Ottawa boasts over 453,000 people on payroll: Jim Judd, secretary of Treasury Board, answers long-awaited question
OTTAWA–The federal government can count 453,568 people on its payroll working in jobs located across Canada and all over the world, the Treasury Board confirmed last week. Jim Judd, secretary of the Treasury Board and comptroller general of Canada, provided the information in a short, twopage report to the Commons Government Operations Committee on April […]
Fuddle-duddle?
That Gerry Byrne’s a real knee-slapper. The rookie Minister of State for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency was up on his feet in the Commons last Wednesday afternoon, defending Fisheries Minister Robert Thibault who had recently returned from announcing the shut-down of the cod fishery in St. John’s, Nfld., to angry fishers. Mr. Thibault is […]
Don’t like Chretien’s campaign bill
Canadians should be upset with a Prime Minister using flawed electoral reform legislation as tool to maintain his control of the Liberal Party. On the surface, we all agree that the influence of money needs to be removed from Parliament, but such a move should not create a further tax burden for the voters. As […]
“Was Sheila Copps just playing leadership politics when she publicly criticized Anne McLellan’s lack of leadership on SARS, or is there something deeper going on here we should all know about?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Look, during leadership races — as with the Alliance’s race last year, the NDP’s a few months back, and the Tories’ ongoing one — candidates disagree with each other. They criticize each other, as well as the policies of the party they seek to lead. That’s normal. “Sheila Copps had no […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources: Part 6
Mr. Anderson: I cannot, really. However, the more information you provide, the better off you are. There will be journalists who will pick up this aspect; salesmen will use it as a selling point for a stove or fridge or, indeed, a vehicle. Having said that, it is true that it is not the only […]
God bless America
Many of the Canadian opinions on the “Iraqi intentions” of my country are sadly inappropriate and are now being proven wrong by the overriding positive support of the liberation of Iraq by Iraqi citizens. It has been quite popular to be anti- American. But it is much more intelligent to be informed with facts. We […]
Government caucus ‘torn’ and ‘divided’ over Iraq war
OTTAWA–The federal Liberal caucus is “torn” and “divided” over the U.S.-led war in Iraq, say Liberals who predict relations will continue to deteriorate between Canada and its largest trading partner, especially if the war lasts several months and if more American and British soldiers are killed. Other Liberals say Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s (Saint-Maurice, Que.) […]
Good work
Congratulations on this week’s “America is becoming unhinged,” (The Hill Times, March 17). Paul Adamthwaite Executive Director Archives and Collections (ACS) Society Picton, Ont. Congratulations on this week’s “America is becoming unhinged,” (The Hill Times, March 17). Paul Adamthwaite Executive Director Archives and Collections (ACS) Society Picton, Ont.
Chretien give Uncle Sam the finger
The Liberal government of Canada is now flaunting, with some considerable joy, the imprudent anti-American prejudices that pollute their party. It is endemic throughout and the latest insult, at Cabinet level, comes from Herb Dhaliwal. This process of flippant slander directed to our best friend, ally and customer, the Americans, has served to expose an […]
‘Americans have lost focus on the war on terrorism’: MP John McKay says President Bush has failed to make his case for a war in Iraq
OTTAWA–Liberal MP John McKay does not support the war in Iraq because he believes U.S. George W. Bush’s case for getting rid of Saddam Hussein has been a muddle. The veteran Ontario MP from Scarborough East, who also chairs the Liberals’ Ontario Caucus, is one of the many so-called doves within his party although he […]
