Thank you all very much. I appreciate the warm welcome to Ottawa, and the hospitality of the Economic Club of Toronto. The reputation of the Economic Club as a place for serious discussion of policy is well known in America, and I am honored by your…
Some reporter friends of mine have been speculating as to whether presumptive Republican nominee for President John McCain will take questions after his speech on Friday at the Chateau Laurier. I just received this from the McCain campaign: MEDIA…
In March of 2007, the Conservative Party of Canada held a training conference for its staff and campaign volunteers in Toronto. The conference was packed with seminars and panels designed to effectively educate Conservative Party activists on the…
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack won’t fall for Dion’s tax trick! If you think this guy will get tricked by Dion’s tax on everything, you don’t know Jack. Related: The Death of Oily – The tragic premature demise of an almost Canadian icon…
It was the first brillantly sunny pre-summer weekend of June. Joggers in Ottawa hit the river parkway and canal while sun-bathers converged on Parliament Hill. In an air-conditioned office on Queen street, Conservative Party officials were preparing…
Yesterday, the Conservatives released advertising to define Stéphane Dion’s new carbon tax before he has a chance to do it himself. I’m not sure too many people believe politicians when they say that they’ve got a new tax scheme where they’ll…
In recent Canadian political history we’ve had two stories of alleged bribes offered on tapes followed by partisan claims of doctoring of the evidence. In one story, former Conservative MP Gurmant Grewal alleges that he was offered a senate seat or…
Today, at a press conference at the Conservative Party war-room on the east side of Ottawa, reporters were given supporting documents for the latest Conservative volley in the Cadman controversy. Here is the record of motion to request an injunction…
Last year around this time, I wrote about Stephane Dion’s reward to the top-tier of elite Liberal donors. Last June, the Liberal leader held an exclusive garden party at his official residence, Stornoway. The mansion is property of the National…
Since news about apparent Liberal links to the SHAMBA space first broke here last week, Canwest has written about the story and included a denial and excuse from former Liberal leadership contestant Gerard Kennedy, Kennedy, however, says the…