Collenette says billions needed for highways [$14b-$16b on highway infrastructure in the next 20 years]
As Transport Minister David Collenette leads his department into the new millennium, he faces the demand familiar to most of cabinet ministers, the demand for money. In the case of Mr. Collenette (Don Valley East, Ont.), the two most high-profile bids $50-million for upgrades to the Port of Halifax which is a front-runner in the […]
Prime minister’s office: APEC protester says Donolo key player in suppression
He may have relished being in the centre ring spotlight of the Quebec circus troup Cirque du Soleil which was recently in the capital city, and he’s taken on Canada’s public broadcaster over media bias on the APEC story, but PMO Communications Director Peter Donolo may soon find himself the focus of public scrutiny of […]
Consider the source before you uncritically credit the science [Report on wealth and poverty from the Centre for Social Justice]
You probably read the huge headlines. Everybody did. Heaven knows, all the major media — both print and broadcast — carried it. “Rich Get Rich While The Poor Get Poorer!,” a major “news” event based on a dramatic 128-page report written by Armine Yalnizan for the Centre for Social Justice. The title of the report […]
Heightened lobbying on Foreign: Liberal MP says House could be centre of debate on UN actions as Canada joins UN Security Council [House Foreign Affairs & International Trade Committee]
MPs on the House Foreign Affairs Committee say they expect heightened lobbying by other countries when Canada takes its place on the coveted United Nation’s Security Council in January. Canada won a temporary two-year seat on the exclusive UN council this fall. The House’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee is no stranger to foreign […]
Question period: what do you think of the National Post?
“I quite like it as a new paper and I think there is room for two so-called ‘nationals’ on the scene and I’m glad to see it. It’s a breath of fresh air. It’s new, it’s got some varied opinions that I like to see and it seems more regional, it seems to represent more […]
Election fairy hits Bouchard campaign with mini-scandal [Agreement with emergency-room doctors]
It sounded juicy, enough to send two television networks and most Liberal strategists into a frenzy. Perhaps, after two weeks of disappointments, poor timing, bad luck and mistakes, the Good Election Fairy had decided to come and help Jean Charest and his party. The hint of scandal was finally in the air. The Teflon PQ […]
War memories to bookmark
Remembrance Day came and went last week as it always does. It was a day off for government types and a reason to dust off the plastic poppy for a little pomp and circumstance around town. Hundred-year-old vets were wheeled out for mobs of media only too anxious to over-expose their heroism, if only for […]
Tory Senator Len Gustafson’s son runs for first-ever Canadian Wheat Board elections
His son may be running for a position on the first-ever elected Canadian Wheat Board, but Saskatchewan Tory Senator Len Gustafson said he hasn’t been lobbying on his eldest son Jerry’s behalf. “Really, how would I get involved?” asked the senator, noting his involvement with the bill that made the elections law as the Senate […]
Tory wants list of CPP board candidates, claims Grit connections: Scott Brison claims some connected Liberals made the cut, wants House-Senate committee to vet appointments
The Conservative Party’s finance critic says he will continue his own investigation into the finance minister’s recent appointments to the powerful Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, appointments he claims have Liberal “connections.” Conservative Party Finance Critic Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) said he wants the list of the 20 candidates that Finance Minister Paul Martin (LaSalle- […]
Why Canada’s banks must appeal to MPs for merger approval: the reason for the tight scrutiny of Canada’s banks can be found in Toronto’s financial district, on King St West
Canadians are convinced banking is too vital to operate without rigid government controls. It was a hard lesson learned. The reason for tight scrutiny of the banks can be found in Toronto’s financial district, at Number 4 King St. West. It was once head office to the Home Bank of Canada, site of the biggest […]
