Disappointed by Canadian behaviour
It saddens me that the country of my origin would demean itself so much, by booing the American national anthem at a hockey game. I have always thought that Canadians would hold themselves to a higher standard in behaviour. What has changed since I left Canada over 30 years ago? We used to be a […]
U.S. risks losing peace
Just before the war began, one expert observer, James Steinberg, director of studies at Washington’s Brookings Institution and a former senior aide with the Clinton administration, made an observation that now seems uncannily perceptive. Steinberg remarked in a tone of skepticism on the “presumption” prevailing among U.S. military planners that very few Iraqis would fight. […]
“Who is doing the best and most trustworthy job of covering the war in Iraq on TV, radio, newspaper and magazine, and the internet?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “It all depends on your politics, doesn’t it? If you are an unregistered Republican Party lobby group, like the Canadian Alliance, the National Post is your beacon of truth. The Post pretty much loathes everything that is modern Canadaparticularly our pride in maintaining in an independent foreign policy — and that’s […]
Iraq needs help from us all: British
OTTAWA–Iraq was once a cultural powerhouse, one of the most sophisticated countries in the Middle East. It has a highly-educated population and enormous natural resources. But today, around half its population is unemployed. A total of 60 per cent of its people are dependent on food aid. More than half of the people in rural […]
Long on audacity but short on common sense: Paradigm-shifting media strategies can be a powerful tool
Spring of 2003 may well be long-remembered by some for reasons other than only the beginning of Gulf War II, though its significance and ramifications will undoubtedly overshadow most everything else But this month also marks the debut of two quite astounding developments in the annals of advocacy and public affairs strategy and practice. One […]
NDP MP Stoffer to host splashy party on April 2
Alliance special caucus meeting in Stratford, Ont., on April 4 MONDAY, MARCH 31 House Sitting — The House will remain in session until Friday, April 11 when it will take a two-week break. For more information, please call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. PC National Capital Region Fundraising Dinner — PC Canada […]
Do what’s right, not what’s popular
The decision taken by the Chretien-Martin Liberals not to support our closest allies in the war with Saddam Hussein is another example of how hooked this government is on doing only what is popular not what is right. When a decision was required to stand with our friends, the PM refused and took the easy […]
Cherry’s allowed to talk
TORONTO–When multi-millionaire movie stars take a moment out from congratulating their own brilliance to tell us that they’re against the war in Iraq, most people in journalism and politics think that’s fine. But when Don Cherry and Ron MacLean spend their popular five-minute Coach’s Corner talking about what everybody in the country is talking about, […]
Kilgour hires a new assistant
David Kilgour, Secretary of State Asia-Pacific, has hired a new assistant for his ministerial office. Cheryl Fougere, 26, started her new job on March 10 as Western Canadian assistant for Mr. Kilgour. Ms. Fougere, a native of Sherwood Park, Alta., received her BA in political science from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alta., in […]
Good for Collenette
Penny Collenette, who was in town to speak about “Governance: A Global Challenge, A Canadian Opportunity,” to Carleton University’s public administration graduate students, had some interesting things to say in an interview with CanWest News Service last week. Ms. Collenette, who used to be a top political player in the Prime Minister’s Office and who […]
