You go for it Liberal MP Mills [Response to Where’s $12-billion? Ontario Liberal Dennis Mills wants to know, June 3/02]
Regarding last week’s story, “Where’s $12-billion? Ontario Liberal MP Mills wants to know” (The Hill Times, June 3). Thanks for your story on Dennis Mills’ fact-finding. The fiscal aspect of Canada’s state of affairs is only one which causes deep concern. When a Prime Minister such as Mr. Chretien can boast about his power to […]
Correction [Legislative process: Senate sends back competition bill, May 27/02]
In the May 27 Hill Times story “Legislative Process – Senate Sends back Competition Bill,” C-23, the Competition Bill was incorrectly described as being made up of four previous Private Members’ Bills by Liberal MP Dan McTeague. In fact, it is made up of two bills by Mr. McTeague, as well as a bill by […]
Parliamentary calendar: Martin supporters to stir it up at Barrymore’s in Ottawa: Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal holds his annual Punjabi-style BBQ the same night
MONDAY, JUNE 10 House Sitting — The House is sitting this week. It is scheduled to break for the summer on Friday, June 21. It then returns 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 11 Senate Sitting — The […]
Martin could lose campaign against PM: PM Chretien still has plenty of carrots and hammers
The majority of Liberal MPs are backing Paul Martin, but Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s loyalists believe they can shift that support in the next few months. The big question, however, is: can Chretien loyalists really do it or is it too late? Many things have changed in the last seven days. First, a quick review […]
Regulatory reform bill gets green light for Hill vote: House could shut down this week and the Speech From the Throne likely on Oct 14
Members of Parliament will have the opportunity to vote on a regulatory reform bill whose author says will restore Parliament’s role in reviewing national laws. Regulations are the details of government legislation, but they are created and released by Cabinet and other institutions after Parliament has already passed the original bill. The job of reviewing […]
So that’s what happened to all the pigeons
Truth in humour… Just when she finally gets them laughing, she decides to quit. NDP Leader Alexa McDonough finally got her sense of humour to work on stage with her video presentation at the Annual Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner June 1, and then she quit her day job. In hindsight, it seems clear Ms. McDonough […]
US to attack Iraq for wrong reasons: former UN inspector. Scott Ritter tells House Foreign Affairs committee US has no proof Iraq has weapons of mass destruction
A former high-ranking weapons inspector has appealed to the Canadian government not to support the United States should it attack Iraq without proof the country has weapons of mass destruction or that terrorist organizations such as the Al-Qaeda operate within its borders. Scott Ritter, who was chief inspector of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) […]
No one talked to me [Response to Rumours start on MPs’ swan songs, Kilger possibility, May 27/02]
Regarding last week’s Heard on the Hill item (The Hill Times, May 27). Imagine my surprise when the page two article, “Rumours start on MPs’ swan songs, Kilger possibility,” in your May 27 issue was brought to my attention. While you have correctly identified same as “strongest bits of gossip,” if you felt the matter […]
Radwanski’s personal fiefdom [Response to Radwanski under political fire, May 27/02]
Regarding “Radwanski under political fire,” (The Hill Times, May 27). Good article. Thank you for taking the time to write on such a difficult personal matter. It is, however, a matter of public interest and it ought to be discussed out in the open. For your information, I too have been at the receiving end […]
Mr. Prime Minister are you staying on?
Jean Chretien, a Liberal Prime Minister who set political history records when he won three consecutive majority governments, is starting to feel the heat. The party that once promised honest government is dropping in public opinion polls over the ongoing ethics scandals as the RCMP investigates three advertising contracts worth $1.6-million dished out to a […]
