Former chief of staff to Ambrose joins Ottawa lobbying firm
Former chief of staff to Environment Minister Rona Ambrose has joined a lobbying firm in Ottawa as director of research. Daniel Bernier, who left Minister Ambrose’s (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) ministerial staff abruptly in June, joined Summa Strategies last week. Since June, there has been no official explanation available for Mr. Bernier’s exit from the top […]
To the best of my knowledge, I’m not aware of any MP in the Liberal caucus who represents the riding of Lebanon South
The non-events of last week at the Liberal caucus retreat in Vancouver have confirmed what we knew since Jan. 23. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lose his job only if he decides to quit after winning a Lotto 6/49 jackpot (and that’s an unlikely possibility), or if some hotheads in his caucus accumulate nostalgic feelings […]
How did CanWest get its scoop? By going on PM’s list
Any faint hope that the summer break might have cooled tensions between the press gallery and the Harper PMO was dashed after a hastily scheduled press conference on the softwood lumber agreement on Tuesday last week. After showing up at the appointed time and place-the House of Commons foyer, not the National Press Theatre, which […]
NDP policy convention Sept. 8 to 10 in Quebec City
MONDAY, AUG. 28 Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa-Speaker of the House Peter Milliken will lead MPs Jay Hill, Karen Redman, Yvon Godin and Michel Guimond on a Parliamentary Delegation to South Africa between Aug. 27 to Sept. 3. The delegates will meet with their counterparts Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria to discuss Parliamentary democracy and […]
Finally! A story that doesn’t matter: Why we hyped JonBenet
Don’t blame media for JonBenet Ramsey. It’s been a hot summer, and sometimes you have to cut the tension. Journalists, like coroners, meet people at their worst. They are paid to dissect the results of tragedy or failure, and it wears. That’s why old reporters walk with a stoop. Coroners have their limits, too. Norway […]
If the Prime Minister has an announcement, let’s hear it
Prime Minister Stephen Harper told reporters last week that the International AIDS Conference in Toronto had become too “politicized,” and that “this is probably not the time” for the government to make a significant policy announcement on the international fight against HIV/AIDS. The Prime Minister, who was on a tour of the North to promote […]
We can succeed even in a fiercely competitive industry: Sen. Bacon
The vitality of our aerospace industry is essential to the prosperity of the Canadian economy. The aerospace sector generated revenues of almost $22.5 billion in 2005, and contributes $9.2 billion to Canada’s GDP, according to the March 2006 Grands forums de l’aérospatiale, Compte-rendu des actes du Forum. The industry is represented in every province and […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why can’t Harper make the AIDS Conference? I find it interesting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has chosen not to attend the International AIDS Conference, which began in Toronto last week. Other heads of state and important leaders are making the trip from all over the world, yet Stephen Harper can’t make it from Ottawa. […]
Strength in numbers: Cooperation between governments and industry is key to competitiveness
It’s been two years since Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and Aerospace Industries Association of Canada President Peter Boag called on Canada’s aerospace and government leaders to establish a national forum-the Canadian Aerospace Partnership-to concentrate on ensuring the industry’s competitiveness. Global realities are such that there is strength in numbers. The solution requires industry and governments […]
The ‘un-politician politician’: Elizabeth May
What the Green Party needs now is a leader with national name recognition who can give the party an enhanced profile, Green Party leadership candidate Elizabeth May told The Hill Times in an interview last week. And as the former executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada and an officer of the Order of […]
