Slim pickings: look at winnable ridings for female candidates: Although 36 per cent of NDP candidates are women, none is running in a winnable riding
British Columbia Liberals currently hold eight seats in British Columbia; only one of these is held by a woman (Hedy Fry). One incumbent is not running, but the candidate seeking to replace him is male. There are 15 winnable seats for the Liberals in B.C., and four female candidates in these ridings. In addition to […]
What would Harper’s Federal Accountability Act mean to lobbyists working in his war room?
It was supposed to be a just another photo op for a newly-crowned party leader, but the now infamous snapshot of then-incoming Prime Minister Paul Martin surrounded by a transition team that included some of Ottawa’s most influential lobbyists may go down in Canadian political history as the beginning of the end for the Liberal […]
Corrections
In the Dec. 19 issue, The Hill Times incorrectly reported that the Carisse Cafe Studio is owned by Jean-Marc Carisse, the former official photographer to former prime minister Jean Chretien.The cafe is owned by Mr. Carisse’s wife, Patricia Penzin Carisse. * In the Dec. 19 issue of The Hill Times in the Ninth Annual All […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Incorrect use of word ‘racist’ When Lynn Truss became so fed up with sloppy and inaccurate punctuation, she transcribed her lamentations into a book (Eats, Shoots and Leaves). When letter-writers such as Walter Daschko and Richard Pearson (The Hill Times, Dec. 12) bandy about the word “racist”to describe comments made by Jean Augustine, I feel […]
For incumbent Prime Minister Paul Martin, the best-case minority scenario could also be the most dangerous
A minority Liberal government that had a bit of time ahead of it might be more tempted to change the guard quicker than one whose survival would hang by a thread. Will Paul Martin or Stephen Harper be Prime Minister of Canada at this time next year? Or will the PM be someone other than […]
Harper praises Trudeau
Paul Martin is no Pierre Trudeau, Conservative leader Stephen Harper told representatives from Toronto’s various ethnic community media outlets during a meeting last week. Mr. Harper said he cannot figure out why those communities continue to support the Liberals in large numbers. “I can’t answer to that question other than to say that the Liberal […]
Hold on a minute: a more balanced look at Whistleblower Bill: Conservative Sen. Oliver responds to Gualtieri’s criticism on Bill C-11, says Senate didn’t ram it through
In the Dec. 12 issue of The Hill Times,you carried an opinion piece by Joanna Gualtieri “Whistleblowers were sold down the river by Parliamentarians who publicly pledged to protect them, Senate rams it through,”in which she asserted that whistleblowers were not well-served when the Senate passed Bill C-11, last November, without amendments. In the spirit […]
Wiseguys’ take on: RCMP investigation and web bloggers: Political bloggers have had a pronounced impact on this election campaign 2005-2006, full stop
Income Trusts Powers: The Christmas break turned hectic when the RCMP announced it was launching a criminal investigation into the income trusts announcement. In law you are innocent until proven guilty. In politics you have a requirement to act responsibly when the activities of your organization are called into question and the subject of a […]
Expect more of the same in politics: C.D. Howe Institute
Canada’s political future will consist of more of the same embattled minority governments, concerns over national unity and further deterioration of Canada-U.S. relations, says C.D. Howe Institute president and CEO Jack Mintz. In a prediction of Canada’s state of affairs in 2006 for Canadian Business magazine, Mr. Mintz said that the election outcome will result […]
Election predictions: Most say Conservatives to win on Jan. 23: ‘The Cons are going to win if they can keep their message on track and not spook Ontario with the prospect of a Harper administration’: Don Martin
Don Martin, columnist the National Post and the Calgary Herald: DEC. 5: “Early campaign glitches notwithstanding and the fact that media are already ready to mutiny against Harper’s handlers, my fearless prediction is the Cons win more seats than the Libs. Whether they form a minority government or lose to a Lib-NDP coalition is another […]
