LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Don’t kid yourself: female MPs low in Canada’s House too We believe last week’s depiction of Environment Minister Rona Ambrose on the cover of The Hill Times last week, July 10, could send a mixed message to your readership. The photo of Minister Ambrose indicates that she values the importance of more equitable gender representation […]
Choosing the Right Running Shoes
With so many different types and styles of running shoes today, it can be very confusing knowing which one to choose. First, consult a health professional who is knowledgeable in determining your specific foot type and biomechanics. People with low arches, called pronators, will need a shoe that will provide some degree of stability. A […]
Harper’s first fall priority is ballot-box driven
Felipe Calderon, presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party (PAN), has been declared the winner in the Mexican presidential election. In politics, promises are easy and making a difference is hard. So give Stephen Harper cautious credit for stretching his government as it moves beyond five spring commitments to an autumn agenda that is […]
Island of Montreal to be a tough battleground for Conservatives in next federal election, says pollster
The “stars are aligning” for the Tories in Quebec, but the Island of Montreal is emerging as a key battleground for the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois, with each party hoping to win seats from a weakening Liberal stronghold, says Christian Bourque, a pollster at Léger Marketing in Montreal. “Outside the Island of Montreal, support […]
Right now, nobody does nasty better than the federal Liberals
WASHINGTON, D.C.-To be sure, “Alberta” in the form of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to Washington on July 5-6, inter alia, for U.S. President George Bush’s birthday. The event was much covered in Canadian papers, and even got a certain amount of notice in U.S. media (nice photo on A-10 of The Washington Post)-if […]
PSAC leery of significant, sweeping Public Service Modernization Act
Federal public service union managers say they’re worried that hiring based on the merit principle will be thrown out the window under the new Public Service Modernization Act. “We’re fearful that it opens the door to those managers who don’t apply the test of fairness in hiring,” said John Gordon, national president of the Public […]
Air India Flight 182 Commission hearings Tuesday and Wednesday
MONDAY, JULY 17 French Ambassador Hosts a Reception-Ambassador of France and Mme. Daniel Jouanneau host guests at their residence on Sussex Drive. TUESDAY, JULY 18 Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182-The Commission will hold two days of public hearings under Commissioner John C. Major. July 18 to […]
FALL VOTE COULD BE TRIGGERED
The governing Conservatives could take a gamble and pull the trigger on their minority government this fall over the softwood lumber deal, but political insiders are buzzing about all the scenarios involved on how to pull it off successfully or not. The Liberals “will do everything humanly possible” not to have an early fall election, […]
A look into PMO Press Office
The battle between the Parliamentary Press Gallery and the Prime Minister of Canada hasn’t really died down in these dog days of summer. Some seasoned Parliament Hill reporters say they’re still struggling to cover the politically popular Stephen Harper Conservative government and are criticizing the press officers in the Prime Minister’s Press Office. So who […]
No realistic option to reduce energy consumption by one-third over next few years: PM Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose Conservative minority government will introduce the Clean Air Act this fall, says he wants to move forward on some issues the Kyoto Protocol “completely ignores,” such as pollution and smog and promises a more comprehensive package “than anything that was envisioned by Kyoto.” The following is an excerpt of an […]
