‘Time to give Paul Martin the keys to party’: Mills
TORONTO–Toronto veteran Liberal MP Dennis Mills, who at one time contemplated running for the Grit leadership and then dropped out, is now throwing his support behind the party’s juggernaut, Paul Martin. In an exclusive interview with The Hill Times, Mr. Mills said he also now wonders what the point of the Liberal leadership race really […]
Prime Minister’s Dinner in Montreal this week
Tories televised debate on Tuesday on CBC’s Newsworld MONDAY, May 12 House Sitting–The House of Commons is sitting Monday to Friday until Friday, May 16, at which time it will take a week-long break. The Commons will then return on Monday, May 26 and is supposed to sit every consecutive week until Friday, June 20. […]
Comartin exaggerates nuclear facts
NDP MP Joe Comartin’s editorial piece (The Hill Times, May 5, 2003 “Time for Nuclear Debate”) contains exaggerations and errors regarding the Canadian nuclear industry’s safety record and its contribution to Canada as a clean and safe energy source. The Canadian nuclear industry is proud of the fact that nuclear power will help Canada to […]
You call this a leadership race?
Commentators covering the Liberal leadership debate in Edmonton last weekend unanimously decreed that it was boring and bland, if not comatose and constipated. Except for one shot by Deputy Prime Minister John Manley at former finance minister Paul Martin over who had contributed how much to Martin’s campaign, nobody said anything much about anything or, […]
Woman on top
As the federal Cabinet continues to ponder whether to join the U.S. Missile Defence Program, it’s easy to assume these high-level talks are dominated by male ministers acting on the advice of other men, mostly military brass. After all, we’re talking about some serious “toys for boys” here. Indeed, last week’s presentation to Cabinet, made […]
The Hill Times Third Annual Terrific Twenty-five Staffers
[Graphs not transcribed] 1. Colin McSweeney East Ontario Outreach Coordinator, Opposition Leader’s Office 54 2. Eddie Goldenberg Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office 33 3. Bruce Hartley Executive Assistant, Prime Minister’s Office 23 4. Jim Munson Director of Communications, Prime Minister’s Office 21 5. Richard Wackid Chief of Staff, Government Whip’s Office 21 6. Tony […]
Whelan hires three staffers in ministerial office: And Jamie Innes moves to Liberal Party of Canada headquarters office
OTTAWA–Rookie Minister of International Cooperation Susan Whelan beefed up her ministerial political office recently when she hired three new staffers. The office is headed by Jennifer Sloan, former director of communications to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister John Manley. For Ontario desk and policy advice, Minister Whelan hired Nathalie Trepanier. As a policy adviser, […]
SARS: Or what you don’t know can hurt you: Health research is truly the light that is leading us out of the darkness
OTTAWA–The recent global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) provides a number of important lessons for Canada. First, we have an incredibly dedicated clinical and public health community who have literally put their lives at risk to help contain this new infectious and very serious disease. And second, Canada’s health research community ranks amongst […]
Parliament’s committees badly need reform: MPs: Jim Mitchell says committees need more money, more presence, expertise
OTTAWA–Parliament’s committee structure and the culture that gives life to these all-party mechanisms for fine-tuning legislation and keeping an eye on government spending is all but broken down, several former and current veteran MPs said at a special meeting on Parliamentary reform last Wednesday evening. The MPs who spoke out at the poorly-attended session organized […]
Terrific Twenty-Five staffers
Political staffers don’t often get publicly recognized for their talent. Just ask any one who toils behind the scenes or who works for a prima donna Cabinet minister, or an MP or Senator with a double personality. But if the boss is top drawer, the staffer will be too. There are stars in the political […]
