Cocktail reception with Minister Allan Rock this week
GG’s free summer concert series to continue in July, variety of musical performers MONDAY, JULY 7 House Sitting–The House has adjourned for the summer for a 13-week break and is scheduled to return on Monday, Sept. 15. For more information on the House’s schedule, please contact the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. Cocktail […]
So long, George
So, we’re finally rid of George Radwanski. Our collective outrage at his arrogance will soon abate. After all, his extravagance is small potatoes compared to other Liberal boondoggles, such as the gun registry. Radwanski’s departure, however, leaves the big questions unanswered. Was it pure coincidence that he was hired a mere one day after he […]
Andrew Skaling returns to Parliament Hill
Skaling the Tory Ramparts… As of today, the Tories have a new communications director — former City of Ottawa senior media relations adviser Andrew Skaling. Mr. Skaling replaces former CBC cameraman Scott Troyer, who took over from Bill Rodgers, who is now the Sun’s Parliamentary bureau chief. By the way, apparently there is no truth […]
Copps’ staffer Boyer denies a conflict of interest in new job
Charles Boyer, 38, executive assistant to Canadian Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, who will be leaving his job in the minister’s political office next month for a job as vice-president of external and government relations for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, denies he will be in a conflict of interest in his new post. Mr. Boyer’s […]
Alliance and Tory merger all about trust
Regarding Tory MP Inky Mark’s “Canadians don’t trust Alliance: Mark,” (The Hill Times, June 23). Mr. Mark is correct, it is about trust. The question is, ‘Does anyone truly trust Inky’s recently-passed judgment on Stephen Harper?’ Mr. Mark was critical of Stephen Harper “jumping ship” after working for the PC Party and then choosing to […]
‘Langley, we’ve had a problem here’: There’s been a systemic error in the intelligence assessment of Iraq: David Jones
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Those with a sense of history may recall the Apollo 13 Space Mission to the moon where an incipient catastrophe on the spacecraft prompted the laconic comment “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” In the end, while the world watched, a combination of brilliant extemporaneous engineering and good luck resulted in the survival of […]
Irresponsible message in Star’s Toronto Blue Jays’ story: Low numbers of non-white players, but we’re tempted to say here, so what?
TORONTO–It’s the kind of story you can’t believe anyone could even think of doing, let alone actually do. Moreover, it was plastered on the front page to boot. But there it was, written larger than life on the front of last Saturday’s Toronto Star, one of the stupidest, most illconceived and malicious distortions of journalism […]
Reynolds’ ludicrous assertion
Regarding Alliance House Leader John Reynolds’ letter-to-the-editor “Mr. Gwyn’s ludicrous assertion: Reynolds,” (The Hill Times, June 23). If the Alliance is serious about some form of cooperation with the Tories, John Reynolds has a funny way of being welcoming. His reassertions that the Alliance is ready to win all on its own combined with his […]
Media studies crucial
Regarding “Senate’s doing one of the most ambitious media studies in history,” (The Hill Times, June 30). I believe that the media studies research and especially getting its conclusions out to the largest possible audience is crucial to all of us. Personally, I have been especially distressed about The Independent in London’s policy to charge […]
Radwanski scandal could change way government works
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee’s recent scathing report that accuses former privacy commissioner George Radwanski of deliberately misleading Parliament by “falsifying” documents and “concealing” expense information could prompt significant policy reforms for all Officers of Parliament, say leading experts on government and Parliament. And Members of the House of Commons Government Operations and […]
