Foreign Affairs and Defence
Green Foreign Aid
This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named former broadcaster Peter Kent to his cabinet and handed him the environment portfolio and an excuse to wear more…
Tag: Environment
8 posts tagged "Environment".
Parliament of Canada
The New Cabinet
Today at Rideau Hall, Prime Minister Stephen Harper elevated three MPs to cabinet and gave one cabinet minister a new job. Peter Kent becomes the new minister…
Canadian Politics
Speech from the Throne, what to expect
The Governor General will deliver the speech from the Throne today in the Senate outlining the government agenda for the 3rd session of the 40th Parliament.…
Economy and Budget
Rally for Canada budget consultation survey results
On Friday, I sent out an email to the tens of thousands on the Rally for Canada email list asking them to participate in a small survey concerning the upcoming…
Stephen Harper
Liveblogging the cabinet shuffle
9:52AM: Rob Nicholson, Gail Shea, Leona Aglukkaq, Peter Kent and Peter van Loan, Chuck Strahl show up to Rideau Hall 9:52AM: And Christian Paradis, Jim…
Stephen Harper
Final cabinet speculation
Mostly certain: – Prime Minister Stephen Harper – Flaherty to stay in Finance (confirmed by numerous people in the department) – Baird moving (confirmed) –…
Jack Layton
Lofty predictions, 5 cents apiece…
I’ve been passing this one around for awhile amongst friends so I really ought to write it down. I think that Jack Layton will have to prove himself as a…
Conservative Party of Canada
Liberal meltdown
This week was the first week back after a break for Canada’s New Government. Climate change was expected to lead the agenda as it seems to be the sole issue on…