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Bloc's Afghan motion defeated
A Bloc Québécois motion condemning the Conservative government's extension of the Afghanistan mission without a parliamentary vote has been defeated in the House of Commons. MPs to vote on Bloc Afghan motion
MPs are to vote later Tuesday on a Bloc Québécois motion condemning the Conservative government's extension of the Afghanistan mission without a parliamentary vote. Win protest against Charest: Marios
QUEBEC - After her Parti Québécois won a by-election in Kamouraska-Témiscouata on Monday, Pauline Marois said that the win was a protest vote against Premier Jean Charest.
Next election is a two-way race: Ignatieff
OTTAWA – The next federal election is going to boil down to a “clear choice” between Liberals and Conservatives, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has concluded after seeing the results of Monday’s three by-elections. Harper dismisses Expo 2017 complaints
The prime minister dismissed concerns Monday over Edmonton's failed Expo 2017 bid. Speaker scolds Tories over budget leak
House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Monday that the leak of a confidential finance committee report to five Conservative lobbyists impeded the work of MPs. His ruling was unexpected as the MP whose staffer leaked the document had apologized and Political | 207915 hits | 8:00 AM on Sunday | posted by CommanderSock
While we’ve been busy looking at noisier events elsewhere, a small boom has been taking place in the lands south of the Sahara. Still the poorest place in the world, the heart of Africa is nevertheless catching up fast this year, with huge improvements inU.S. appeals to WikiLeaks to halt document release
The Obama administration has told whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize U.S. relations with its allie
Political | 207843 hits | 7:39 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Obama administration has told whistleblower WikiLeaks that its expected imminent release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counterterrorism operations and jeopardize U.S. relations with its allie Ignatieff on airport security and his "private parts"Political | 206893 hits | 5:25 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
N.L. Premier Danny Williams to leave Dec. 3Political | 206946 hits | 8:49 AM on Thursday | posted by Goober_McGee
Danny Williams, who was first elected premier of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2003, announced Thursday he is leaving politics within two weeks. U.S. to Ottawa: WikiLeaks release may hurt relationsPolitical | 206715 hits | 7:27 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. government has notified Ottawa that the WikiLeaks website is preparing to release sensitive U.S. diplomatic files that could damage U.S. relations with allies around the world. Opposition parties give convicts hopePolitical | 206615 hits | 5:33 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
NDP demands vote on Afghan training mission
The Conservative can’t be trusted to end the Afghan training mission in 2014, NDP Leader Jack Layton charged Sunday. Vancouver officially backs The Vienna Declaration
This means that city policies regarding urban health and drug addiction will now be guided by science and data, not ideology, said Coun. Kerry Jang, who brought the motion to council. MacKay call for patch-up with U.A.E uncovers rift in Harper cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper left Canada for a NATO meeting Thursday to deal with a fractious Afghan president only to be saddled with the extraordinary spectacle of two of his senior ministers squabbling in public. LeBreton: Liberals forced vote that killed climate billPolitical | 206683 hits | 5:46 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
A Conservative senator who helped defeat a climate-change bill says the vote was not orchestrated by the government, but rather was the result of a Liberal mistake. Ottawa tries to sweeten benefits for disabled vetsPolitical | 206688 hits | 5:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal government is sweetening benefits for disabled military veterans, but many vets say more needs to be done. Harper tough on crime but soft on facts
Harper's agenda has more to do with rehabilitating his "tough guy" image and zero to do with rehabilitating either offenders or his $54 million deficit. Unelected Tory senators kill climate bill passed by HousePolitical | 206759 hits | 8:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by hurley_108
The Conservatives have used their clout in the Senate stacked by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to kill an NDP climate change bill that was passed by a majority of the House of Commons. Evangelical leader accuses Tories of helping push NDP bill on genderPolitical | 206760 hits | 7:54 AM on Wednesday | posted by hurley_108
A leading voice of social conservatism has accused the federal Conservatives of helping to fast-track an NDP bill that would extend human-rights protection to people who identify themselves as belonging to the sex they were not assigned by biology. Protest shuts down Blatchford speech at UWaterloo
Christie Blatchford’s scheduled speech at the University of Waterloo was cancelled Friday after three students occupied the stage and refused to leave. Food bank use in Canada hits highest level on record
HungerCount 2010, an annual survey of the nation's food banks, suggests the 2008-2009 recession has taken a direct toll on Canadians. And although the economy is recovering, hunger continues to grow. Canada To Mandate ISPs snoop on customers without warrants.
The first prong mandates the disclosure of Internet provider customer information without court oversight. Under current privacy laws, providers may voluntarily disclose customer information but are not required to do so. Bureaucracies 'stealth' subsidize have-not provinces: study
Canada's rich westernmost provinces are footing the bill for more than $2-billion annually in "stealth" economic subsidies to the country�s poorest provinces Defying Trend, Canada Lures More Migrants
This experiment in designer immigration has made Winnipeg a hub of parka-clad diversity — a blue-collar town that gripes about the cold in Punjabi and Tagalog — and has defied the anti-immigrant backlash seen in much of the world. Senators' partisan mail-outs probed
Runciman told the Toronto Star he mailed his on the request of the national party office but Plett said Friday he sent the flyer of his own accord and it had nothing to do with Runciman's.U.S. top court won't block gay military ban
The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to block enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military while a federal appeals court considers the issue.
Political | 206606 hits | 9:15 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to block enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military while a federal appeals court considers the issue. Longer Afghan mission doesn't need vote: Harper
A formal parliamentary vote is not needed to implement the extension of Canada's Afghanistan mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday. G20 leaders agree: Let's put off decisions until next year
Underneath the tensions that emerged in Seoul are disagreements over how to address global imbalances in trade and investment flows that contributed to the recent recession. The United States is looking to exporting nations like China to adjust their econ Harper names new national security adviser
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has turned to an experienced hand to advise him on national security matters. Afghan mission vote could upset command lines
An international affairs expert questions the wisdom of a possible vote in the House of Commons on a proposed Canadian troop-training mission in Afghanistan. MacKay not leaving politics
OTTAWA - Peter MacKay has denied reports that he's getting ready to trade in the corner office at National Defence headquarters for the corner office of a Bay St. law firm. Guergis defends Remembrance Day pamphlets
Independent MP Helena Guergis is defending using taxpayer money to mail out Remembrance Day-themed pamphlets that ask her constituents whether they plan to vote for her in the next federal election. Harper will defend Israel 'whatever the cost'Political | 207132 hits | 2:55 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is prepared to suffer any political backlash that comes his way for speaking out against anti-Israel rhetoric. 
Prime Minister Stephen Harper told an international group of parliamentarians in Ottawa to discuss anti-Semitism that he will continue to be a vocal supporter of Israel even if it costs Canada international honours like a seat on the UN Security Council. Manitoba Tories gear up for election year
If they gain power, Manitoba Conservatives will slam the brakes on a more expensive western hydro transmission line and plow the savings into road-building and CentrePort, leader Hugh McFadyen told his party's annual general meeting.Chinese artist Ai Weiwei under house arrest
Ai was invited by the head of Shanghai's business district to create a studio space on a plot of land. He spent two years designing and building the studio, only to be hit with an edict in July stating the building was an illegal structure because he hadn
Ai was invited by the head of Shanghai's business district to create a studio space on a plot of land. He spent two years designing and building the studio, only to be hit with an edict in July stating the building was an illegal structure because he hadnBack to Canada News
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