On February 17th, the Economist magazine printed an article called “Mr Dithers” and his distracting “fiscal cafeteria” Yes, since his coronation in December of 2003, since the Sponsorship Scandal erupted in February…
From Canwest news: The time is coming for a non-Quebecer to lead the Liberal Party of Canada, says former deputy prime minister John Manley, one of the early front-runners to replace Paul Martin. Mr. Manley broached the…
And it will be because of Jean Chretien’s doing. Read on… I wrote about the proportion of political contributions by donor type on January 13th to dispel the inaccurate assertion by Conservative naysayers that the CPC…
Today was flag day in Canada and this year marked the 40th anniversary of the first ascension of the maple leaf banner up the Peace Tower flagpole on Parliament Hill. To mark the occasion Prime Minister Paul Martin…
From Nature (subscription required) A plan to set up a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean — and eventually the whole world — received enthusiastic support in Kobe, Japan, last week. But observers cautioned that…
Below is a figure that presents a straightforward black and white look at the Gomery inquiry and what it should be able to accomplish Gomery Inquiry – Click to Enlarge and here’s the sheet off of which Paul Martin (and…
Jane Taber had to write about it, but you didn’t have to go to Jane to read it. Every newspaper reported it; to them it was the highlight of Chretien’s testimony. Like him or loathe him, Jean Chretien upstaged his…
About a week ago, I wrote of the hypocritical bias that exists at the CBC, our Canadian State Broadcasting Corporation. While they whined and complained at the mere notion of the arrival of any semblance of parity in…
Jean Carle, a former top aide to Jean Chretien and senior executive at the Business Development Bank of Canada, admitted Friday that he helped construct a phoney paper trail to conceal details of a $125,000 sponsorship…
I got an email yesterday from Kevin Steel, a reporter from the Western Standard requesting a telephone interview concerning my CBC Board of Directors “exposé” from January 30th. The interview lasted longer than I ever…
