Parliamentary Precinct’s long-term vision and plan includes new security measures
A new vehicle screening facility for Parliament Hill could cost more than $34-million to construct, according to an estimate from Leroux, Chauhan, Ouimet & Associates Inc. Under the government’s long-term vision and plan for the Parliamentary Precinct, a new vehicle screening facility would be built for access to Parliament Hill. Leroux, Chauhan, Ouimet & Associates’estimates […]
Liberals decry own government’s lack of progress on boosting visible minorities in the federal government
“It was a shocker when I got here,”said rookie Conservative MP Michael Chong, first elected in 2004. “After several years on Bay Street, where you see visible minorities at all levels, I was shocked to see their absence in the House of Commons staff and in the public service.” He also said he could not […]
Government funding announcements in the last two weeks
Nov. 25: * $5-billion to fight aboriginal poverty Nov. 24: * $1.5-billion in softwood lumber loan guarantees * $755-million in emergency assistance to grains and oilseeds producers * $700-million to address problems associated with the backlog and processing of immigration files * Canada’s Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program announcements to deploy broadband, […]
More than ever, star federal political recruits are crowded out by minor league players who have less incentive to hang up their skates
In the lead-up to the last federal election, Claudette Bradshaw resisted pressures to retire so that former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna could run in her Moncton seat. Sixteen short months later, Bradshaw has had a change of heart; she will not be running in the coming election but neither will McKenna. He is otherwise […]
The 54 Vulnerable Liberal Seats Across The Country, Based On June 2004 Election Results
Riding MP Number ofvotes % of vote received received 1. Hamilton Mountain, Ont. Beth Phinney 18,548 34.81% 2. Victoria, B.C. David Anderson 20,398 35.04% 3. Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, B.C. Keith Martin 19,389 35.3% 4. Kenora, Ont. Roger Valley 8,563 36.23% 5. Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, Ont. Tony Valeri 18,417 37.74% 6. Brant, Ont. Lloyd St. Amand […]
Some of the hottest races to watch in election 2005-2006
St. Pauls, Ont. Minister of State for Public Health Carolyn Bennett vs. Global TV’s Conservative Peter Kent. 2004 election results: LIB Carolyn Bennett: 58.39% CON Barry Cline: 20.38% NDP Norman Tobias: 15.73% One of the star candidates unveiled by the Conservatives in the lead-up to last spring’s near-miss election, Peter Kent will be taking on […]
Liberal Boudria says goodbye to caucus and committee on the Hill
Outgoing veteran Liberal MP Don Boudria,who is the only federal politician in Canada who worked as a Hill busboy, received a standing ovation and plenty of cheers at the end of last week’s Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting as he announced it would be the last committee meeting he would chair in his federal […]
The 10 Vulnerable NDP Seats Based on June 2004 Election Results
Riding MP % of vote received 1. Burnaby-New Westminster, B.C. Peter Julian 33.72% 2. Burnaby-Douglas, B.C. Bill Siksay 34.59% 3. Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C. Nathan Cullen 37.14% 4. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Tony Martin 38.29% 5. Ottawa Centre, Ont. Ed Broadbent 41.05% 6. Timmins-James Bay, Ont. Charlie Angus 41.45% 7. Halifax, N.S. Alexa McDonough 41.55% 8. […]
38th minority Parliament: not memorable
Ned Franks, a top expert on Parliament democracy, says the 38th Parliament had no ‘knock-down, dragged out fight on public policy’ issues. The 38th minority Parliament had few highlights, won’t go down in the history books as a memorable one and was not marked by a high degree of cooperation among all political parties with […]
Pollsters say they’re scientists, but most are primarily salesmen who sell polls
There will be a general federal election and millions will vote, despite the public opinion polls. Do you want to go to work tomorrow? Do you want to keep up the car payments? Do you want a winter election? No, me neither. We could complain but it wouldn’t do any good.Yet one of these pointless […]
