At least the venue was a big success…
At least the venue was a big success… With the three territorial premiers walking away from the table after being virtually ignored and the 10 provincial premiers making it clear they were far from happy with the money they had accepted, the FMM was hardly a resounding success. But the meeting place was. The health […]
HT has depth
Regarding The Hill Times, I just started accessing your website within the last month, it was a pleasure to find it. There isn’t nearly the political depth of information out here in Calgary in the media, so keep up the great coverage! Jim Vavra Calgary, Alta. Regarding The Hill Times, I just started accessing your […]
Goodbye Hot Momma, Hello Italian Stallion…
Goodbye Hot Momma, Hello Italian Stallion… Ottawa will be losing popular CP bureau chief Beth Gorham over the summer. Ms. G, who became one of the press gallery’s growing army of new hot mommas 18 months ago when she adopted baby Maia, will be heading south to take over as The Canadian Press’s new correspondent […]
Libs pick Innes as candidate for Perth-Middlesex riding: Innes, brother-in-law to Tony Ianno, wins nomination, after six-hour suspenseful vote
OTTAWA–The Liberal dramatic nomination saga in Perth-Middlesex, Ont., finally came to an end on Feb. 1 when Grit Brian Innes was declared the winner and this after the party decided in a rare move to scrap the outcome of the first nomination race and do it over again. Sources in the riding say Mr. Innes […]
Campaign bill III
Last week, in this space, The Hill Times wrote forcefully about Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s proposed Campaign Finance Reform Bill C-24 and, in particular, focused on whether or not the bill will effectively stop MPs from creating “trust funds” or slush funds. It turns out the bill does not. Last week, PMO spokesperson Steven Hogue […]
Campaign fundraising bill by the numbers: Sleeper isssue is how it will increase power of parties, and not power of MPs
OTTAWA–Prime Minister Chretien’s proposed new fundraising rules have generated a rare debate on Parliament Hill about how parties should be allowed to finance their campaigns. Much of the attention has focused on what the bill will cost to taxpayers. Estimates of the bill’s price tag have varied widely, and the issue is in desperate need […]
NDP hires a new director of campaigns: Layton shuffles NDP critics
OTTAWA–Newly-elected NDP Leader Jack Layton stumbled last week when he was forced to dump his newlyappointed chief of staff Rick Smith even before Mr. Smith got a chance to warm his seat in a key job on Parliament Hill. Mr. Smith, 34, is the past Canadian director of the International Fund for Animal Warfare, a […]
Layton likes to have fun
OTTAWA–New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton is the latest, freshest, most exciting face on the Ottawa political scene in a long time. Mr. Layton swept the federal NDP leadership on the first ballot last month, and instead of a holiday, charged up to Ottawa to take over his Parliamentary caucus. But he had a rough […]
Hey, Happy Warrior’s back Why PM Jean Chretien’s outwitting us all
This is a nasty job, but someone’s got to do it. Today, to do it half-decently I have no choice but to engage in an act that will violate the code of my tribe and earn me the contempt — the words “sell out” forming silently on their curled lips — of my colleagues. This […]
Thibault hires a new staffer
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Robert Thibault hired a new assistant for the western desk in his ministerial political office. Bilal Cheema, 25, started in Mr. Thibault’s regional office as special assistant Pacific (Yukon and British Columbia) in Vancouver, B.C. last September but has moved to the minister’s office in Ottawa last month. A native […]
