CIDA presence nowhere to be found in Sudan: lone Canadian diplomat Nicholas Coglan on watch
[Graph Not Transcribed] KHARTOUM, SUDAN– Sudan is the largest country in Africa but the Canadian presence here is meagre. And Nicholas Coglan, the sole Canadian diplomat here, makes no apology for it. He operates the Canadian mission in downtown Khartoum with the help of two locally-employed staff out of three rooms on the main floor […]
Don’t change anything, says Hampton: corporate media to blame for NDP’s troubles
As the federal NDP debates how, not whether to change itself, Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton says the NDP doesn’t need to change at all. “There isn’t anything wrong with our philosophical approach,” said Mr. Hampton, pointing out that Canadians agree government should be “involved in providing affordable housing, public education and medicare,” which is […]
Liberal leadership organizers preparing for trench warfare
[Graph Not Transcribed] Rock camp promises to surprise after busy summer The race for the Liberal leadership will finally move beyond posturing and bravado this fall, as opposing camps prepare to battle it out in important riding executive races. Supporters of Finance Minister Paul Martin (LaSalle-Emard, Que.) have longboasted that they control the two main […]
Let’s stop blaming the Americans for our own shortcomings: starting a trade war with the US would be a disaster
[Graph Not Transcribed] The so-called trade war with the United States is another example of the Canadian hypocrisy in dealing with our powerful friend-enemy to the South. It is hypocrisy not on the part of ordinary Canadians, but by their media and politicians. It is a phony debate because the purpose of it is not […]
Ottawa’s MPs are enjoying summer tours of duty in military [Canadian Forces Parliamentary program]
Manitoba NDP MP Bev Desjarlais says copters are safe, Canadian Alliance MPs designing their own trips Summer is usually an idle time, but this summer MPs are keeping busy by land, sea and sky as volunteers in a Department of National Defence program. Shortly after Defence Minister Art Eggleton (York Centre, Ont.) introduced the Canadian […]
Day readying for leadership fight with Main’s arrival as new OLO communications director
[Graph Not Transcribed] After months of speculation, Alliance Leader Stockwell Day has finally slotted Doug Main as Director of Communications, a job that has sat empty since May. It’s the latest in a series of key hirings that suggest Mr. Day is steeling his forces for the leadership race — one that will likely see […]
Payback time: tax US movies
[Graph Not Transcribed] I have been thinking about John Manley — off and on — and remembering his early promises, on succeeding Lloyd Axworthy in our foreign affairs office, that he would be nice to the Americans so they would know we value their friendship as much as we value their business. And I have […]
Marchi’s ego is too big for Toronto, has burnt too many bridges: former trade minister no match for potential candidates Barbara Hall, Gerard Kennedy or Dave Johnson
[Graph Not Transcribed] Canada’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, it seems, has aspirations to succeed Mel Lastman as Mayor of Toronto. According to an article by Angelo Persichilli in last week’s edition of The Hill Times, Sergio Marchi is seriously considering making a return to Canadian politics to campaign for Toronto’s top job. On […]
Deadmonton story overblown
[Graph Not Transcribed] In his recent Globe and Mail column, David Macfarlane joined the long line of Canadian writers who have made it a game to dump on Toronto. Macfarlane — who hails from Hamilton, for heaven’s sake! — wrote about his daughter commenting on a tour of Toronto that there really is nothing to […]
Lobbyists eager to read Industry White Paper
Finance Committee’s pre-budget consultations will also be followed closely As August draws to a close, the rumour mill is buzzing in Ottawa with speculation about what to expect when the House returns in September. While rumours of everything from a fall budget to a winter cabinet shuffle have been making the rounds in the corridors […]
