No more studies: It’s time for action Prime Minister
PARLIAMENT HILL–According to Health Canada, the First Ministers Health Accord marks a turning point in efforts to renew health care for the 21st Century. The official statements call attention to the Health Reform Fund, directed towards primary care, home care and catastrophic drug coverage and the new Canada Health Transfer. In addition, there are additional […]
Alliance targets riding: Entire caucus to go to Perth-Middlesex
OTTAWA–The entire Canadian Alliance caucus will hold a special meeting in Stratford, Ont., on Friday, April 4, in an effort to give a boost to their party candidate’s campaign in the as-yet uncalled byelection in the riding of Perth- Middlesex, Ont., illustrating the party is working hard to win the riding which has been held […]
Breathless U.S. back-patting
In the Canadian Alliance’s breathless leap to attack Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s move not to support the U.S.-led war in Iraq, it has proceeded to accomplish exactly what it daily accuses the Liberals of doing: insulting and belittling our friend and neighbour the United States of America and its president. Certainly, this is all about […]
Get well Fred…
One of the Hill’s hardest working and most popular journalists, veteran CP photographer Fred Chartrand, is awaiting bypass surgery in April or May after suffering a heart attack two weeks ago after the Commons rose for its March break. Fred, who has photographed every politician on the Hill at one time or another and covered […]
Backroom maneuvers
The Alliance went to great lengths last week to make sure this week’s vote [March 25] to give the troubled gun registry another $59-million will be as dramatic as possible. One of its staffers, Darcy Walsh, camped out at 5 a.m. on Friday morning outside the Commons’ Journals Branch to ensure his party was the […]
Listen to the people, do the right thing PM
PARLIAMENT HILL–As we count down the days and months before Jean Chretien leaves office as Prime Minister and Paul Martin takes over, a major challenge faces both men. Will Chretien’s legacy be the weakening and dismantling of medicare, our universal public healthcare system, aided and abetted by the massive funding cuts by Paul Martin? Or […]
Manley’s team slow on memberships pickup
Go West, young Manley… Or don’t. After all the kerfuffle over access to forms to sign up supporters as party members in the Liberal leadership race, it would appear there is no rush after all for John Manley out West. A check of sources last week to see who has picked up their share of […]
Gallery bans honoraries, for now: Members also move to strip parking privileges
OTTAWA -The Parliamentary Press Gallery approved a temporary ban on new “honorary” and “life” press passes last week, judging that the time had come to review whether these members, who boast a minimum of 10 active years of experience on Parliament Hill, should enjoy the same privileges as active members. The moratorium, approved at a […]
Caring for the health needs of veterans: Veterans Affairs Canada is a pioneer in the field of home care
PARLIAMENT HILL–Veterans Affairs Canada’s mission is to provide exemplary service to all of our clients, both the elderly war-service veterans and the younger Canadian Forces veterans, including still-serving members, and their families. We accomplish this, in part, through our health care and services programs such as the Veterans Independence, Residential Care, and Treatment Benefits programs. […]
Moving forward with healthcare reform: Senate committee’s recommendations strongly relevant to public policy debate
PARLIAMENT HILL–In a number of critical regards, the First Ministers’ Accord on health care, along with the federal budget of February, 2003, mark the beginning of a new phase in the evolution of Canada’s healthcare system. We have come to the end of a period of intensive inquiry into what should be done to solidify […]
