Why anti-Americanism is as Canadian as maple syrup: We Canadians have a serious inferiority complex
There have been two recent, widely-reported examples of anti-Americanism by Canadians of some official stature. According to Francie Ducros, then director of communications for Prime Minister Jean Chretien, U.S. President George Bush is “a moron.” Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish’s condemnation was far wider: “Damn Americans. I hate those bastards.” These comments are not isolated, but […]
Strongly rejects Jones’ column
Regarding “Don’t blame the French,” (View From Washington, D.C. column, The Hill Times, March 24). My eyes just could not believe what I read in the article by David Jones. After a long list of poor “arguments” (which are more feeble opinions than facts or rational), the author finishes his paper by a sentence that […]
Citizen Canned?
There’s talk bubbling of a strike at the Ottawa Citizen this summer when the current newspaper guild collective agreement expires. It is being fuelled by lay-offs and consolidations at other CanWest-Global papers and, closure to home, the departure two weeks ago of Citizen opinion page editor Christina “Tina” Spencer, a 20-year-plus veteran at the paper. […]
Canada-U.S. Parliamentary Group doing damage control
OTTAWA–Canada is highly likely to suffer from economic consequences as a result of its decision not to join the U.S.led war in Iraq, says Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi, who is co-chair of Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group. Mr. Comuzzi (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), who is on his way to Washington, D.C., this week with the House Transport […]
Disappointed by Canadian behaviour
It saddens me that the country of my origin would demean itself so much, by booing the American national anthem at a hockey game. I have always thought that Canadians would hold themselves to a higher standard in behaviour. What has changed since I left Canada over 30 years ago? We used to be a […]
U.S. risks losing peace
Just before the war began, one expert observer, James Steinberg, director of studies at Washington’s Brookings Institution and a former senior aide with the Clinton administration, made an observation that now seems uncannily perceptive. Steinberg remarked in a tone of skepticism on the “presumption” prevailing among U.S. military planners that very few Iraqis would fight. […]
“Who is doing the best and most trustworthy job of covering the war in Iraq on TV, radio, newspaper and magazine, and the internet?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “It all depends on your politics, doesn’t it? If you are an unregistered Republican Party lobby group, like the Canadian Alliance, the National Post is your beacon of truth. The Post pretty much loathes everything that is modern Canadaparticularly our pride in maintaining in an independent foreign policy — and that’s […]
Iraq needs help from us all: British
OTTAWA–Iraq was once a cultural powerhouse, one of the most sophisticated countries in the Middle East. It has a highly-educated population and enormous natural resources. But today, around half its population is unemployed. A total of 60 per cent of its people are dependent on food aid. More than half of the people in rural […]
Long on audacity but short on common sense: Paradigm-shifting media strategies can be a powerful tool
Spring of 2003 may well be long-remembered by some for reasons other than only the beginning of Gulf War II, though its significance and ramifications will undoubtedly overshadow most everything else But this month also marks the debut of two quite astounding developments in the annals of advocacy and public affairs strategy and practice. One […]
NDP MP Stoffer to host splashy party on April 2
Alliance special caucus meeting in Stratford, Ont., on April 4 MONDAY, MARCH 31 House Sitting — The House will remain in session until Friday, April 11 when it will take a two-week break. For more information, please call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. PC National Capital Region Fundraising Dinner — PC Canada […]
