Can’t wait for Martin to be leader
Regarding “You call this a leadership race?” by Richard Gwyn (The Hill Times, May 12). The fact that the “leadership race” has become a foregone conclusion doesn’t make it boring — however, tedious the process may be, especially for those of us who can’t wait for Paul Martin to become the official Prime Minister as […]
Life on the Back Page…
First, so it’s official, a week after quitting as the National Post’s Ottawa columnist, Paul Wells was trotted out by Maclean’s magazine last week as its new back page columnist (the weekly spot once owned by Allan Fotheringham.) P.W.’s first offering will be in next week’s edition of the mag, which hits the newsstands Monday. […]
Trade liberalization can be good: But it can also stifle development
Regarding the agriculture policy briefing in the April 28th edition of The Hill Times. It contained several articles on the subject of international trade. I commend The Times for this. Even though trade gets a lot of press, it does not get enough. I am impressed by the hard work and political drive demonstrated by […]
Drama in Perth-Middlesex
What on Perth?… What are we to make of last week’s byelection in the Ontario federal riding of Perth-Middlesex? There were so many factors in the Tory victory for Garry Schellenberger. A win is a win, and the Tories can’t be blamed for crowing about finally having a seat in Ontario once more. It does […]
Good for Comartin
Regarding NDP MP Joe Comartin’s column, “Time for nuclear debate,” (The Hill Times, May 5). I would like to support your efforts to have some open dialogue on nuclear energy and its side effects. Jean Leahy Toronto, Ont. Regarding NDP MP Joe Comartin’s column, “Time for nuclear debate,” (The Hill Times, May 5). I would […]
Martin’s ’33 per cent solution’
TORONTO-Sources close to the Liberal Party’s top leadership candidate say Paul Martin will use what they’re calling the “33 per cent solution” to form his first government if he wins the next Liberal leadership convention. Sources told The Hill Times last week that Mr. Martin (LaSalle-Emard, Que.) will follow a very clear criteria in forming […]
Chief Dorey doesn’t speak for First Nations
So-called Chief Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), most definitely does not speak for me as a First Nations person living in an urban setting. CAP is seen by most Western Aboriginal people as a divide-and-conquer tool by which Indian and Northern Affairs may ensure that there is no unity or solidarity […]
Bush’s Middle East road map a commendable first step: But he may be gambling heavily
“We will never establish lasting stability in the Middle East until its most intractable dispute is resolved: the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians,” British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told London Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet on April 30, 2003. Of course, this observation comes as no surprise to observers of the Middle East. But the […]
Clay joins Nunavut Premier’s office in Iqaluit/ Sharon McLaughlin moves to the Office of NDP Parliamentary leader
Bill Clay, the former director of communications and research for the NDP caucus, has joined the Office of the Premier of Nunavut Paul Okalik as a press secretary in Iqaluit, Nunavut, the capital of the fairly new Eastern Arctic territory. Mr. Clay, who replaced Annette Bourgeois, started his new job in March. In Ottawa, Mr. […]
Only Coon speaks for chiefs
Regarding the article, “Showdown on Governance Act expected,” (The Hill Times, May 5), by F. Abbas Rana and Paco Francoli. I find your reporting of the FNGA to be flawed. You do not seem to grasp that the First Nations Governance Act (FNGA) is an attack on our relationship with the Crown. Have you ever […]
