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All this get tough on Crime rhetoric from the Harper Government hit a snag as former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer essentially got a get out of jail card for his DUI arrest.   The problem with creating tough laws is that the potential to end up being used as weapons against political opponents.
Would a Liberal [...]

It may be time to circle the wagons here in Canada.  A group of politicians in the US are planting the seeds to open the NAFTA trade agreement.
Created during the Mulroney era, NAFTA has been argued on both sides of the border since its inception.   This US initiative is essentially being directed in [...]

Seawayradio.com will be having Liberal MPP Mark Holland as a guest Monday March 8 to talk about the Seaway International Bridge Crisis and the Federal Budget just released by the Harper Government.    He currently serves as Member of Parliament for Ajax-Pickering, and is the Liberal Opposition Critic for Public Safety and National Security.
He is [...]

Cornwall Ontario –  The Harper Government presented its budget to parliament and it was about as exciting as the NHL Trade Deadline.    No major surprises by the ever predictable Conservatives and no surprises to the reaction.
Gilles Duceppe stated that his party would vote against it as did Jack Layton’s NDP.   Michael Ignatieff and [...]

Our MP Guy Lauzon is up to his wicked political ways again.      A concerned reader sent in the following.
“NO MORE 2 for 1!!!!
The Conservative government’s Truth in Sentencing Act finally became law February 22, 2010. I say “finally” because we have been trying to enact legislation to correct this flaw in our justice system [...]

Parliament is about to return.     Prorogued by the Harper government prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia to “recalibrate” the government and its goals; a new budget is due to be brought to the house for a vote of confidence.
Mr. Harper’s poll numbers have dropped by his second proroguing of the government [...]

M.P. Gerard Kennedy resurfacing in fashion
Maybe you remember M.P. Gerard Kennedy. He gave us single-handedly Stephane Dion.
Kennedy, third in the 2006 Liberal leadership race thought an alliance with Quebec’s Stephane Dion in fourth place would beat frontrunner Michael Ignatieff.
Kennedy was right and the Liberals ended up with a fourth-best leader. Dion then carried the party to [...]

Dear Sir:
Prime Minister Harper, aided by Luc Lauzon and all the other anti-democracy Conservative Members of Parliament, determined to close down Parliament so they could play around, unimpeded by the opposition.  Everything fell nicely into place. The nightmare of Haiti was to provide a ready made grandstand opportunity and the security at our airports gave them one [...]

Liberal Hopeful Michael Ignatieff weighed into the Danny Williams surgery decision.     The Newfoundland premier chose to have heart surgery in the US which drew sharp criticism.
Mr. Ignatieff  interviewed in Moncton New Brunswick said that:

“…He would not have done it, but Michael Ignatieff feels Danny Williams’ decision to get health treatment in the US, [...]

Why coalitions rarely happen
The two main parties in Canadian federal politics, the Conservatives and the Liberals, maintain their images of power through singular identities.
Stand-alone leadership is what defines the Liberals and Conservatives as main parties.
Both main parties secretly fear joining coalitions because it dilutes their image as a main party.
Stephen Harper, as former Opposition leader, [...]

So I’m chatting with a friend in the US.  He’s upset at the Obama government’s failing to do what they wanted to do while they had the window of opportunity and control of the main streams of the government.
We talked about the “appearance” of strength in a leader and the conversation led to our own [...]

Canada ready to stand on guard, says Harper
The Vancouver Olympic Winter Games have begun. They will offer a stunning showcase of Canadian athletes and the beauty of the west coast Rockies while stirring our Canadian spirit.
Stephen Harper’s Olympic message is that Canada’s always ready to stand on guard for itself.
Parliament won’t be standing on guard [...]

FACISM
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
Dictator ?   √       He’s been studying many of Mr. Putin’s game plan books.  Have you ever heard any original thought or dissent from [...]

The Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Federal & Provincial NDP riding associations elected their executive members for 2010 at their joint annual general meetings on February 9 at the Navy Veterans Association in Cornwall.
The federal NDP candidate for SDSG Darlene Jalbert was re-elected as the federal riding association President. Former Cornwall Mayor Brian Lynch will serve for a [...]

Harper Is Selling Another Piece of Canada to the United States
By signing the agreement on government procurement, the Harper government is selling another piece of our country to the Americans. The provincial and municipal public markets were not included in NAFTA or the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
The Harper government, that has already betrayed Canada [...]

Cornwall Ontario – The NDP party received some upsetting news Friday when their leader, Jack Layton, announced he was in a battle with prostate cancer.
For the past seven years Layton has been the charismatic leader of the NDP and is known to keep a very full schedule. Unfortunately, only one day after his announcement Layton has been forced to cut back his workload. Layton was only able to [...]

NDP Federal leader Jack Layton has been stricken with Prostate Cancer.    The 59 year old MP, and former Toronto City councilor will continue to stay on as leader of his party while he recuperates from treatment.
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“I’m a fighter,” he said, noting he plans to stay on both as party leader and MP for Toronto-Danforth. [...]