Chief Dorey doesn’t speak for First Nations
So-called Chief Dwight Dorey of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), most definitely does not speak for me as a First Nations person living in an urban setting. CAP is seen by most Western Aboriginal people as a divide-and-conquer tool by which Indian and Northern Affairs may ensure that there is no unity or solidarity […]
Love is in the Air…
It may not have been the best spring so far when it comes to the weather, but the season is still having its traditional effect on young lovers. Recently-departed deputy PM0 press secretary Duncan Fulton and girlfriend of two years Annie Cuerrier, bought a house two weeks ago and a couple of days later decided […]
Only Coon speaks for chiefs
Regarding the article, “Showdown on Governance Act expected,” (The Hill Times, May 5), by F. Abbas Rana and Paco Francoli. I find your reporting of the FNGA to be flawed. You do not seem to grasp that the First Nations Governance Act (FNGA) is an attack on our relationship with the Crown. Have you ever […]
Showdown at House Transport Committee expected: ‘This is a committee of Parliament. It’s not a committee of the minister:’ Gallaway
A showdown between the House Transport Committee and the federal Department of Transport is looming on Monday, May 26, over the rights of the MPs on the Commons committee to obtain information from the department. Three top officials from Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) including Jacques Duchesneau, president and chief executive officer; Michael McLaughlin, […]
Happy Auditor General [125th anniversary]
MPs celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada last week in Ottawa, not bad for an office that uncovers millions of dollars in waste and accountability each year in its regular reports to Parliament. Canadian Alliance MP John Williams, chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, told the House […]
New task for Mr. Dependable?…
Now that he has stickhandled the government advertising contract scandal to some sort of closure, perhaps Public Works and Government Services Minister Ralph Goodale might want to look into how the government keeps track of the gazillion dollars in contracts it issues every year for goods and services. If you thought Public Works kept track […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*National Revenue Minister Elinor Caplan, 59, May 20, 1944 *Liberal Sen. Alasdair Graham, 74, May 21, 1929 *Liberal MP Paul Macklin, 59, May 22, 1944 *Liberal Sen. Richard Kroft, 65, May 22, 1938 *Alliance MP Cheryl Gallant, 43, May 23, 1960 *Liberal MP Roger Gallaway, 55, May 23, 1948 *Tory Sen. Brenda Robertson, 74, May […]
Life on the Back Page…
First, so it’s official, a week after quitting as the National Post’s Ottawa columnist, Paul Wells was trotted out by Maclean’s magazine last week as its new back page columnist (the weekly spot once owned by Allan Fotheringham.) P.W.’s first offering will be in next week’s edition of the mag, which hits the newsstands Monday. […]
Clay joins Nunavut Premier’s office in Iqaluit/ Sharon McLaughlin moves to the Office of NDP Parliamentary leader
Bill Clay, the former director of communications and research for the NDP caucus, has joined the Office of the Premier of Nunavut Paul Okalik as a press secretary in Iqaluit, Nunavut, the capital of the fairly new Eastern Arctic territory. Mr. Clay, who replaced Annette Bourgeois, started his new job in March. In Ottawa, Mr. […]
Drama in Perth-Middlesex
What on Perth?… What are we to make of last week’s byelection in the Ontario federal riding of Perth-Middlesex? There were so many factors in the Tory victory for Garry Schellenberger. A win is a win, and the Tories can’t be blamed for crowing about finally having a seat in Ontario once more. It does […]
