MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Alliance MP Lynne Yelich, 50, March 24, 1953 *Secretary of State Ethel Blondin-Andrew, 52, March 25, 1951 *Tory MP Loyola Hearn, 60, March 25, 1943 *Tory Sen. Michael Meighen, 64, March 25, 1939 *Tory MP Greg Thompson, 56, March 28, 1947 *Liberal MP Liza Frulla, 54, March 30, 1949 *Liberal MP Gilbert Normand, 60, March […]
Canada’s stand is not anti-American: Iraq war has fermented some uncomfortable upheavals on international scene
OTTAWA–Canada did well to stay the UN course on Iraq. This was endorsed by a 153-50 vote in the House of Commons last Thursday on a Bloc Quebecois motion calling on the government “not to participate in the military intervention initiated by the United States in Iraq.” The vote is the reflection of Canadian public […]
Political finance bill: what’s a large corporation to do? Corporations will find other ways to gain/retain access, exercising influence
The search for political advantage is nearly ubiquitous and it is also relentless for several reasons: the rewards of what economists call rent-seeking, whether pecuniary or ideological, can be large; the scope and scale of governments in Canada are huge indeed and thus they have a great deal of influence or many individuals and organizations; […]
Don’t blame the French: In the end, the French didn’t really care about Saddam, he was an excuse
WASHINGTON, D.C.–During the runup to Gulf War II, we anglos had some good dirty fun despising the French. In the UN end-game, the British finally blew all of their diplomatic gaskets when Paris rejected the U.K. UNSC resolution proposing a combination of specific measures for Saddam to meet tied to a specific date for Iraqi […]
Cataclysmic news events
TORONTO–The 1991 Gulf War began in the skies over Baghdad on a Saturday night, mid-way through the first period of Canada’s Holy Grail — Hockey Night in Canada. What did the CBC do? It immediately broke away from the action on the ice to the action in the other arena. About 10 minutes later, it […]
Herb Dhaliwal hires new assistant
Federal Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal has hired an assistant for his ministerial regional office in Vancouver, B.C. Jonathan Ross started his new job as regional communications assistant for the Minister’s Office last week. Born and raised in British Columbia, Mr. Ross received his BA in political science and communications last August from Simon Fraser […]
Eves’ wacky move
In a rare move, former House of Commons Clerk Bob Marleau emerged from retirement last week to urge the public to rise up against the controversial decision by Ontario Premier Ernie Eves to deliver the Ontario provincial government’s upcoming budget in a TV studio rather than recall the legislature. Ontario Speaker Gary Carr has criticized […]
Copps says Canada-U.S. friendship ‘deep and wide’
PARLIAMENT HILL–Federal Liberal leadership candidate Sheila Copps says the Canada-U.S. relationship is “deep and wide enough to withstand” the fact that Canada has opted out of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. “We have had tough words on many sides, but the reality is that the relationship is deep and wide enough to withstand those words […]
Premiers’ appetite for health dollars insatiable: McLellan: Health Minister predicts provinces will be back asking for more money within five years
OTTAWA–The provincial and territorial premiers will undoubtedly demand a new health care deal from the federal government within the next five years, predicts federal Health Minister Anne McLellan who also admits the country’s premiers have developed an insatiable appetite for additional health dollars. “If you’re asking me, ‘Will the provinces not ask for new money […]
Opposing the Iraq war in cyberspace: Internet has changed anti-war audience, but still needs Fondas, Lennons
OTTAWA–Over the last few months, millions of people worldwide have marched in anti-war demonstrations as a single community with a single cause. We haven’t seen this since the heady days of the Vietnam War protests. But there is a conspicuous difference. Where are the Jane Fondas and John Lennons of the movement? What has changed? […]
