“The nominee that we put forward will be satisfactory to the government. Judicial temperament means, in my view, that when someone’s a judge, they’re prepared to apply the law rather than make it and that they apply it…
In his continued efforts to make a case for a majority government to the people of Canada, Stephen Harper announced today that he will make the appointment process of Supreme Court justices more transparent. The…
When did we lose our nerve in the worldwide progression towards freedom? To be sure, in our self-anointed paragonal society, the controversy over the Muhammad cartoons has even made us introspective about our own…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
