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 […]
When a Canadian soldier dies in Afghanistan
Canadian soldier Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca, 21, was killed and two others were wounded in Afghanistan in what the media reported as “a brutal” firefight in the Panjwei district west of Kandahar City on July 9. Cpl. Boneca, who was fighting as part of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry battle group, was a reservist […]
Accountability Act is a long, contradictory and, in the end, impossible menu
Friends of the Harper government are divided on how they got their version of government accountability reform so badly wrong. Some believe that the Prime Minister’s genuine rage at Liberal abuse of power for partisan purposes and his disgust at the role that lobbyists played in helping them got in the way of his strategic […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Don’t kid yourself: female MPs low in Canada’s House too We believe last week’s depiction of Environment Minister Rona Ambrose on the cover of The Hill Times last week, July 10, could send a mixed message to your readership. The photo of Minister Ambrose indicates that she values the importance of more equitable gender representation […]
Choosing the Right Running Shoes
With so many different types and styles of running shoes today, it can be very confusing knowing which one to choose. First, consult a health professional who is knowledgeable in determining your specific foot type and biomechanics. People with low arches, called pronators, will need a shoe that will provide some degree of stability. A […]
Harper’s first fall priority is ballot-box driven
Felipe Calderon, presidential candidate of the ruling National Action Party (PAN), has been declared the winner in the Mexican presidential election. In politics, promises are easy and making a difference is hard. So give Stephen Harper cautious credit for stretching his government as it moves beyond five spring commitments to an autumn agenda that is […]
Island of Montreal to be a tough battleground for Conservatives in next federal election, says pollster
The “stars are aligning” for the Tories in Quebec, but the Island of Montreal is emerging as a key battleground for the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois, with each party hoping to win seats from a weakening Liberal stronghold, says Christian Bourque, a pollster at Léger Marketing in Montreal. “Outside the Island of Montreal, support […]
Right now, nobody does nasty better than the federal Liberals
WASHINGTON, D.C.-To be sure, “Alberta” in the form of Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to Washington on July 5-6, inter alia, for U.S. President George Bush’s birthday. The event was much covered in Canadian papers, and even got a certain amount of notice in U.S. media (nice photo on A-10 of The Washington Post)-if […]
Entire FAA exempt from Sec. 126 of Criminal Code, protects deliberate violators from prosecution
To date, media and political reaction to the Federal Accountability Act (FAA) has focused on whistle-blowers, floor-crossers, and access to information. Little attention has been paid to the amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA). Those amendments promise to lower the ceilings on campaign donations, regulate political trust funds and tighten up the enforcement of […]
Government should play bigger role in fast-tracking alternative energy sources
The days of cheap and abundant oil are behind us. The new energy paradigm demands that we understand now more than ever that we must reduce our dependence on traditional fossil fuels. We must act for two important reasons-oil reserves are shrinking, with new finds increasingly more difficult and costly to get to, and, more […]
