Jack Layton is trying to negotiate the excision of the $4.6 billion corporate tax cut with Prime Minister Paul Martin. Cut those corporate taxes or lose NDP support on the budget vote (a vote of confidence), Martin has…
The testimony of Chuck Guite is coming up later this week. Paul Coffin is also set to testify. The Gomery commission has covered both testimonies with a similar publication ban to protect a potential jury pool from…
What’s the perfect way to respond to the Liberal assertion that “Canadians don’t want an election right now”? Respond with “The Liberals want to have a 10 month election campaign” of course. Bravo. However, might I make…
In what is sure to create the largest media crisis for the state broadcaster since David Kelly, the BBC was caught miking hecklers at a Conservative rally at which leader Michael Howard gave a speech. In a letter to…
The National with Peter Mansbridge Mansbridge: “Tonight! Day 11 of the unwanted election campaign. Some Canadians still say that they aren’t ready for this election. We’ll have reaction from Liberal communications…
Paul Martin is facing perhaps his most devastating setback yet: Bono is “annoyed” with the Liberal Prime Minister. Paul Martin has previously drawn upon the powers of rock. He did so most notably during the Liberal…
Paul Martin is set to address the nation tonight in a rare Prime Ministerial address that is usually reserved for times of national crisis. So, I have to ask… what is Paul Martin doing? First of all, this doesn’t look…
Prime Minister Paul Martin will address the nation from his office at 309-S Centre Block. According to the PMO, he will speak about the sponsorship program and the current situation in Parliament. Oh, and the press is…
The Blogging Tories have undertaken a challenge to raise $10,000 for the Conservative Party by the end of the month. Don at All Things Canadian says “There are about 80 members of the Blogging Tories so if each of us…
Warren Kinsella had a bad day today. He was in Ottawa testifying before the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee. Kinsella writes in his blog: “Right about now, people in the Langevin Block are leaning on other…