PCO’s intelliegence staff strained, overworked
Privy Council’s Richard Fadden says staff’s energy and time severely ‘taxed’ [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Most of the staffers in the influential Privy Council Office’s security and intelligence directorate have been working overtime since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States and PCO’s top security and intelligence bureaucrat […]
Why is the government dragging its feet on replacing Sea Kings?
Never before have feds employed a split procurement process when purchasing new military equipment In 1989, the Canadian Armed Forces was reported to be at the regular forces strength of 88,800. On the eve of 2002, our regular forces are arguably between 53,000 and 58,000. This figure is thousands below the 1994 White Paper target […]
Running country in scary times requires a rethink of leadership
PM Jean Chretien, like Disraeli, listens to his citizens very carefully, a very smart way to govern this country [Graph Not Transcribed] What constitutes first-class political leadership? It often depends on the circumstances. I would argue that the events of Sept. 11 have altered what qualifies as first-class political leadership in Canada. Political thinkers have […]
The war against generality
[Graph Not Transcribed] I notice the Fraser Institute, Canada’s premier dinosaur think-tank, has come out against the CBC for being less enthusiastic about “America’s War” than is the institute, which has already fixed bayonets and set out to find the enemy, dig him out of his hole and bring him to justice, dead or alive. […]
Art Eggleton says US-led war in Afghanistan could last years
‘In the time I’ve been here we have completely changed the upper echelon of the chain of command’ [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] National Defence Minister Art Eggleton said he’s proud of the state of the Canadian military forces, but acknowledged in an interview with The Hill Times […]
After years of pink slips, Canadian Armed Forces switching gears
New DND Vice-Chief of Defence Staff George Macdonald says DND is in the midst of aggressive recruitment Anyone who’s ever had a tough first week in a new job would be wise not to complain to George Macdonald. His first day was Thursday, Sept. 6. By Tuesday, Sept. 11th, terrorists took the world by a […]
Lib MP Graham’s foreign correspondent son
Bill Graham’s son, National Post reporter Patrick, returns home from Afghanistan More than 40 years after Liberal MP Bill Graham visited Afghanistan as an intrepid university student, his son Patrick Graham was trekking through the mountain paths of the Hindu Kush under very different circumstances. Patrick Graham — a foreign correspondent for the National Post […]
Freeman’s primer to The Hill Times’ advocacy advertisements
Biotech’s news format is either manipulative or effective, and contrary points of view are excluded in this ad Replete with ads for groups lobbying the feds on one issue or another, last week’s Hill Times provides an interesting comparative study on one of the key tools used by the lobbying industry. As the most widely-read […]
Warren Kinsella lobbies Sheila Copps for Old Fort Henry
Though many in the Canadian Alliance would disagree, it’s obvious Liberal campaign pit bull Warren Kinsella does have a heart. Mr. Kinsella, the author of Kicking Ass in Canadian Politics, has answered his hometown’s call and will be lobbying Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps in order to jump-start efforts to save Kingston’s crumbling fortress, Old […]
What can we learn from the “Greatest Generation”? A lot
Remembrance Day’s a deeply moving reminder of the common-place courage of our parents’ generation [Graph Not Transcribed] Of all the annual events held in this capital each year, the one I find the most moving is Remembrance Day. It’s a tradition in our law firm for people to leave their desks at about 10:30 a.m. […]
