Allan Rock hires a new executive assistant
Federal Industry Minister Allan Rock recently hired a new executive assistant in his ministerial political office. Jean-Francois Thibault, 48, started his new job as executive assistant on March 3, succeeding former long-time executive assistant Cyrus Reporter . Mr. Reporter left for a private sector job at the law firm of Fraser, Milner Casgrain in Ottawa. […]
Manley’s team slow on memberships pickup
Go West, young Manley… Or don’t. After all the kerfuffle over access to forms to sign up supporters as party members in the Liberal leadership race, it would appear there is no rush after all for John Manley out West. A check of sources last week to see who has picked up their share of […]
Neville delivers bottom line on gun costs
OTTAWA–The furor over the gun registry boondoggle continued unabated last week, with the oppositions clamouring louder than ever for a better picture of what the government has spent on the ill-fated program to date. On two successive days, Alliance MP Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville, Sask.), his party’s firearms and property rights critic, nearly turned blue in […]
Breathless U.S. back-patting
In the Canadian Alliance’s breathless leap to attack Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s move not to support the U.S.-led war in Iraq, it has proceeded to accomplish exactly what it daily accuses the Liberals of doing: insulting and belittling our friend and neighbour the United States of America and its president. Certainly, this is all about […]
Moving forward with healthcare reform: Senate committee’s recommendations strongly relevant to public policy debate
PARLIAMENT HILL–In a number of critical regards, the First Ministers’ Accord on health care, along with the federal budget of February, 2003, mark the beginning of a new phase in the evolution of Canada’s healthcare system. We have come to the end of a period of intensive inquiry into what should be done to solidify […]
Alliance targets riding: Entire caucus to go to Perth-Middlesex
OTTAWA–The entire Canadian Alliance caucus will hold a special meeting in Stratford, Ont., on Friday, April 4, in an effort to give a boost to their party candidate’s campaign in the as-yet uncalled byelection in the riding of Perth- Middlesex, Ont., illustrating the party is working hard to win the riding which has been held […]
Listen to the people, do the right thing PM
PARLIAMENT HILL–As we count down the days and months before Jean Chretien leaves office as Prime Minister and Paul Martin takes over, a major challenge faces both men. Will Chretien’s legacy be the weakening and dismantling of medicare, our universal public healthcare system, aided and abetted by the massive funding cuts by Paul Martin? Or […]
Backroom maneuvers
The Alliance went to great lengths last week to make sure this week’s vote [March 25] to give the troubled gun registry another $59-million will be as dramatic as possible. One of its staffers, Darcy Walsh, camped out at 5 a.m. on Friday morning outside the Commons’ Journals Branch to ensure his party was the […]
Caring for the health needs of veterans: Veterans Affairs Canada is a pioneer in the field of home care
PARLIAMENT HILL–Veterans Affairs Canada’s mission is to provide exemplary service to all of our clients, both the elderly war-service veterans and the younger Canadian Forces veterans, including still-serving members, and their families. We accomplish this, in part, through our health care and services programs such as the Veterans Independence, Residential Care, and Treatment Benefits programs. […]
Gallery bans honoraries, for now: Members also move to strip parking privileges
OTTAWA -The Parliamentary Press Gallery approved a temporary ban on new “honorary” and “life” press passes last week, judging that the time had come to review whether these members, who boast a minimum of 10 active years of experience on Parliament Hill, should enjoy the same privileges as active members. The moratorium, approved at a […]
