We Canadians are slow to judge
[Graph Not Transcribed] Perhaps we should revisit our long-lasting predilection for anti-Americanism. For many of us who enjoy being Canadian and who see the differences between Canada and the United States, America remains a nice place to visit, especially in winter, but we wouldn’t want to live there, especially in the summer. I am often […]
Tories grumbling, want some credit from Clark [Visit to World Trade Center site]
What’s with some of these press secretaries… Gotta wonder what Tory Leader Joe Clark’s press secretary Marie-Chantale Lepine was up to two Saturdays ago in New York. It sure wasn’t getting her boss any coverage during the visit by Jean Chretien and the leaders of the four opposition parties as they visited Ground Zero in […]
Libs blitz on anti-terrorism: Liberal MP Derek Lee to revive Security Committee
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Freed up from Parliamentary secretary duties, a seasoned government backbencher plans to revive a House Subcommittee on National Security to keep an eye on the activities of secretive groups like CSIS and JTFS. Four-term Liberal MP Derek Lee (Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont.) said he will re-establish the House Subcommittee on […]
“Terrorism must be seen as a Nuremberg crime,” says MP Cotler
Anti-terrorist expert Liberal MP Irwin Cotler says struggle against terrorism must involve multi-layered strategy At a time when Ottawa’s unelected officials are taking on major roles in constructing Canada’s counter-terrorism policies, one elected government back-bencher is trying hard to be heard. As a special adviser to Foreign Affairs Minister John Manley, Irwin Cotler (Mount-Royal, Que.) […]
US House Speaker Hastert in Ottawa
Politically powerful U.S. statesman Dennis Hastert reaches out to Canada [Graph Not Transcribed] The third-highest ranking politician in the U.S. says he’s coming to this week’s NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Ottawa in order to reach out to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s member countries. Moreover, U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert told The Hill Times that […]
Chief Whip Catterall “jokingly” threatens new PS McCallum
Justice Minister Anne McLellan to table on Oct. 15 long-anticipated anti-terrorism legislation in House [Graph Not Transcribed] It’s the kind of story House reform advocates like to point to when they argue why Commons committee chairs should be freely elected. But to understand the strange event in last week’s House Finance Committee, a flashback to […]
PMO staffers hunker down on terror file
Former PMO strategists offer some insight on anti-terrorism strategy [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Life in the Prime Minister’s Office is rarely languid, but since the Sept. 11 bombings in the United States, the elegant Langevin Block has become command central for the Liberal government. With last week’s establishment of a Special Cabinet Committee […]
Thobani’s mindless, wild rant
Americans don’t need lecture on women’s rights [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] “There will be no emancipation for women anywhere on this planet until the western domination of this planet is ended,” declared Sunera Thobani last week, speaking up at the Women’s Resistance Conference in Ottawa. So much for the hard work of all […]
Prime Minister Chretien has been a puzzle: Yank observer
Tony Blair may be a socialist twit so far as American conservatives are concerned, but he’s now ‘our’ twit [Graph Not Transcribed] WASHINGTON, D.C.–As we reach the four-week mark after Black Tuesday, it might be useful to review the bidding a bit. First, Afghanistan Is in Ruins. The country is devastated and its people in […]
Stop fear-mongering Stockwell Day
Official Opposition tarnishes Canada’s international image [Graph Not Transcribed] Prime Minister Jean Chretien was right not to recall Parliament early following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. He was also right not to create hype by holding emergency cabinet meetings. One reaches this conclusion after following debates in the House of Commons […]
