SES Research polling firm moving to bigger office
With its success in the last two federal elections at measuring Canadians’ political views, SES Research will move to a bigger office in downtown Ottawa. “Since the election earlier this year we have been very busy and needed to add more consultants to our Ottawa office to accommodate our growth,” said lead pollster Nik Nanos. […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tories keep kicking at Liberals while they’re down: letter-writer While answering questions about $1.7-million of undisclosed CPC convention fees Stephen Harper said: “All the laws have been obeyed and the Liberals will have to obey them as well-that’s the tough part.” Strange comment, since the Liberals aren’t involved in this. As for the laws being […]
Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner postponed to next spring
The Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner will be cancelled this year and moved to next spring instead. A memorandum was sent out to all full time gallery members with few details on why the increasingly splashy affair, originally scheduled for Nov. 4, then moved to Nov. 25 was cancelled last week, only stating that “as a […]
Liberals act upbeat, despite Conservatives outfundraising them by $9-million in 2005
Despite fundraising only half of what the Conservative Party did last year, the Liberal Party is doing well and is still financially healthy, claim Liberal MPs. “At the national level, our party is starting to build that grassroots base and over the coming year to, I’d say, three years I think we’re going to be […]
Need to know the finer details of the FAA? Call in high-ranking civil servants: Susan Cartwright and Joe Wild
Much has been written about the Prime Minister’s so-called No. 1 priority, the massive, 252-page, 317-clause, omnibus Federal Accountability Act. But what about the top bureaucrats who actually led the draft of the act? Meet Susan Cartwright, assistant secretary from the Accountability in Government section of the Treasury Board Secretariat, and Joe Wild, a government […]
Top five highlights and lowlights of the 39th Parliament
The highlights of the House Powers: Promise Made-Promise Kept. That goofy Martin line that he hoped to appropriate became a Harper reality. Love him or hate him the Prime Minister has been agenda-setting and doing so without creating a national stomach ache. Gravol is no longer a requirement for PM watchers. Strong Ministerial Performances. Of […]
Heritage Minister Oda finds a new policy adviser in Brown
Canada’s Heritage Minister Bev Oda (Durham, Ont.) has hired Jennifer Brown as top a policy adviser who most recently worked for Ontario Liberal Culture Minister Caroline Di Cocco (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.). Ms. Brown, 25, will help with monitoring priority issues for the minister. Ms. Brown received a bachelor of arts with honours in political science at […]
PM harper to meet Japanese President Koizumi this week
TUESDAY, JUNE 27 Accessing Government Grants and Contributions Programs-This event will help departments evaluate grants programs to ensure continuous improvements and look at aspects of the Federal Accountability Act. Hosted by Government IQ. June 27 to 29. Chateau Cartier Resort, Gatineau, Qué. For more information or to register please visit www.iqpc.com/na-1837-05 or call 1-800-882-8684. The […]
Bev Oda loses director of communications Paterson
After spending only three months on the Hill as a senior exempt ministerial staffer, robert Paterson, director of communications to Heritage Minister Bev oda, left his job last week. Without getting into details or wanting to point out the precise reason why he’s leaving his job only after three months, Mr. Paterson who in the […]
Canadian Firearms Centre jobs are in limbo
The Conservative government has cut the long gun registry’s budget by $10- million and has transferred responsibility for the program from the Canadian Firearms Centre to the RCMP which will affect approximately 400 people, but the union representing those employees says it isn’t worried about the transition. “From an Ottawa perspective, we’re not as concerned […]
