NDP charges smaller delegate fee for policy convention than Liberals
The federal New Democratic Party is charging a substantially smaller delegate fee for their policy convention next month than the federal Liberals who will hold their biennial and leadership convention in early December. The NDP is charging $175 for a regular delegate for their Sept. 8 to 10 policy convention in Montreal, compared to the […]
HEARD ON THE HILL
The stately grounds of the Royal Ottawa Golf Course played host to one of the most hotly anticipated social events of the summer this month, as over a hundred friends, family and former and current colleagues gathered to celebrate the 60th birthday of Conservative strategist, Earnscliffe lobbyist and Hill veteran Geoff Norquay. It was an […]
PM criticized for withholding an announcement on AIDS plans
Opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week for holding off an announcement about increasing HIV/AIDS funding before the 16th International AIDS Conference came to an end and accused the Tory government of lacking a commitment to deal with the pandemic. Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.), who did not attend the weeklong conference […]
Canadian expertise, technology playing important roles on international space missions
The wait is over for Canadian Space Agency astronaut Steve MacLean, who will return to space after 14 years. On Aug. 27, he is set to blast off aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. The mission: to deliver new solar panels to the station and resume construction of the orbiting space laboratory. […]
The Spin Doctors
Mike Storeshaw Conservative Strategist “Mr. Martin has apparently made this suggestion as a way to re-open the debate over whether the Canadian flag on the Peace Tower should be flown at half-staff whenever a Canadian soldier is killed in the line of duty. I don’t suspect that he really wants MPs to be in charge […]
Prime Minister Harper sets up Lebanon Relief Fund
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) announced last week that the government is setting up a $25-million Lebanon Relief Fund for the recovery and stabilization needed in Lebanon. In an announcement posted on the Conservative Party website, Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) said that the Lebanon Relief Fund is a two year fund […]
Why are journalists so fascinated by Cuba? Korski wants to know
I’ve never been to Cuba, but journalists who have seem awed by the place. Halifax Daily News writer Arnie Patterson marveled, “No one goes to bed hungry in Cuba.” Fidel Castro is “remarkable” and “heroic,” he wrote. Castro is “amazing,” agreed the Sault Star. The Jewish Tribune reported, “There’s no anti-Semitism there.” Cuba jailed 32 […]
Poll wars
Last week, Conrad Winn, a pollster at Compas polling, distributed a news release to journalists, along with new poll on the Middle East. The release took issue with a Strategic Counsel poll for The Globe and Mail on Aug. 1, saying the Globe’s poll had limitations and that the resulting news story, which showed declining […]
‘My number one challenge is to ensure that Canada’s aerospace industry is positioned to be a world leader’: Bernier
Industry Minister Maxime Bernier says that on defence procurement- which contributes about $4.5-billion per year to Canada’s aerospace and defence industries-“every dollar we spend on defence procurement is matched by a dollar of economic activity in this country.” In an e-mail interview with The Hill Times for a policy briefing on Canada’s aerospace industry, Mr. […]
Dion a larger challenge to Rae than Ignatieff in leadership race
Bob Rae is enjoying a better political season than Michael Ignatieff. But is it good enough to keep the former Ontario NDP premier ahead of Stéphane Dion in the Liberal leadership race? That’s not an abstract question. The answer is pivotal to an amorphous contest that won’t really take shape until late September when delegates […]
