BN Hill reporter Dan Dugas was ‘funniest speaker’ of all
‘I don’t think the others combined, made me laugh as much:’ Don Macdonald Regarding “Some winners and some stinkers at Press Gallery Dinner,” (The Hill Times, June 23). I have had a chance to watch this year’s Press Gallery Dinner on CPAC and must say I found Broadcast News’ Dan Dugas to be the funniest […]
Noteworthy and notable quotes on Bill C-7
“This Indian Act was never ours. You do not modernize colonialization. You reject it. There’s no Indian Act for Italians, East Indians or Jews.” –AFN National Chief Matthew Coon Come, The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2003. “Given that the Member for LaSalle-Emard has said that if he became Prime Minister he would not proclaim […]
Unhappy Radwanski’s gone
The first question we should all ask ourselves about the Radwanski affair is why it took so long to figure out Mr. Radwanski had expensive tastes. It seems to me that the Privacy Commissioner was doing a good job of protecting Canadians. He was the only person taking those cowardly Liberals to task for passing […]
The First Nations Governance Act: an historic opportunity
First Nations and Canada will not accept the status quo. A survey last year of First Nations citizens living on-reserve found overwhelming support for good government and strong accountability. This year found First Nations citizens writing the law that will be the foundation of that good governance and accountability. Both of these things are keys […]
Corruption runs deep
I often get the feeling that corruption runs much deeper than taxpayers realize. A case in point being the two tax collectors who were pulled way from the Radwanski probe and reassigned to other duties all as a result of probing much deeper than the Revenue Department wanted. To discover that Revenue Canada officially forgave […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Alliance MP Leon Benoit, 53, July 7, 1950 *Alliance MP Andy Burton, 61, July 7, 1942 *NDP MP Brian Masse, 35, July 9, 1968 *Liberal MP Yvon Charbonneau, 63, July 11, 1940 *Liberal MP Andy Savoy, 40, July 12, 1963 *PC Sen. Trevor Eyton, 69, July 12, 1934 *PC Sen. Mira Spivak, 69, July 12, […]
So long, George
So, we’re finally rid of George Radwanski. Our collective outrage at his arrogance will soon abate. After all, his extravagance is small potatoes compared to other Liberal boondoggles, such as the gun registry. Radwanski’s departure, however, leaves the big questions unanswered. Was it pure coincidence that he was hired a mere one day after he […]
U.S.’ emergence as a global hegemon: The sheer fact of the U.S.’ unchallengeable power creates widespread anti- Americanism
Most people around the world are governed by, and are affected by and are bossed about by, two governments. One government is their own. The other is in Washington. About the only exceptions are those people who live in poor countries that are of no interest to the new imperialists in Washington. The lives of […]
Alliance and Tory merger all about trust
Regarding Tory MP Inky Mark’s “Canadians don’t trust Alliance: Mark,” (The Hill Times, June 23). Mr. Mark is correct, it is about trust. The question is, ‘Does anyone truly trust Inky’s recently-passed judgment on Stephen Harper?’ Mr. Mark was critical of Stephen Harper “jumping ship” after working for the PC Party and then choosing to […]
‘Langley, we’ve had a problem here’: There’s been a systemic error in the intelligence assessment of Iraq: David Jones
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Those with a sense of history may recall the Apollo 13 Space Mission to the moon where an incipient catastrophe on the spacecraft prompted the laconic comment “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” In the end, while the world watched, a combination of brilliant extemporaneous engineering and good luck resulted in the survival of […]
