fund: MPs don’t like office equipment in riding offices, give themselves boost
MPs quietly gave themselves a new $1.5-million fund to buy furniture and office supplies for their riding offices, according to the latest minutes of the Commons Board of Internal Economy tabled in the House earlier this month. Conservative House Leader Jay Hill (Prince George-Peace River, B.C.), a spokesperson for the secretive board, said the fund […]
End prohibition, legalize marijuana: Libs’ youth: Senate and House committees have advocated for a loosening of marijuana laws for years
Over the past number of days, Canadians and the national media have started to take a sober second look at Canada’s policy on illegal drugs – particularly marijuana. Earlier this month, on behalf of the Liberal Party’s Alberta wing, we presented a policy in support of legalizing marijuana at the Liberal Party’s national convention in […]
‘Do you feel safe working in the West Block?’
The Hill Times recently broke the story that an independent firm, Golder Associates Ltd., recently released a 300- page report saying the West Block is a “health risk” and should have been vacated three months ago because of the exterior masonry, mechanical air systems and asbestos fireproofing which the firm said are all in a […]
It’s not Jean Lapierre’s fault: We have bigger problems than that, like where is the vision for the future of this country?
TORONTO – Should Jean Lapierre, Canada’s federal minister of Transportation, resign over the Jetsgo fiasco? This surreptitious question was asked frequently in the last couple of weeks by journalists to experts, to politicians and was asked to readers through many popular electronic polls on the internet. There is no doubt that there is a problem […]
Former Mulroney PMO staffer Masterson returns to Hill: Guest leaves PMO ‘to rest and take on some public policy issues from outside government’
Aveteran Hill staffer who worked in former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s PMO has returned to the Hill to work for Peter MacKay, the deputy leader of the Conservative Party and his party’s critic for public safety and emergency preparedness. Shaun Masterson, 51, joined Conservative MP Peter MacKay’s (Central Nova, N.S.) Parliament Hill office as chief […]
ON THE HILL [Andrei Filippov]
Name: Andrei Filippov Age: 45 Place of Birth: Russia (former Soviet Union) Job Position: Cameraman/Editor Employer: CHUM Television Education: Technical University: Engineering (Metallurgy), BBC World Service journalism school Time on Hill: Six years Best Thing about Job: Watching the fruits of his labour on TV. Worst Thing About Job: “I can’t tell you.” Andrei Filippov […]
Crosbie on Conservatives, Libs and politics today: John Crosbie blasts Conservatives’ budget vote strategy, says didn’t have ‘gonads’ to defeat Libs
Former Mulroney Cabinet minister John Crosbie says the new Conservative Party should have had “the gonads”to vote against the government’s “dastardly”budget last week, should have defeated the government on principle and should “shag” the public opinion polls. “Yes. Christ, if I had the chance to defeat this bloody government I’d have defeated it. Never mind […]
