House breaks for a week, returns Feb 18 for three more: meanwhile, Senate will sit this week, Library of Parliament closes for renovations next month [Parliamentary calendar]
MONDAY, FEB. 11 House Sitting — The House is not sitting this week. It returns at 11 a.m on Monday, Feb. 18. Then it will sit until March 1, will take a one-week break and will return on Monday March 11. It will sit until March 22. It will then take a two-week break and […]
Dear Mr Prime Minister, please prorogue Parliament promptly
Who’s on first, who’s on second, who’s on third, and our embarrassing opposition parties in the House A funny thing happened to me while I was watching Question Period last week. Listening to the debate, I realized that we actually don’t have any economic concerns in Canada any longer, that medicare is now a problem […]
What’s a minister worth, eh? Al Gagliano, Herb Gray, Ron Duhamel face pay cuts
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] When Brian Tobin abruptly resigned from federal politics last month, his national campaign manager was quoted in the Post, saying Mr. Tobin was “going to be earning money for the first time in his life.” David MacInnis’ declaration raised a few eyebrows, but […]
CA house leader White stop blaming
Recent statements from a former Canadian Alliance fundraiser mystify me. In a recent Calgary speech that was reported throughout the national media, Peter G. White accused Joe Clark, the PC DR Coalition leader in Parliament of holding up the cause of conservative unity. Contrary to Mr. White’s assertion, it was Mr. Clark and DR Leader […]
Takes the cake: Wilson’s shelving of Minna’s alleged wrongdoing
Howard Wilson has shown remarkable creativity over the years in his efforts to clear cabinet ministers Here’s a headline we are unlikely to see in the coming weeks: “U.S. Congress drops investigation of Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay: Case closed because Lay no longer heads energy company.” Lay is having a bad week. Many south of […]
“Offensive in the extreme”: opposition parties say regulatory feet-dragging hurting fishing industry
Twice a month in a committee room tucked away below the Senate Chamber, MPs and Senators meet and argue in what is quite possibly one of the strangest committees on Parliament Hill. While other committees are constantly tabling reports in the House and the Senate — usually ignored by cabinet — the politicians on the […]
Ablonczy should quit complaining, eh?
“If I don’t get what I want, I quit!” Such are the cries that arise from some of the finest primary school playgrounds and Parliamentary caucuses of our country. Canadian Alliance leadership hopeful Diane Ablonczy figures she will have difficulty remaining in her party if members reject a move to unify with the Tories. We […]
Future of renewable energy: we must put the accent on future. What we’re doing to despoil our ecology is scary, we have to fight the good fight for humanity’s future [Energy II Policy Briefing]
Where are we humanoids headed on renewable energy? We’re supposed to be headed toward Windmill Heaven, of course. Any moral Canadian agrees that an ecologically irresponsible world must shake off its criminal dependence on non-renewable resources, and pronto. As noble as this concept sounds, I suspect that there is a lot more tilting at windmills […]
US power can stem global anarchy [State of the Union speech]
U.S President George W. Bush’s recent State of The Union speech was marked by clarity of purpose and vision about what’s to be done in the face of the growing threat of terrorism. The address reflects a resolute intent to stand up against a new threat in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the United […]
Canadian air marshalls learning how to shoot guns on planes
Canada’s new air marshals are being trained to know where to shoot bullets without de-pressurizing airplanes, says Deputy RCMP Commissioner Garry Loeppky. Mr. Loeppky revealed the information before a recent meeting of the Senate Security and Defence Committee, which is approaching the end of its detailed study of Canada’s national security. Over the past couple […]
