Snap!: Mr. Mark Holland (Ajax-Pickering, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the point that the minister misses is very simple. There is a difference between expressing an opinion about the judiciary and launching a personal attack on…
In a post about a week ago on the various reactions to the government’s 2006 budget “Focusing on Priorities”, I featured the following three quotations from educational stakeholders: “The Harper Government’s first…
I just got back from an educational weekend in Ottawa where I was blessed to see some old friends and make some new ones at the 10th annual Civitas conference. Now, while the details of the discussions and presentations…
“The bottom line for average taxpayers is a net benefit in 2006 and larger tax savings in 2007. Yet the federal governments lowest personal income tax rate will rise. In 2005 it was set at 15 per cent and applied to…
Today, the Conservative government announced that they will continue the process of setting up a full inquiry into the most heinous act of terrorism committed against Canadians in our history: the bombing that destroyed…
What was yesterday’s/today’s top Canadian news story? Of course, it was the repatriation of four fallen Canadian soldiers at CFB Trenton. The event was sombre and private, however, the media did have limited access in…
The following quotes were taken from various media sources regarding the Conservative government’s decision on not lowering the flag to half-staff during an active military engagement, and the banning media from base…
I just received a copy of a fax that Ralph Goodale sent out today from his Parliamentary office. No, this one didn’t have anything to do with partisan fundraising but the content was nonetheless particularly partisan…
The following is an email received by hundreds of staffers and MPs on Parliament Hill today: From: Fry, Hedy – M.P. Sent: April 18, 2006 2:33 PM To: – LIBERAL ASSISTANTS; – LIBERAL MEMBERS/DEPUTES; – NDP MEMBERS/DEPUTES…
Look over there, it’s another artist railing against George W Bush and the establishment. Yawn. According to the UK’s Independent: Could Neil Young, a cultural lodestone for a generation of country rock fans, really be…
