‘The personal is political’: NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis
OTTAWA–Canadian Alliance MP Grant McNally, 41, lives every day with the fact that one of his four children has leukemia. The two-termer federal MP for Dewdney-Alouette, B.C., has talked about it over the years in the House of Commons, but definitely does not go out of his way to publicize it. In the House of […]
Showdown on Governance Act expected
OTTAWA–In what promises to be revealed as a showdown, Roberta Jamieson, chief of the Six-Nations reserve, says Bill C-7, the government’s First Nations Governance Act is “fatally flawed,” it “violates” native peoples’ rights, and that the only way it can be fixed is by withdrawing the increasingly controversial piece of legislation. “We take that position […]
Boston reader responds
Regarding “Alliance predicts ‘chill’ between Canada-U.S.” (The Hill Times, March 24). I am an American writing from Boston. I am writing in relation to your reporting as follows: Mostly, I applaud your balanced view vis-a-vis hurtful U.S.-Canada relations over Iraq. While the U.S.-Canada friendship will survive, perhaps the most painful action that we see comes […]
Letter-writers want to support U.S.
I have a major problem with our government in using the UN as a cop-out for not joining the U.S. in ridding the world of the Saddam Hussein. Our government keeps using the statement that Canada will make its own decisions and not just follow the U.S., because they will not give up our sovereignty […]
International diplomacy is a two-edged sword: U.S. would not now want to push its two friendly neighbours too far
Following his speech to the Toronto Economic Club last week, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci engaged in some unusual diplomatic activity. Usually, as guests in another countries, diplomats do not comment on the domestic affairs of the host country. Recently, when Lebanon’s Ambassador Raymond Baaklini made remarks about media ownership in this country, the same Canadian […]
‘Americans have lost focus on the war on terrorism’: MP John McKay says President Bush has failed to make his case for a war in Iraq
OTTAWA–Liberal MP John McKay does not support the war in Iraq because he believes U.S. George W. Bush’s case for getting rid of Saddam Hussein has been a muddle. The veteran Ontario MP from Scarborough East, who also chairs the Liberals’ Ontario Caucus, is one of the many so-called doves within his party although he […]
A reality check on the gun registry: Canada’s gun control law is a long-term investment in our security
TORONTO–“The low-down and dirty on the gun registry” (The Hill Times, March 3), by W.T. Stanbury, purports to provide a primer on the firearms program, but the article reflects a selective use of the facts. First, while “the billion-dollar registry” makes a great sound bite, it is important to be clear. After stating that “since […]
Canada’s actions do have consequences
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Canadians are contemplating consequences. Ever since Prime Minister Jean Chretien denounced the impending U.S./UK/Coalition action in Iraq as unjustified and declared that Canada was not “willing,” Canadians have been worrying about U.S. retaliation. It is as if a prissy schoolmarm whacked her much larger neighbour with her umbrella just as he was beginning a […]
Stairway to heaven…
Sometimes the more serious stories do earn responses. Last week’s item on John Manley being slow to pick up membership forms in Alberta and B.C. is one such case. Examples of the comments – which blame the problem on stalling and other sneaky tactics by Paul Martin supporters who control the provincial wings and the […]
Harb signs up members in effort to out-flank takeovers: ‘I don’t want a situation where any one of leadership factions would be tempted’: Harb
OTTAWA–Liberal MP Mac Harb says he’s actively signing up new members for his riding association in an effort to ward off any temptation from any of the federal leadership campaigns to take over his riding association. This is the latest in the never-ending saga in the highly-coveted Grit riding. Mr. Harb (Ottawa-Centre, Ont.), who is […]
