A tale of two countries, Cuba and Myanmar
Cuba and Myanmar (formerly Burma) are two countries, oceans apart, on different continents, and Canada follows two divergent policies towards them. It is “constructive engagement” with Cuba, but isolation of Myanmar. Yet both these policies have had little impact on the leadership of the respective countries. President Fidel Castro has ruled Cuba since the revolution […]
George Radwanski’s travel and meal expenses – April 2001 to May 2003
Item Location / Purpose People Date Amount Trip Toronto, Ont. – Speeches N.A. April 5-9, 2001 $1,336.65 Lunch Ottawa, Ont. – Mamma Teresa 2 April 4, 2001 $55.75 Trip Boston, U.S. – Harvard Law School N.A. April 23-25, 2001 $2,973.94 Lunch Ottawa, Ont. – Capital Club 2* May 2, 2001 $152.19 Lunch Ottawa, Ont. – […]
Canada’s the female principle
Early last week, President George W. Bush stood in the ballroom of a downtown Washington, D.C., hotel and toasted the guests with a glass of non-alcoholic beer. The guests themselves got to drink the harder stuff and to nibble at some pretty fancy canapes. They deserved it. For the privilege of being in the same […]
Vote-splitting is a good thing
Regarding “Some 92 Liberal ridings vulnerable,” (The Hill Times, June 16). All the pundits and the people on the right speak about the vote-splitting and the regional nature of the parties as though it’s entirely a bad thing. You can also make a strong case that the regional split is a plus for the two […]
Gimme some soul, Liberal contendahs!
As with millions of other Canadians, I tried — I really tried — to watch most of the Liberal leadership “debates.” But, even though most of these events were televised on weekend afternoons, other competing priorities — such as getting a haircut or turning the compost — often intervened. When civic-duty and self-discipline prevailed, I […]
“Whose speech at last week’s Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner was the best and why?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “As all my pals at HT know, a family matter unfortunately kept me away from the press gallery dinner this year. And I can tell you — I had really wanted to see the Boss (a.k.a. Prime Minister Jean Chretien) give his last speech there. I was particularly looking forward to […]
Herb Gray doesn’t own Windsor West anymore
Regarding “Some 92 Liberal ridings vulnerable,” (The Hill Times, June 16). According to Angelo Persichilli and Kady O’Malley, “even ridings like Windsor West, the one won by Herb Gray with a majority of 31 per cent over the Alliance candidate, can easily change hands with a new representative.” Perhaps The Hill Times needs to update […]
Cellucci does Taxi Driver
Beef with Stephen Harper…Well, Alberta prime rib steaks to be exact – great big juicy ones with baked spuds, salads and all the trimmings, followed by triple sorbets in crystallized sugar bowls. If covering the mad cow story has put the Parliamentary Press Gallery off beef, it certainly didn’t show at the big sit-down feast […]
The whistleblowing behind George Radwanski’s undoing
The MP who ignited the sensational and unprecedented probe that may cost George Radwanski his job as Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says that most, if not all, of the damning evidence that has stacked up against the commissioner over the past two months would not have seen the light of day without the help of whistleblowers. […]
Mr. Gwyn’s ludicrous assertion: Reynolds
Regarding Richard Gywn’s column, “MacKay finishes the job,” (The Hill Times, June 9). I’m glad to see that Mr. Gwyn recognizes what so many other Canadians have — Stephen Harper is an accomplished leader. That being said, I wish to take issue with a few points made in this particular column. To begin, it seems […]
