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 […]
The Spin Doctors
Mike Storeshaw Conservative Strategist “This opposition talk about being an honest international peace broker makes for interesting coffee-house chat, but it’s completely irrelevant to the situation today. “Perhaps my friends in the opposition could take some time to explain their premise as it relates to the current conflict. Between whom should Canada insert itself to […]
Prime Minister says he’s not a ‘micromanager’
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) is not a “micromanager” and lets his ministers “carry the ball” on important files, the Prime Minister told Reader’s Digest in its August issue. “I don’t think I am a micromanager. I’m a guy who is aware of, or, is trying to make himself aware of, the most […]
Parliament needs Middle Eastern associations, partnerships: MPs
Parliament should establish full-fledged Parliamentary associations with the world’s Middle Eastern countries and, at the very least, should revive the less influential Parliamentary Friendship Groups, say some MPs. NDP MP Alexa McDonough (Halifax, N.S.), who is trying to re-establish the Canada-Palestine Friendship Group, said Parliament needs to give these associations more financing and complained that […]
Scarpaleggia backs Dion, after ‘months of serious reflection’
Grit MP Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.), chair of federal Liberal Quebec Caucus, says he’s backing Liberal leadership candidate Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, Que.) “after months of serious reflection,” noting that Mr. Dion’s bilingualism was an important factor in his decision, along with his “intellectual honesty,” and his understanding of federalism and environmental issues. “The environment, especially […]
Former B.C. Liberal Cabinet minister contemplates running as Conservative in next election
The Liberals took Canada’s ethnic minorities’ support “for granted” for nearly 13 years while in government, but based on the Conservatives’ first five months in power ethnics are now willing to give the Tories a chance, says a former B.C. Liberal Cabinet minister who’s considering running as a Conservative in the next election. “At this […]
Liberals want to hear from Amb. Wilson on Softwood
Canadian ambassador to the United States must appear before the Commons International Trade Committee to explain why the governing Conservatives went ahead with a deal on the contentious softwood lumber dispute “that is disastrous for the Canadian softwood industry and its workers,” say Liberal MPs on the House International Trade Committee. “Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson, […]
