Canadian Politics
Maxime Bernier officially running in York Centre
It’s getting a bit sad isn’t it? Maxime Bernier has announced that it’s official, he’ll be standing as the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate in the…
Maxime Bernier
16 posts on Maxime Bernier from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Economy and Budget
This is hopeful
QMI reports, Ottawa envisage de faire des coupes de l’ordre de 10 % dans son prochain budget, soit l’équivalent de 8 milliards $ par année, a précisé le…
Parliament of Canada
Historic vote to scrap the long gun registry
I was in the gallery of the House of Commons yesterday to vote on C-391. Members from opposition parties voted to support Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner’s…
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) –…
Stephen Harper
Cabinet facts and speculation
See my final cabinet speculation here Tomorrow, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will name his new cabinet at Rideau Hall at 10:30am. There is a lot of…
Conservative Party of Canada
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.…
Conservative Party of Canada
Maxime Bernier resigns
At 7pm this evening, the Prime Minister announced that he received an offer of resignation of Foreign Affairs minister Maxime Bernier this afternoon and…
Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal boulevard lined by glass houses
while a boy named Iggy throws stones. CTV (May 25th, 2008): Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has embarrassed this country and it should be for…
Conservative Party of Canada
On the topic of Maxime Bernier’s ex
Scandal period in Ottawa continued today as the Liberal Party, rather than ask questions about policy, grilled the government on their latest tangential…