Harper’s comments lacked class: reader
Just read of Stephen Harper invoking Mackenzie-King’s greatest shame to make his point in the same-sex debate and felt obligated to respond. Not only does Mr. Harper embarrass himself, his party, and his nation with his intolerant stand on same-sex marriage, his use of one of Canada’s blackest moments (“none is too many”) was out […]
Clinton’s officials threatened to support separatists: Jim Bartleman [Rollercoaster]
After an open microphone caught former prime minister Jean Chretien making jokes about the American political system during the 1997 Madrid NATO summit, the then U.S. administration headed by President Bill Clinton felt so “betrayed” it threatened to support the separatists in a future Quebec referendum. This is just one of many insider revelations found […]
SANGER AUTHOR OF THE ECONOMIST’S ‘MR. DITHERS’ STORY
Imagine if he didn’t like him… The man behind The Economist’s crazy-glue labelling of Prime Minister Paul Martin as “Mr. Dithers”is the British magazine’s Canadian correspondent Clyde Sanger. The veteran journalist and author actually received little credit, and in an interview with Anna Maria Tremonti on CBC radio’s The Current last week Mr. Sanger was […]
Don’t be distracted by same-sex marriage
Yes, we do live in the Great White North as they say, but boy, are we being “snowed”by the distraction of the same-sex marriage issue compared to the horrendous daily tragedy of death and starvation by nearly half the world’s population in poor countries. Isn’t this the “real” moral concern for us to be focusing […]
Bureaucratic warfare
The opposition parties did indeed shoot the proverbial shot across the bow when they recently joined forces and defeated Bills C-31 and C-32, the two bills to split up the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. It turns out, however, the government really didn’t need Parliament’s vote after all, because a whack of orders-in-council […]
Any way you slice it, conventional wisdom ain’t news: Media agree that, by opposing gay marriage, Stephen Harper has self-destructed
Conventional treat. It is journalistic gossip reported as fact attributed to observers – namely, other journalists. Whatever its name, it’s not “news.”Conventional wisdom is the spontaneous convergence of the like-minded, a phenomenon even found in nature. When it rains, cattle often crowd into the same spot on the fence line, but it’s nothing to brag […]
What’s up with Cardozo? [Tsunami showed that national media are out of touch, February 7, 2005]
Regarding “Tsunami showed that national media are out of touch,”(The Hill Times, Feb. 7).Your Andrew Cardozo seems to believe in segregated reporting. He apparently doesn’t feel there’s a chance under his segregationist outlook that stories could be “over-seasoned”and not just flavoured. Maybe he alone has encountered people oft written about but not met by anyone […]
More centrist candidates needed [High-ranking Conservatives feuding over direction of their party, February 14, 2005]
Regarding “High-ranking Conservatives feuding over direction of their party,”(The Hill Times, Feb. 14). In your article you state that “Insiders indicate that Mr. Plett is the runaway favourite”for president of the party. Do you think that may be because the “insiders”that Harper has appointed to manage the merged party are almost exclusively from a CA […]
Get ready for biggest non-event in Liberal Party’s years: ‘They’re definitely waiting for Martin’s leadership to fizzle out by itself’: Liberal source
TORONTO – Be prepared.This is going to be the most booooring leadership review convention the Liberals have had in some years. Liberals are in a mood to celebrate, nor are they in a mood to fight. The Liberals, or, those few who will actually show up, are going to this convention with the same spirit […]
Why Martin had little choice but to say ‘no’ to BMD: Liberals have never been united behind Martin’s own stated preference for joining BMD
After nearly two years of Canada-U.S. talks on Canadian participation in the U.S. missile defence program, Paul Martin has finally made a decision – Canada will not join the program. Already, those voices that had been pushing for Canada to join the editorialists, the retired generals, the former ambassadors, and the CEOs – are crying […]
