Stockwell Day favorite son to lead united alternative
With all the talk of a”united alternative” — the proposed amalgamation of conservative-minded supporters under one roof, as initiated by the Reform Party’s membership convention last May — there has been a lot of speculation on who might be the ideal candidate poised to lead this initiative and defeat the Liberals in the next federal […]
Why Ramsay hired Bodnar: former Liberal MP Morris Bodnar considered one of best Saskatchewan defence lawyers [Pelican Narrows Indian Reserve case]
When Reform Party MP Jack Ramsay was charged with sexual assault and attempted sexual assault earlier this month, he hired one of the best defence lawyers in Saskatchewan, former Liberal MP and political rival Morris Bodnar, to come to his rescue. On Aug. 27, the day before being charged, Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot, Alta.), 61, his […]
Premier Bouchard still in precarious position [after the summer]
Election rumors circulating in the capital of Quebec these days must certainly be attached to a bungy cord. They bounce all over the place and they feel like they can be stretched any which way. One day, depending on what signs you chose to take seriously, all indications are that an election call will be […]
Robinson pushes Axworthy on APEC [House foreign affairs committee]
A veteran NDP human rights protester plans to push the House to investigate the PMO’s controversial role in the RCMP manhandling of protesters at last year’s APEC meeting in British Columbia. NDP MP Svend Robinson (Burnaby-Douglas, B.C.), who has made it a habit of putting the government on the spot on human rights issues, challenging […]
House players set strategy [Dhaliwal wants Bill C-43 to go to the House Finance committee by November]
As the House prepares for a highly-partisan and nasty fall session, the nation’s top tax collector, Federal Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal hopes his bill to set up a new super-tax collection agency will move off the floor of the House of Commons and through committee. National Revenue Minister Herb Dhaliwal (Vancouver South, B.C.) told The […]
Public entitled to know issues of public morality
Regular readers will know that your correspondent has serious reservations about the veracity of public opinion polls. That having been said, however, polls often serve as an easy measure by which to compare — albeit not as accurately as pollsters would have you believe — public sentiments at a given moment in time. I’m thinking […]
Senator Lynch-Staunton floats wild trial balloon [Parliamentary reform]
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Canada, John Lynch-Staunton, addressed the Rotary Club of Calgary yesterday on the need for Parliamentary reform, as he saw it. In other words, reform other than Senate reform. It was a very good speech, and one that must have fallen on receptive ears. While Sen. Lynch-Staunton […]
Industry tops lobbying efforts: top 20 departments most lobbied
Top 20 Departments Most Lobbied: 1. Industry Canada 2. Finance Canada 3. Foreign Affairs/International Trade 4. Environment Canada 5. Revenue Canada 6. Transport Canada 7. Health Canada 8. Natural Resources Canada 9. Privy Council Office 10. Public Works 11. Treasury Board Top 20 Departments Most Lobbied: 1. Industry Canada 2. Finance Canada 3. Foreign Affairs/International […]
Question period: do you think US President Bill Clinton should resign?
“No, I don’t think President Clinton should resign. I think he needs to make peace with his own family and I don’t think it should affect the presidency. [The focus on the Clinton-Lewinsky affair] shows the news has moved into tabloid television and it shows news at its worst.” Liberal MP Bob Speller Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant, Ont. […]
Cardinal denies ousted from PCO
She had spent virtually her entire career within the public service, and had risen to one of the top communications positions within the entire government. But last June, when Ruth Cardinal, then assistant secretary to Cabinet for Communications and Consultations, got a call from the newly privatized Canada Communication Group Incorporated, she recalled: “I got […]
