Poverty in our backyard
In the headlong rush toward war in Iraq, let’s not forget our own backyard. Pikangikum is an isolated reserve north of Kenora, Ont. Tragically, it is known to have the highest suicide rate in the world. Over 2,000 people live on this reserve, half of whom are under the age of 25. Ninety-five per cent […]
‘Bastards’ controversy continues
Francoise Ducros and Carolyn Parrish have simply confirmed one of Canada’s dirty little secrets. A number of Canadian politicians clearly despise our American neighbors, particularly if they happen to be Republicans. The stream of invectives clearly establishes the incidence of anti-American prejudices that pollutes the ranks of the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean Chretien tends […]
Prepare for heightened levels of rhetorical violence: Richard Perle savages writers who challenge the Bush administration on Iraq
OTTAWA–Utterly confused and burdened with, what is for me, an unprecedented degree of two-mindedness about the whole Iraq war matter, as an escape of sorts, my attention is turned instead to the form and dynamics of advocacy used by both sides. Actually, that should read “all sides.” Because no matter how hard most in the […]
Brief history of Canada’s gun laws: Part II: 1945-1995
The Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King abandoned the registration of rifles and shotguns in February, 1945, dismantling it before the June, 1945 federal election along with a number of other equally repressive and unpopular Orders-in-Council that had been introduced under the War Measures Act. But members of the Japanese ‘race,’ even nativeborn Japanese-Canadians, […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham, 64, March 17, 1939 *Alliance MP Howard Hilstrom, 56, March 18, 1947 *Liberal MP John McKay, 55, March 21, 1948 *Liberal MP Judy Longfield, 56 March 23, 1947 *Alliance MP Lynne Yelich, 50, March 24, 1953 *Secretary of State Ethel Blondin-Andrew, 52, March 25, 1951 *Tory MP Loyola Hearn, 60, […]
UN will survive current Iraqi crisis: Other than doomsday prophets, world leaders are keeping UN in perspective
OTTAWA –The United Nations will survive the current Iraqi crisis. This is a minor challenge compared to what the world body encountered during the protracted Cold War. U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair started the mantra that the UN will become irrelevant if it does not back an attack on Iraq. […]
i-Channel lives on
The digital station i-Channel, which failed to get Cabinet to overturn a licence renewal grant to one of its biggest competitors, CPAC, has vowed to keep at it even though it still believes the playing field is not fair. Martha Fusca, the head of i-Channel and Stornoway Communications Ltd., was stymied in her effort to […]
Investing in people, discovery and innovation: Canada’s future depends on graduate students, NSERC supports 15,500 every year
I’d like to tell The Hill Times readers about NSERC’s role in the government’s plan to make Canada one of the world’s most innovative countries. NSERC stands for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. We fund people in universities who do research in engineering and all the scientific areas except the strictly […]
Starting Sunday – The Trueman Show…
Okay, so that’s not its real name, but Global Television has brought alumni Anne Trueman back to its Ottawa bureau to produce the latest entry into Canada’s Sunday morning lineup of political television shows. The half-hour program, called Ottawa Inside Out will feature regular talking heads Bob Fife and Anne Dawson from the National Post, […]
PM’s frontman on Iraq: Claude Laverdure
OTTAWA–With the U.S. leading the world closer to a war in Iraq, Prime Minister Jean Chretien has been relying on a phalanx of top policy advisers and aides drawn from both inside and out of his large Cabinet for advice. Apart from Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham (Toronto Centre-Rosedale, Ont.), and Defence Minister John McCallum […]
