No Canadian grit there
Regarding “America is becoming unhinged,” (The Hill Times, March 17). It is you liberals who are becoming “unhinged.” Your view of how the Cold War was won is intellectually dishonest at best. The final line of your article made me burst out laughing…” Canadian grit?” Not sending in Canadian troops to help liberate Iraq, you […]
Cherry’s allowed to talk
TORONTO–When multi-millionaire movie stars take a moment out from congratulating their own brilliance to tell us that they’re against the war in Iraq, most people in journalism and politics think that’s fine. But when Don Cherry and Ron MacLean spend their popular five-minute Coach’s Corner talking about what everybody in the country is talking about, […]
Copps hires a new director of communications
OTTAWA–Heritage Minister Sheila Copps has hired a new director of communications in her ministerial office. Naline Rampersad, 32, started her new job as director of communications on March 17 succeeding Kerry Edmonds. Ms. Edmonds will start her new job as director of operations in communications at the public affairs branch of the department of Canadian […]
Strongly rejects Jones’ column
Regarding “Don’t blame the French,” (View From Washington, D.C. column, The Hill Times, March 24). My eyes just could not believe what I read in the article by David Jones. After a long list of poor “arguments” (which are more feeble opinions than facts or rational), the author finishes his paper by a sentence that […]
Whelan hires a new press secretary
International Cooperation Minister Susan Whelan has hired a new press secretary for her ministerial political office. Renee M. Filiatrault will join Ms. Whelan’s office this week, on Tuesday, April 1, as the new press secretary replacing Valerie Poulin. Ms. Poulin, daughter of Ontario Liberal Senator Marie-P. Poulin, has moved to the Canada Foundation for Innovation […]
Disappointed by Canadian behaviour
It saddens me that the country of my origin would demean itself so much, by booing the American national anthem at a hockey game. I have always thought that Canadians would hold themselves to a higher standard in behaviour. What has changed since I left Canada over 30 years ago? We used to be a […]
Government caucus ‘torn’ and ‘divided’ over Iraq war
OTTAWA–The federal Liberal caucus is “torn” and “divided” over the U.S.-led war in Iraq, say Liberals who predict relations will continue to deteriorate between Canada and its largest trading partner, especially if the war lasts several months and if more American and British soldiers are killed. Other Liberals say Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s (Saint-Maurice, Que.) […]
Iraq needs help from us all: British
OTTAWA–Iraq was once a cultural powerhouse, one of the most sophisticated countries in the Middle East. It has a highly-educated population and enormous natural resources. But today, around half its population is unemployed. A total of 60 per cent of its people are dependent on food aid. More than half of the people in rural […]
‘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 […]
Do what’s right, not what’s popular
The decision taken by the Chretien-Martin Liberals not to support our closest allies in the war with Saddam Hussein is another example of how hooked this government is on doing only what is popular not what is right. When a decision was required to stand with our friends, the PM refused and took the easy […]
