Perhaps most surprising to outsiders concerning the surprise defection of David Emerson was the reaction of Tories to what observers in other parties would claim as a stealth coup. The Liberals were outraged, but the NDP seemed to be the most vocal…
On Friday at CPAC, US Vice President Dick Cheney gave a typical stump speech which including the usual topics such as the war on terror and US security and he made reference to the State of the Union address, particularly on the US dependence on…
Today is day 2 at CPAC in Washington DC. It’s been quite a successful conference so far and I’ve met a lot of great people. Making the trip down to Washington however wasn’t as smooth. Yesterday, our Air Canada flight was delayed 2 hours in Toronto…
The Prime Ministerial website is accessible at http://pm.gc.ca and besides the changing of the guard over the years (from Chretien to Martin to Harper), the website has not really changed that much and still remains quite simplistic in its…
Today Prime Minister Stephen Harper named his cabinet and among his choices were former Liberal Minister David Emerson and Tory campaign chair Michel Fortier. On the plus side the Conservatives have made an effort to reach out to areas in which they…
Stephen Harper – Prime Minister Michel Fortier – Public Works and Government Services Monte Solberg – Citizenship and Immigration David Emerson – International Trade Peter MacKay – Foreign Affairs and ACOA Gordon O’Connor – Defence Jim Flaherty –…
Michaelle Jean, the Governor General, takes the actual reins of power in the hour between Martin’s resignation and Harper’s swearing-in. Gary Lunn took a taxi to Rideau Hall. Gary Lunn will be a cabinet minister. Monte Solberg will be in cabinet.…
January 23rd marked a monumental date in Canadian history and the implications and consequences of this day will echo within the Canadian social and cultural mindset for years and years to come. Yes, on a Monday evening in late January the…
On CTV’s Question Period this Sunday, Globe and Mail scribe Jane Taber interviewed Conservative Deputy leader Peter MacKay in a first post-election recap for the show. As MacKay listed out Harper’s five key priorities for the new Parliament (a…
Check out this one-sided and politically editorialized article (not a column) from Jim Bronskill of the Canadian Press. The article is titled “Gun registry valuable, police chiefs to tell Harper” and begins: The head of Canada’s police chiefs says…
