Correction from the July 17 issue of The Hill Times
On p. 4 in last week’s issue of The Hill Times, one photo caption incorrectly identified MP Lui Temelkovski (standing), pictured with Conservative MPs Jeff Watson, Rahim Jaffer and Helena Guergis, as a Conservative MP. Mr. Temelkovski is, of course, a Liberal MP. The Hill Times apologizes for this error. O
PM Harper on Middle East crisis
Stephen Harper in London, United Kingdom, July 13: “Israel has a right to defend itself. I think Israel’s response under the circumstances has been measured. I think it’s tremendously disappointing that these attacks are coming from areas that Israel voluntarily evacuated. So I think the onus to end this escalation is on the other side, […]
The Spin Doctors
Mike Storeshaw Conservative strategist “The Prime Minister has stated the obvious in plain terms: the current hostilities in the Middle East were provoked by actions of extremists, namely Hezbollah, and they must be held responsible. The goal of these extremist forces is not peace; they oppose peace in principle. Their goal is to destabilize the […]
Summit magazine to develop a ‘procurement blueprint’
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to the federal government’s $13-billion a year in procurement is its overall purpose, say members at a roundtable discussion organized by Summit magazine last week in Ottawa. “The federal government is not a big corporation, it has a different mandate,” said one roundtable participant. “It extends beyond […]
House International Trade Committee members ‘irresponsible’: Guergis
The House’s International Trade Committee members are only interested in playing games rather than studying the newly-initialled Softwood Lumber Agreement, says Conservative MP Helena Guergis (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.), who is also the Parliamentary Secretary to the International Trade Minister. The committee met last week for an emergency meeting to discuss what the opposition calls a “sell […]
The elephant in the room is not Volpe
TORONTO-Math is not an opinion, it’s usually an exact science. But when it comes to Liberal Party’s membership sales, well, math becomes a matter of interpretation. Not many Canadians are too interested in the numbers of new membership sales of the federal Liberal Party of Canada, but, the question that’s intriguing political strategists is how […]
Regulate content, not ownership
There is no positive outcome of Bell Globemedia’s takeover of Chum Television, announced last week, says NDP MP Charlie Angus. “The merger brings to the forefront a growing concern over media concentration,” he told The Hill Times. “The market is getting smaller and smaller and there is not a single upside for public interest in […]
Time for an open national debate on sustaining Canada’s health-care system
In an SES poll for Policy Options last month, the health-care guarantee on waiting times was ranked by a margin of three to one by Canadians as the most important of the Harper government’s top five priorities. It is not an exaggeration to say that a genuine transformation of the Canadian health-care system is in […]
MPs make more use of Air Canada’s Maple Leaf lounge
The House’s Board of Internal Economy has allowed MPs a new perk: to buy memberships for access to Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounge in various airports across the country to a maximum of $100, which can be charged to the MP’s Office Budget. Most MPs who fly frequently already have free access for achieving “elite” […]
Prospect of large numbers of visitors from Chinese mainland revives ethnic stereotyping by domestic, international media
This tourism season it is not asking too much to give foreigners a polite welcome. Just don’t mention the incident at the First World Hotel. Communist China is preparing to place Canada on a government-approved list of holiday destinations. The prospect of large numbers of visitors from the Chinese mainland has revived ethnic stereotyping by […]
