Enter Canada’s Amb. to U.S. McKenna, stumbling: Canadians need a reality check regarding our bilateral economics
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Honestly, the next news I expect to hear of newly-minted Ambassador Frank McKenna is that he is lying flat on his face in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue with his shoe laces tied together. The first objective for a politically-appointed ambassador is to demonstrate that he has the full trust of and access to […]
Government’s use of personal information II: Toward an information charter
Last week, in this space we argued that the case-by-case approach to giving government permission to use our personal information was too restrictive to be workable. A change in our thinking around privacy and the right to control our personal information was needed if we were to achieve real progress on integrating or personalizing services. […]
THE SPIN DOCTORS: “What will be the major story line to come out of the Conservative Party’s first policy convention this weekend in Montreal?”
“God love Stephen Harper! He provides me endless fodder for this column… “Well, it wasn’t a pretty week for the Conservative leader. His decision to have a mass abstention on the budget vote was perhaps the worst example of Parliamentary cowardice in the history of this country. Kudos to Gilles Duceppe for the best line […]
Autism lobby group uses NDP MP Stoffer’s Hill office as home base: Group wants changes to Canada Health Act to include Intensive Behavioural Intervention therapy as a medically necessary treatment for autism
Under the shadow of the Peace Tower and amid the furore of last month’s budget day, a group of parents rallied on Parliament Hill to call attention to the plight facing families of children with autism. The following day, the group held a press conference that brought together not only parents and children affected by […]
Veteran Grit Senator Smith says Libs are more ‘inclusive,’ but Kinsella doesn’t see it: Top strategist David Herle says PM will govern for a ‘full term,’ but Libs preparing now
The Liberals’ new National Campaign Committee reflects that Prime Minister Paul Martin and his team are trying to be more “inclusive”in the next run at the polls, says Liberal Sen. David Smith, who was named to the campaign team last Sunday. But some Liberals say the party is divided, badly damaged by the Gomery Inquiry, […]
Real challenge for Tories: need to bridge rural-urban gap: So, the question is can the minority vote be wooed away from the Liberals and if so, how?
As all eyes shift to the Conservative Policy Convention much of the emphasis has been on finding the issues that divide the party. Journalists and opposition parties alike are salivating at the prospect of seeing a bloodbath between “Red Tories” and “Blue Tories”so-to-speak.Those looking for such divisions though are frankly missing the real fault line […]
Fisheries Minister Regan urged to kill B.C. gold mine plan: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging Fisheries Minister Regan to reject DFO’s environmental assessment
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Geoff Regan is facing a mountain of opposition over his department’s recent decision to green light an environmental assessment for an access road leading to a controversial mining project in Northwestern British Columbia. Thousands of objections were lodged with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) last month, many of them […]
For Conservatives, in the spring, hope is eternal: The convention in Montreal can be the first step to Conservative government
For 40 years the Liberals have governed Canada based upon a clear philosophy of group rights and group equality.They have established themselves in Canadians’ minds as the party that addresses broad inequality of opportunity among groups within Canada.This ideology was, in a time of systemic inequalities among groups, arguably necessary and appropriate. However, times have […]
Tories offer Martinis: ‘Absolut Right Wing,’ ‘Stronach ‘n’Tonic,’ or ‘Same-Sex on the Beach’
Conservative delegates and members of the national media attending the Conservative Party’s first ever policy convention in Montreal this week will see some of the best hospitality suites at any convention in recent history, boast organizers of the hospitality suites. Kory Teneycke, executive director of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, who in the past worked […]
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 […]
