Honesty serves citizens in an insecure world: And the Canadian public deserves transparency
PARLIAMENT HILL-It gives me no great joy to be running around fulminating about inadequate security at Canadian airports. It’s not a good way to make friends — especially within my own party. That party, you will recall, is the party behind the government responsible for airport security in this country. Nor does it give me […]
Robert Ghiz leaves
Robert Ghiz, son of the late and former P.E.I. Liberal premier Joe Ghiz, left the Prime Minister’s Office last week to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party in his home province. A graduate of Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Que., Mr. Ghiz, 29, joined the PMO in 2001 as an adviser of the Prime Minister […]
We must, in this country, start taking the threat of terrorism seriously: Government’s fence-sitting approach evident in its national security approach
PARLIAMENT HILL-Last week, evidence surfaced prompting high-level sources to warn the United States and Canadian governments of imminent threats of terrorism. But, while the United States went into a heightened state of alert, this country remained complacent. The Liberal government refuses to believe that Canada could be a serious target of terrorist organizations. This “it-can’t-happen-to-us” […]
Message to Mr. Manley
We knew that John Manley would have a problem creating a good budget, because he had to cater to the Prime Minister’s last budget legacy desires and had to try to show his own concerns in preparation for the leadership race. So, I guess, we should have expected that he’d use the shotgun approach to […]
Name calling does hurt [US foreign policy]
In a deeply ironic way, the anti-war protesters have been paying the United States the highest possible compliment. The many millions who demonstrated were saying in effect that they don’t regard the U.S. as Rome. Rome, and the Romans, never gave a damn what the Gauls and Celts and Bactrians and Scythians and the rest […]
Other changes… [Parliamentary staff]
Other changes… Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House Don Boudria has hired a new scheduling assistant. Born and raised in Vanier, Ont., and Ottawa, Joanne Blondeau, 48, started her new job last week. Ms. Blondeau has been working for various Liberal MPs since 1974. Ms. Blondeau has replaced Julie Boyer […]
The Canadian Way…: Since 1945, Canadians have elected to reduce forces and capabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.–An old axiom describes military procedures: “There is a right way, a wrong way, and an Army way.” That is, from outside the system, the logic appears inexplicable, but from inside the system, it makes sense. Some rail against the system as did Joseph Heller in Catch 22 ; others swear by it (especially […]
Bloc: commitment to liberty and democracy must be reaffirmed: BQ against government’s list of terrorist groups
PARLIAMENT HILL–The Solicitor General Wayne Easter added three new names to the list of terrorist groups under the Criminal Code, bringing the total designated number under Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Act to 19 since July. The new list includes: the Abu Nidal Organization, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and the Sendero Luminoso organization. As you know, the Bloc […]
Canada’s interdependence of security and economic prosperity: Sept. 11 demonstrated this clearly, perhaps for the first time since the Second World War
PARLIAMENT HILL–The events of Sept. 11, 2001, were a horrifying reminder to North Americans that no country is safe from terrorism. The Government of Canada acted swiftly in the wake of the attacks to help ensure the safety and security of Canadians. We developed the Anti-Terrorism Plan, Canada’s ongoing response to the terrorism threat since […]
“Who are the winners and losers of John Manley’s first (and last?) federal budget?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Winners? That’s easy. Canadians win. “Manley’s team were smart: they didn’t guess about the priorities of Canadians — they knew. Any decent poll will show the top concerns of Canadians are health, education, jobs/economy. The budget focussed on all three, in that order. “Sure, the right-wing columnists, the special interest groups, […]
