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. […]
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 […]
Showdown at House Transport Committee expected: ‘This is a committee of Parliament. It’s not a committee of the minister:’ Gallaway
A showdown between the House Transport Committee and the federal Department of Transport is looming on Monday, May 26, over the rights of the MPs on the Commons committee to obtain information from the department. Three top officials from Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) including Jacques Duchesneau, president and chief executive officer; Michael McLaughlin, […]
“Does last week’s Tory byelection win in Perth-Middlesex, Ont., mean the Tories are back as the country’s ‘real’ alternative to the Liberals, as Joe Clark suggested?”
Stephen LeDrew Liberal Party President “First of all, I am absolutely delighted to fill in for my friend Warren Kinsella, while he continues to direct his efforts to provincial politics. “I saw Joe Clark’s interview on Monday night, and while everyone in the country empathizes with Mr. Clark’s very human desire to show his success […]
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 […]
New task for Mr. Dependable?…
Now that he has stickhandled the government advertising contract scandal to some sort of closure, perhaps Public Works and Government Services Minister Ralph Goodale might want to look into how the government keeps track of the gazillion dollars in contracts it issues every year for goods and services. If you thought Public Works kept track […]
MPs are somebodies
Dan McTeague, Liberal MP for Pickering-Ajx-Uxbridge, Ont., found himself on the cusp of making Parliamentary history last Tuesday when the House of Commons passed his private members’ bill on amending the Competition Act, Bill C-249. If the Senate gives the bill the green light as well, he’ll be the only backbencher to pass three bills […]
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 […]
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. […]
Foundations mock ministerial responsibility: New study pushes for major reforms to bodies beyond Parliament’s reach
Since the Liberal government got into the habit of creating independent foundations about a decade ago, the criticism that has been heaped on these largely unaccountable federal agencies has been sporadic and almost completely ignored around Parliament Hill. Which could explain why every time one of these rare salvos is launched against them, the Liberals […]
