I support the Prime Minister: Minister Graham [Response to Who’s support who? A revised list of the Grit caucus, June 17/02]
When your article in last week’s issue of The Hill Times was brought to my attention (“Who’s supporting who? A revised list of Grit Caucus,” June 17), I was surprised to find myself listed in a manner suggesting I would not be supporting the Prime Minister in the Liberal Party’s upcoming leadership review. For the […]
Prime Minister not happy with The Globe and Mail
As the world turns in Ottawa… Last week the Prime Minister gave several interviews, but in the list of the media organization the CTV and The Globe and Mail were excluded. According to my sources, an interview was offered to CTV, but the offer was withdrawn when the PMO found out that the interview would […]
Marianne Goodwin leaves for Montenegro
Well, at least she has had the training for it… Marianne Goodwin is going to the Balkans. Ms. Goodwin, who stepped down in February after a year as PMO chief press secretary, has landed a new job — in the Balkans. Ms. Goodwin will be advising the political parties of Montenegro on how to perform […]
Hill poised for G8 protests
Parliament Hill security should be increased to keep this week’s G8 protesters off the Hill grounds, say opposition MPs, after hearing reports that officials are considering the unprecedented move of boarding up the historic Parliament Building’s windows and putting up walls. It was reported last week that security officials are considering boarding up some of […]
Behind Prime Minister Chretien: Goodale [Response to Who’s supporting who, June 10/02, June 17/02]
With respect to the various lists of Members of Parliament which The Hill Times has been publishing in recent weeks, I consider this a divisive “mug’s game” in which I do no wish to participate. I am pleased to be a member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet and I support the Prime Minister. Public Works […]
Parliamentary calendar: Parliament Hill prepares for G8 demonstrations: MPs across the land hit the barbecue circuit as very interesting summer of 2002 heats-up
MONDAY, JUNE 24 St. Jean Baptiste Day — It’s Quebec’s national holiday today. House Sitting — The House has adjourned for the summer and is scheduled to return on Monday, Sept. 16. For more information on the House’s timetable, please contact the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Senate Sitting — […]
Rumours heat up on what’s next for Ottawa Citizen
More from the Mills rumour mill… One piece of speculation doing the rounds at Baxter Road in Ottawa, home to The Ottawa Citizen, is that we could soon find ourselves with another Heard on the Hill, as in banker’s spokesman Ray Heard as the next publisher of The Ottawa Citizen. Word is he has an […]
List in Hill Times creates buzz: I can’t believe the impact that your list has made’
Senior staffers in the Prime Minister’s Office pressured MPs and Cabinet ministers to contact The Hill Times in order to pledge their support to the Prime Minister after the weekly independent newspaper published a list of who supports who in the Jean Chretien-Paul Martin nasty political battle. A senior Liberal source told The Hill Times […]
I fully support the PM: Minister Anderson [Response to Who’s supporting who]
Ever since your paper predicted my certain political demise to the last election — the election in which I almost tripled my best-ever majority — I haven’t paid much attention to your publication. After this egregious error I would have thought your publication would have tried to be more accurate in your coverage of me. […]
Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s ‘ethics package’ is really a work of deception and defence: Lobbyists may not work for a minister and lobby the minister, but their lobbying firm can continue to lobby the minister on behalf of private interests
Continuing his pattern of governing with deception and hypocrisy (instead of governing with integrity as he promised in 1993), Prime Minister Jean Chr tien introduced yet another so-called “ethics package” on June 11, again filled with vague, ambiguous or weak rules and empty promises. Chretien trumpeted the release of the guide for Cabinet ministers — […]
