Supreme Court’s child porn ruling could challenge parliament
‘At the risk of appearing overly dramatic, at stake is the supremacy of Parliament in that governance framework’ Both the British Columbia trial court and the B.C. Court of Appeal have now struck down the Criminal Code offence of possession of child pornography in that province because it breaches the constitutional protections of the Charter. […]
An Ontario Reform Party will do worse against Grit government
While we were watching the Super Bowl, the guys from the Wild West and from Slaphead, Ont., were building a Trojan Horse in an Ontario parking lot. Inspired by the heroic examples of Nestor, Patroclus and Achilles, the Greek, the noble statesman Clement, the philosopher-poet Long, and the psalmist Manning overthrew the enemy, known as […]
Manning has a leg up in Canadian Alliance campaign: Grassroots United Against Reform’s Demise says Reform leader has advantage in party, House funds
The Canadian Alliance race has barely started out of the gate and opponents of the new party are already accusing supporters of receiving an unfair financial advantage from the Reform Party. In the weeks leading up to the March referendum on the new party, Reform Party Leader Preston Manning (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and other MPs […]
Federal public service on second blitz for university graduates: government needs more and more computer specialists, but getting them is going to be a challenge
Prime time on the Hill on Feb. 10 when Canadian Film and Television Production Association holds schmoozer Monday, Jan. 31 House Sitting — The House of Commons, adjourned on Dec. 17, is on a scheduled seven-week break. It will resume sitting again on Monday, Feb. 7, 2000. Pettigrew Visits Europe For Discussions on Trade, Economics […]
Dot com’s infectious
If you build it, will they come? In the case of the online political Web space, they may not come. At least not en masse. It’s a problem that a lot of big-time American political portals are encountering in this, the year of the presidential elections. “People tend to gravitate toward the online public commons […]
Grits lobby to get on Clarity committee, Tories try to get Clark
‘To give the power to the House, to disavow the result of a provincial assemble is not acceptable,’ says Turp Liberal MPs are lobbying the chief government whip to get a seat and the Tories are even trying to get party leader Joe Clark on the controversial House Legislative Committee which will study the government’s […]
PC leader Joe Clark is in the wrong place and running out of time
Were I a card-carrying Tory, I would be urging my federal leader, Joe Clark, to give serious thought to running for the Newfoundland seat vacated by Tory MP Charlie Power. The resignation of Power was clearly not meant to help his former leader, but it’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good, even in […]
Mills thanks God he’s named liaison for pope’s visit
Bless me Father…Liberal MP Dennis Mills has been appointed as the liaison person between the Canadian government and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops for the upcoming visit in Canada of Pope John Paul II. According to our sources Pope John Paul II will be in Canada in July of 2002 to participate to the […]
Opposition on warpath over HR minister: Tories want RCMP probe accompanied by AG audit and parliamentary study
Concerned that the Liberal MPs may thwart efforts to grill the Human Resources Development minister and key department bureaucrats over the mismanagement of between $1-billion and $3-billion in its grants and contributions program, opposition critics want to bypass the House committee and are still trying to involve the RCMP in an investigation of the department. […]
Bouchard amused by resignation rumours, PQ sets strategy [Hydro Quebec’s annual appearance before standing committee]
Last week, the corridors of power were still buzzing from the latest round of speculation about His Separatist Holiness’ possible departure from office. He’s sort of amused by it all, said one of his aides. Sure, maybe he even likes it. There’s nothing like rumours about an upcoming departure to undermine a politician’s leadership, especially […]
