“What’s your take on John Manley’s recent comments that he would be pleased to serve in a Paul Martin’s Cabinet?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal Strategist “I’m assuming his statement that he’d be willing to serve in the cabinet of Prime Minister Copps was left out of that part of the story. “Me, I don’t know who is going to be elected Canada’s next Prime Minister for sure. The one thing I do know for sure is […]
First Nations Governance Act is dead: Chief Coon Come
It has been the subject of one of the longest and most fractious series of committee hearings in Canadian Parliamentary history, but as the spring session wound to a close in mid-June, the much-maligned First Nations Governance Act, which had been considered to be among the bills with the highest priority for pre-recess passage, found […]
Liberals rake in $13.2-million in 2002, $3-million less than 2001 and $7-million less than 2000 election year
Led by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the governing Liberals raked in $13.2-million in political donations last year, the lowest in the last three years, but still the tops in party fundraising. The Canadian Alliance, Canada’s Official Opposition party, raised $8.5-million, while the NDP collected $5.3-million, the Progressive Conservatives received $3.3-million and Bloc Quebecois took in […]
Sir John Abbott was Canada’s third PM
Regarding “The ‘You’re a Great Canadian’ Canada Day Quiz 2003,” (The Hill Times, June 30). Just a quick remark, aside from really enjoying the quiz. I noticed a mistake in the answer to question #14. John Abbott was Canada’s third Prime Minister, after John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie, not the 2nd PM Just thought […]
Cocktail reception with Minister Allan Rock this week
GG’s free summer concert series to continue in July, variety of musical performers MONDAY, JULY 7 House Sitting–The House has adjourned for the summer for a 13-week break and is scheduled to return on Monday, Sept. 15. For more information on the House’s schedule, please contact the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. Cocktail […]
Why Congress of Aboriginal Peoples supports Nault’s bill: This legislation is about change, transparency and accountability
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is a national Aboriginal organization made up of provincial and territorial organizations (PTOs), which represents and advocates for the rights of off-reserve Indians (status and non-status) and Metis living in urban, rural and remote areas throughout Canada. In April, 2001, Minister Nault launched the First Nations Governance Initiative (FNGI), […]
Copps’ staffer Boyer denies a conflict of interest in new job
Charles Boyer, 38, executive assistant to Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, who will be leaving his job in the minister’s political office next month for a job as vice-president of external and government relations for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, denies he will be in a conflict of interest in his new post. Mr. Boyer’s […]
Happy Radwanski’s gone
I hope former Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski gets an ulcer from all those drinks and rich foods he digested. To think that seniors have to pay taxes to feed people like this is outrageous. Chris McKeating Mississauga, Ont. I hope former Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski gets an ulcer from all those drinks and rich foods […]
Libs have big potential in Quebec
TORONTO–While the Liberal Party could soon be under attack from a potential coalition between the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties all over the country, in the province of Quebec, the governing Liberals have the most significant opportunities for growth in the next federal election and the place where they will make up for potential […]
U.S. attacks counter productive, says a British intellectual: ‘Bombing this, bombing that is only going to increase sense of fear’: Karen Armstrong
The United States would have made more progress to solve the problems of terrorism after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., which killed an estimated 3,000, if it had reviewed its foreign policy to find out the elements “that lay at the root cause of this problem” rather than […]
