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Julian Fantino: Minister of Procurement
It was a move during the latest swearing-in of cabinet that made a few observers scratch their heads: an Associate Minister of Defence was named to cabinet,…
May 2011
8 posts from May 2011.
Canadian Politics
Bad move Christy Clark
Trading a sales tax cut for a corporate tax increase? This is bad tax policy from the Premier of BC. The HST has been a thorny and populist issue. The NDP is…
Conservative Party of Canada
Ralph Goodale is hilarious
The latest from the Regina Monologues, “The most costly Cabinet in Cdn history would be the best place for Treasury Bd Tony Clement to start chopping.…
Conservative Party of Canada
Cabinet shuffle and senate appointments
Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed his cabinet yesterday, and to the surprise of many, three Senators to the Upper Chamber were named just seconds after…
Conservative Party of Canada
Next steps
The conservative movement is cautiously optimistic. Many had been holding their fire, guarding their words on a sincerely conservative agenda for Canada. For…
Canadian Politics
Why any of this matters
Today, when I woke up for an early flight this morning it was raining. A grey morning with a crisp fresh air that has already briskly permeated a few days in…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
Osama bin Laden is dead
Reaction from world leaders: Barack Obama (United States): Stephen Harper (Canada): Julia Gillard (Australia): I welcome the death of Osama bin Laden, I…
Canadian Media
Newspaper endorsements for #elxn41
The Globe and Mail: Only Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party have shown the leadership, the bullheadedness (let’s call it what it is) and the discipline…