Press freedom comes to the National Press Club [Political cartoon contest]
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] You can’t draw that…Freedom of the press may not be a big issue in Canada, but the National Press Club is hoping its new editorial cartoon contest will help bring attention to the many journalists around the world who work under press restrictions. Spencer Moore, chair of the NPC […]
Parliamentarians want to smooth Brazilian relations
Canadian Parliamentarians could get the chance to smooth relations with Brazil when legislators from 27 North, South and Central American countries and Caribbean Nations gather this week on the Hill. The Parliamentarians will be meeting for the first-ever Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) session, they say, in order to raise the voices of “civil […]
Professional Institute of Public Servants wants parliamentary inquiry into troubled Health Canada [Tries to get MPs’ and senators’ attention on rights of public servants]
[Graph Not Transcribed] A large public service union is entering the political field by calling on Parliament to investigate the numerous employee complaints at Health Canada. Steve Hindle, president of the Professional Institute of Public Servants, said the union would like to see some kind of Parliamentary inquiry, suggesting either a special Senate committee or […]
Don’t call Landry a mere provincial premier of distinct society
It’s official now TDS — The Distinct Society — has a new head of government although he has not been sworn-in. Premier Lulu is now gone into the never-never land of big legal fees. Apparently, he has decided to do what other former heads of government do when they quit politics; devote more time to […]
Cloning bill coming soon: no budget means pesticide bill won’t be tabled any time soon
Parliament’s backbenchers will soon have a large say in creating Canada’s rules for the controversial biotech industry, with a draft bill expected to appear in the Commons Health Committee by May. [Graph Not Transcribed] However, another Health Canada bill addressing the Environment Committee’s concerns over pesticide use will likely be pushed back until the fall […]
Day maintains caucus hold, but losing grip [on political agenda]
Most Canadian Alliance MPs are standing by their troubled party leader, for now. Despite the controversy surrounding Stockwell Day’s handling of his legal problems and his poor performance in Ottawa, the Canadian Alliance leader continues to enjoy the support of his caucus. But at the same time, Alliance and Tory MPs are also willing to […]
Gagliano controversy raises questions on immigration process: are the letters members of parliament write to ministries a form of endorsement of their constituents or not?
The media and political uproar ignited by the Amodeo case has, once again, directed the media limelight back onto Public Works Minister Alfonso Gagliano and the activities of his Montreal constituency office. Let me state at the outset that organized crime is one of the biggest problems facing the globe and Canadian society. It is […]
Listen up: female politicians should be pushing envelope more: three trailblazing politicians tell WTN that women on Parliament Hill are fooling themselves, go for the top [Current Affairs]
Three trailblazing politicians say women on Parliament Hill aren’t pushing women’s issues enough and have forgotten that Parliament Hill is a “male institution with a male culture, male values and male ways of doing things.” The three women told the WTN’s Holly Doan on her show Current Affairs that women in politics still have a […]
PMO denies it’s source of leaks
The Prime Minister’s Office is denying it was a source of recent and sensational leaks from cabinet. Francoise Ducros, director of communications in the PMO, denied last week’s story in The Hill Times which quoted an unnamed government source fingering the powerful PMO as the source of leaks. On Feb. 19, Southam News reported that […]
Stop a “charging senator with a smile”: Manitoba francophone Liberal Gil Molgat fondly remembered on the Hill
After his death last week from a massive stroke, friends were fondly recalling former Senate Speaker Gildas Molgat as a statesman with a storied past. A native of Ste-Rose-du-Lac, Man., Liberal Sen. Molgat was a boy when he accompanied his family on a return voyage from Europe just as the Second World War was starting. […]
