Ottawa ON – On Wednesday the Committee on Procedure and House Affairs will begin reviewing the two recent referrals on privilege from the Speaker. This includes both the request for financial documents and the one concerning Bev Oda. Both provide our elected representatives with an opportunity to flex their muscles andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tuesday mornings starting at 9:00 AM it’s time for the Political Round Table on Seawayradio.com with your host Jamie Gilcig and pundits Joe Gunn & Denis Sabourin. Now we have a special edition as Denis has decided to put his name forward to become the Liberal nomineeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – What an interesting moment of Canadian History Jack Layton is filling at the moment. I like Jack. I interviewed him one on one and he was way more fun than listening to many of his interviews and this last year he’s battled health woes and Stephen Harper.Continue Reading
Dear Editor Re: PM comes to defence of attack aircraft, Terry Pender, Mar 12 2011 http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/500718–pm-comes-to-defence-of-attack-aircraft The F-35 purchase will no doubt create high-tech jobs, but so would many other government expenditures totaling between $16 to $30 billion. But why are we spending this enormous sum through an untendered contractContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – A long time ago I learned that there were in fact many people that knew much more about some things than I did. I know, shocking! Yet I marvel at how people elected to government, on this case “The Harper Government” seemingly don’t grasp thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The political attack ads that are overwhelming Canadian TV channels have one purpose only – to make the viewers think the opposition parties are all led by incompetents who do not deserve to be Canadian. All the same, there are disadvantages to basing the next election campaignContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Yesterday the Speaker of the House of Commons made two important rulings, one of which will have a long term impact on how parliament works. While opposition politicians have scored a victory they shouldn’t get too excited just yet. True, they do have ammunition for an electionContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As election rhetoric heats up we are being flooded by ads on TV for Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Like most propaganda it’s pushing a lot of buttons, but is there any substance to this plan? For most Canadians the answer is a resounding no. Sure,Continue Reading
Dear Editor, The recent disingenuous response by Dimitri Soudas, director of communications in Stephen Harper’s PMO, to public outrage concerning the replacement on government documents of “The Government of Canada” by “The Harper Government” is self-serving partisan politics, an abuse of the term. Within parliament the government is the primeContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The next Canadian federal election is always cropping up in news stories, with a general theme that the only reason we have not had one long ago is that the three main opposition parties do not want one. The Liberal party is seemingly leaderless and has soContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Prime Minister Harper, along with local MP and PMO spokesman for Sport Gary Lunn are taking the threat from Elizabeth May and the Green Party seriously. With an election possible at any time, every riding is important to Harper in his quest for reelection and his effortContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – The latest rumour de jour is that the Liberals will try a snap nonconfidence motion before the Conservatives can deliver their budget. This is an interesting thought, but it is very high risk. Such a move reflects the desperation of the Liberals to try to get backContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Parliamentarians often lament the lack of interest that Canadians have in the political affairs of the nation. This past week offers a glimpse as to why that might be the case. I would suggest that some of the most talked about issues of concern to Canadians thisContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Sixty-seven conservative candidates knowingly submitted false statements to Elections Canada, including 10 conservative members of parliament. . The matter has been tried in court and they have been found guilty by the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal for falsifying returns. . The appropriate legal remedy for violating theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- We get a lot of content sent to us; letters to the editor, press releases, and all sorts of information. Today this arrived from the Progressive Canadian Party calling The Harper Conservatives on the recent Election’s Canada censures. LINK “An Ottawa Citizen investigation found 50 Conservative candidates claimedContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – It must be a bit embarrassing these days for those who have been criticizing the Conservative’s purchase of new military equipment. As the situation in Libya deteriorates and Gadhafi counters the efforts of the population to remove him, western powers must now consider if they will useContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Why should Canada bail out the F-35 Money Pit? Of little use in Canada’s airspace, the F-35 is described by US aerospace analysts as “too big to fail”. In January, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said the F-35B “should be cancelled” if the costly delays of theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – In 2007, the federal government sought the collaboration of the provinces and territories to keep Canadian industry competitive by driving down business taxes. The plan would have seen combined federal and provincial/territorial corporate income tax rates drop to about 25% by 2013, one of the lowest taxContinue Reading