Liberal leadership donations are down, but what do they mean?
Kinsella: Lots of political tongues are wagging about the Liberal leadership donations-because they seem so small- but it’s much ado about diddly-squat, if you ask me. The relatively-paltry figures are all about the tough new fundraising rules that all of the political parties must now observe. If you were to dig into the financial returns […]
Former B.C. Liberal Cabinet minister changes his mind about joining the Conservative Party
A former B.C. Liberal Cabinet minister who recently mused about joining the Conservative Party and running as a Tory candidate in the next federal election is now saying that he has changed his mind, and if he leaves his party, he’d be seen as an “opportunist.” In an interview last week, Gulzar Cheema, a former […]
Water pollution and ecological impacts of climate change the top environmental concerns in MPs ridings: HT survey
Most MPs say water pollution and ecological changes due to climate change are the most important environmental problems in their ridings, according to a riding-by-riding survey of 51 MPs conducted by The Hill Times. The survey, conducted by The Hill Times between June 20 to July 21, polled a range of MPs from various parties […]
Following the arrest of 17 ‘Al Qaeda-inspired’ terrorist suspects, the media have failed to ask one critical question: Why?
That long, awkward silence you hear is the blush of journalistic embarrassment. Two months after joining in an al-Qaeda witch burning, media have quietly dropped the story. Newsrooms will not even ask questions that now must be asked. It is our way of hoping the public forgets. Prompted by a June 3 police news conference […]
GOPAC to hold its second conference in September in Tanzania
Conservative MP John Williams announced last week that that the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), “an international network of parliamentarians dedicated to good governance and combating corruption throughout the world,” will hold its second GOPAC Global Conference in September. Mr. Williams, a well-known and well-liked MP who in the past chaired the high-profile […]
Scientists warming up to climate change
Last summer, the national science academies of the G8 countries, as well as those of China, India and Brazil, issued a joint statement declaring climate change a real problem caused by human activity, especially among G8 nations. The warming of the atmosphere is caused by a rise in the level of greenhouse gases, the statement […]
Liberal leadership candidates are failing to harness the power of the web
The Liberals have just lost a fleeting opportunity to renew, grow and attract significant voter attention. The sale of memberships has closed and the eleven leadership candidates’ stone-age web sites have done little to bring new, young liberals into the tent. Most sites have serious navigation challenges which often mask where things are and what […]
Harper the ‘man in the arena’, deserves more flowers than brickbats
Recently, perhaps reflecting an “end of days” silly summer season, we have seen a certain number of stories designed to fill column inches rather than enlighten. These include the non-meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Francophonie head and the prime minister’s role in evacuating Canadians from Lebanon. Regarding the former, the Canadian Press […]
G-8 leaders substituted illusory consensus for much-needed progress
Remember the G-8 summit and its pious commitments to peace and world trade? It’s been only three weeks since a self-congratulatory conclusion and the wreckage is everywhere. A conditional signal that Hezbollah and Israel should cease fire turned out to be a green light from the U.S., endorsed by me-too Canada, for the worst Middle […]
Former Sun Media bureau chief Bill Rodgers joins Prentice’s staff
Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Jim Prentice has hired a new director of communications for his ministerial political office. Bill Rodgers, former Ottawa bureau chief for Sun media joined Minister Prentice’s (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) ministerial political staff recently. Mr. Rodgers, 54, who was laid off by Sun Media two months ago along with 120 […]
