PM Harper on Middle East crisis
Stephen Harper in London, United Kingdom, July 13: “Israel has a right to defend itself. I think Israel’s response under the circumstances has been measured. I think it’s tremendously disappointing that these attacks are coming from areas that Israel voluntarily evacuated. So I think the onus to end this escalation is on the other side, […]
The Spin Doctors
Mike Storeshaw Conservative strategist “The Prime Minister has stated the obvious in plain terms: the current hostilities in the Middle East were provoked by actions of extremists, namely Hezbollah, and they must be held responsible. The goal of these extremist forces is not peace; they oppose peace in principle. Their goal is to destabilize the […]
Summit magazine to develop a ‘procurement blueprint’
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to the federal government’s $13-billion a year in procurement is its overall purpose, say members at a roundtable discussion organized by Summit magazine last week in Ottawa. “The federal government is not a big corporation, it has a different mandate,” said one roundtable participant. “It extends beyond […]
POLITICAL STREETER ON MIDEAST CRISIS
Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay Central Nova, N.S. “We’re not concerned about the politics of this right now, really, domestically. What we’re concerned about is the evacuation of Canadian citizens from Lebanon, those who are in harm’s way. We’re not doing this exercise to deal with the broader issues, we’re concentrating and focusing our efforts […]
A look at some of the staffers on Liberal leadership campaigns
Liberal leadership candidate Stéphane Dion A number of the key people behind Liberal MP Stéphane Dion’s (Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, Que.) leadership campaign are ex-ministerial staffers, although Mr. Dion’s national campaign manager Mark Marissen, who works in the private sector in public relations for Burrard Communications in Vancouver, B.C., never did work for a Cabinet minister, he used […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Putting jobs and the economy ahead of our environment Re: Alternative energy policy briefing (The Hill Times, July 10). There is a lot more to worry about here than new energy sources. That problem is really basic. It turns out that we really can’t make any significant improvement to our energy situation and environment without […]
Senate Speaker will be hosting Australia’s Senate president
MONDAY, JULY 24 Speaker of the Senate to host President of the Senate of Australia-The Speaker of the Senate of Canada, Noël Kinsella, is to host President of the Senate of Australia Paul Henry Calvert during a state visit to New Brunswick, July 23 to July 25. On July 24 Mr. Calvert is to visit […]
A Canadian passport is a Canadian passport, Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner, what were you thinking? According to Tim Naumetz’ frontpage story in The Ottawa Citizen last week, Conservative MP Garth Turner, who represents Halton, Ont., said Canadians with two passports are not “accidental tourists” and that taxpayers might question the costs. Mr. Turner told the newspaper that he sympathizes with constituents who questioned the […]
Karygiannis quits as Volpe’s national campaign manager
Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.), campaign manager for Liberal leadership contestant Joe Volpe (Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont.), resigned from Mr. Volpe’s campaign Friday. The Canadian Press reported on Friday that the two had split over the Middle East crisis. Mr. Volpe has been a supporter of Israel’s right to self-defence and its recent air strikes against […]
Harper catches Liberals off-guard, Grits could lose substantial Jewish vote in next general election
TORONTO-The situation in the Middle East is too complicated, dangerous and important to be a footnote in a column on Canadian politics. Furthermore, it’s a blatant waste of time to engage in a debate here in Canada over the interpretation of the word “measured,” used by Prime Minister Stephen Harper while the real issue is […]
