Noteworthy and notable quotes on Bill C-7
“This Indian Act was never ours. You do not modernize colonialization. You reject it. There’s no Indian Act for Italians, East Indians or Jews.” –AFN National Chief Matthew Coon Come, The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2003. “Given that the Member for LaSalle-Emard has said that if he became Prime Minister he would not proclaim […]
Unhappy Radwanski’s gone
The first question we should all ask ourselves about the Radwanski affair is why it took so long to figure out Mr. Radwanski had expensive tastes. It seems to me that the Privacy Commissioner was doing a good job of protecting Canadians. He was the only person taking those cowardly Liberals to task for passing […]
The First Nations Governance Act: an historic opportunity
First Nations and Canada will not accept the status quo. A survey last year of First Nations citizens living on-reserve found overwhelming support for good government and strong accountability. This year found First Nations citizens writing the law that will be the foundation of that good governance and accountability. Both of these things are keys […]
Corruption runs deep
I often get the feeling that corruption runs much deeper than taxpayers realize. A case in point being the two tax collectors who were pulled way from the Radwanski probe and reassigned to other duties all as a result of probing much deeper than the Revenue Department wanted. To discover that Revenue Canada officially forgave […]
Libs poised for boisterous caucus next month
Governing Liberals are poised to meet for what’s expected to be a boisterous and the final annual summer caucus meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Jean Chretien next month in North Bay, Ont. George Radwanski’s resignation as Canada’s Privacy Commissioner and the upcoming probes into the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, which will be […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Alliance MP Leon Benoit, 53, July 7, 1950 *Alliance MP Andy Burton, 61, July 7, 1942 *NDP MP Brian Masse, 35, July 9, 1968 *Liberal MP Yvon Charbonneau, 63, July 11, 1940 *Liberal MP Andy Savoy, 40, July 12, 1963 *PC Sen. Trevor Eyton, 69, July 12, 1934 *PC Sen. Mira Spivak, 69, July 12, […]
“What’s your take on John Manley’s recent comments that he would be pleased to serve in a Paul Martin’s Cabinet?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal Strategist “I’m assuming his statement that he’d be willing to serve in the cabinet of Prime Minister Copps was left out of that part of the story. “Me, I don’t know who is going to be elected Canada’s next Prime Minister for sure. The one thing I do know for sure is […]
So long, George
So, we’re finally rid of George Radwanski. Our collective outrage at his arrogance will soon abate. After all, his extravagance is small potatoes compared to other Liberal boondoggles, such as the gun registry. Radwanski’s departure, however, leaves the big questions unanswered. Was it pure coincidence that he was hired a mere one day after he […]
Who were those masked public servants?
It was one of the most dramatic images that foreshadowed the final fall from grace of former Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski: dozens of his own officials protesting outside his office in downtown Ottawa. Even in a city with an activist public service union, sign-waving staffers calling on their boss to resign was an unprecedented spectacle. […]
Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill this week
Annual Liberal Summer Caucus meeting on Aug. 19-21 in North Bay, Ont. MONDAY, JUNE 30 House Sitting–The House has adjourned for the summer for a 12-week break and is scheduled to return on Monday, Sept. 15. For more information on the House’s schedule, please contact the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. TUESDAY, JULY […]
