Say what? Mercer wins an Arthur Kroeger for public discourse
When comedian Rick Mercer found out he won an Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs award for excellence in contributing to public discourse, he was lying on the ground, holding himself, after getting kicked in his privates. Or so he says. It was tax time, he told an audience of 200 at the awards dinner […]
Afghanistan debate part II
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said last week in the House Chamber that Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan for “years,” indicating that Canadians will be in Afghanistan even after the current commitment expires in 2007. So last week’s “take-note of Canada’s significant commitment in Afghanistan” debate wasn’t exactly compelling, but it’s important it happened. Moreover, […]
Symposium on leadership and Deputy Ministers, Mulroney to be honoured as ‘greenest PM,’ electoral reform conference this week
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 Parliamentary Business Seminar-The Canadian Study of Parliament Group hosts this seminar featuring a panel discussion on legislation issues called, “Legislating: From Ideas to Acts.” 200 West Block, Parliament Hill. For more information, please call 613-943-1228. WXN Breakfast-Dr. Jacqueline Shan, co-founder of CV Technologies and co-discoverer of ColdFX; and Elyse Allan, president & […]
Liberal Party of Canada has no central organization anymore, it has organizations
TORONTO-It’s the organization, stupid, as James Carville might say, and it’s always been about organization when you talk about leadership campaigns, especially federal Liberal campaigns. And the person who has realized this political reality is Liberal MP Belinda Stronach who, last week, gave the Liberal congregation and most of the media on the Hill that […]
CPAC probes Governor General selection process in documentary
More Canadians think the Governor General should be elected, according to an SES Research poll in a CPAC documentary by Holly Doan released this week. But some say the idea is wacky and politically explosive. “I’m sure a lot of Canadians think the office should be elected but when you start thinking about that isn’t […]
Finley defends government’s childcare plan as more lobby against it
Amid a national grassroots childcare lobby on Cabinet and the Conservative caucus, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley says the government will be spending double what the Liberals promised for 13 years while in power. “We campaigned on this, we offered it to Canadians, they chose it, and we’re going to deliver it,” Ms. Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, […]
Derek Burney, Senator Hugh Segal to speak this week
MONDAY, APRIL 10 IHCMD lecture-The ninth lecture of a public lecture series from the Institute for Human Conceptual and Mental Development will discuss “Managing, Planning, Organizing and Directing: From the Inside Out and From the Bottom Up.” 7 p.m. in the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa. For more information, please call (613) 233-8354. IRPP Luncheon-Stephan […]
Does conflict influence media coverage of politics? You bet
Stephen Harper was not elected to make reporters’ jobs any easier, and he’s not. In curbing media stake-outs behind a security cordon and suppressing word of Cabinet meetings and his daily agenda, the Prime Minister angered journalists. Press Gallery members warned they do not take orders from the government (right), that Harper must have something […]
Naqvi organizes meetings with Grit leadership contenders
A young professional Liberal is organizing informal meetings between dozens of other like-minded Grits and declared and potential Liberal leadership candidates to hear about their visions of Canada in 2050. Yasir Naqvi, a lawyer with Lang Michener and an executive member of the federal provincial riding association of Ottawa Centre, told The Hill Times that […]
Critics concerned Federal Accountability Act being rushed by new Harper government
On the heels of Treasury Board President John Baird’s promise to introduce and move swiftly on the federal government’s promised Federal Accountability Act, lobbyists and critics are saying the omnibus legislation is being rushed and fear it may not see adequate consultation and analysis. Some observers watching the accountability proposals are quietly expressing that the […]
