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Comment: The Republicans are like frat boys in Animal HousePolitical | 207043 hits | 7:08 AM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
Michaelle Jean will leave big shoes to fill
OTTAWA — Whether this spring, this fall, or — albeit highly unlikely — more than a year from now, Canada will have a new Governor General. Former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan eyed for governor general role
He can speak French, Cantonese and Punjabi and internationally, he may be Canada’s most famous flag-waver. Guergis faces RCMP probe
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has asked former cabinet minister Helena Guergis to sit outside the Conservative caucus while the RCMP investigates "serious" allegations over her conduct. Duceppe brings sovereignty roadshow to Toronto
It was a stop on a tour that will take him from coast to coast to tell Canadians the day will come when Quebec becomes a sovereign country. Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer connected to alleged conmanPolitical | 206784 hits | 6:39 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Decorated peacekeeper named Alberta lieutenant governor
Retired colonel Donald Stewart Ethell, a distinguished soldier who has served on 14 international peacekeeping missions, has been named Alberta's new lieutenant governor. Gadhafi St. John's visit plan approved by Harper
The federal government privately approved Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's plan to visit St. John's last year, according to government documents. Duceppe to Newfoundland: Why not separate?
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe said a sovereign Quebec would work well with a sovereign Newfoundland and Labrador. MPs' pension fund grew amid recession
The pension fund for members of Parliament rose by 10 per cent during the global recession — thanks to Canadian taxpayers, whose own pension funds and retirement savings nosedived. Bloc Leader Kicks Off Canada TourPolitical | 206809 hits | 3:22 PM on Tuesday | posted by PimpBrewski123
Tories want Canadians to catch up to digital wave
OTTAWA — Canadians might love their Blackberries, their eBay shopping and their PVRs, but businesses in this country haven't embraced the new digital world as much as other competitive nations. Cannon to make sovereignty tour of Far North, to observe Canadian research
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon visits the Far North Monday to get a first hand look at how scientists will help bolster Canada's future Arctic sovereignty claims. MPs defend foreign travel sponsored by lobbyists
Members of Parliament who travelled abroad on the dime of lobby groups last year are defending their trips as learning opportunities, but critics say the trips are unethical and MPs should not agree to them. 
A little late, but a tiny bit of digging found that Ellen Ocran – the psycho-looking spaz from all the Ann Coulter protest pics in Ottawa – is on the government payroll! Bloc vows to fight Tory plan to add House seats
The Bloc Quebecois plans to vehemently oppose a government plan to add 30 new seats to the House of Commons -- none of which are slated for Quebec. Government bill adds 30 new House of Commons seats
OTTAWA — New government legislation will add 30 new MPs to the House of Commons. Under the bill introduced Thursday, the Commons would grow to 338 seats, with Ontario getting 18 new MPs, British Columbia getting seven and Alberta getting five. Feds eye tax on online surfingPolitical | 206759 hits | 5:40 AM on Thursday | posted by Alta_redneck
Military brass refused to help detainee monitoring, diplomat says
A senior Foreign Affairs official is blaming the Canadian military for shortcomings in monitoring Afghan detainees for abuse, saying Forces brass have hindered this “monumental task” by refusing to aid diplomats in the task. Ontario foot-dragging imperils Canada-EU trade pact, officials sayPolitical | 206683 hits | 6:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by CommanderSock
Clinton surprises Tories on Arctic, Afghanistan, abortion
GATINEAU, Que. - She heated up Arctic politics, did some public arm-twisting on Afghanistan, and had blunt words on abortion. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's two days of summitry in Canada came and went like a hurricane, leaving the Harper gover Anti-HST campaigns heat up in B.C.
Opposition to B.C.'s new harmonized sales tax is heating up at both ends of the political spectrum, with the NDP opposition and a former Social Credit premier aiming to mobilize those opposed to the new tax. B.C.'s HST push moves into high gear
The fight over the harmonized sales tax will finally move to the floor of the B.C. legislature this week.
Feds to introduce refugee-system reforms this week
Ottawa will introduce new legislation this week to fix what it calls a broken refugee system that delays legitimate asylum claims while allowing bogus claimants to remain in Canada through a years-long appeals process. Federal deficit grows by $300M in January
The federal deficit — the amount by which government spending outstripped revenue — rose by $300 million in January, the Finance Department said Friday. Tories ignoring Inuit, Liberal conference told
MONTREAL—Inuit people are less involved in federal government decisions today than they were before the federal Conservatives came to power, according to Sheila Watt-Cloutier, a leading voice for the Arctic in Canada and in international circles.U.S., Russia sign off on nuclear pact
The agreement would require both sides to reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons by about a third, from 2,200 now to 1,500 each. The pact, replacing and expanding a 1991 treaty that expired in December, was a gesture toward improved U.S.-Russ
The agreement would require both sides to reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons by about a third, from 2,200 now to 1,500 each. The pact, replacing and expanding a 1991 treaty that expired in December, was a gesture toward improved U.S.-RussBinyamin Netanyahu humiliated after Barack Obama 'dumped him for dinner'
After failing to extract a written promise of concessions on settlements, Mr Obama walked out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu but invited him to stay at the White House, consult with advisers and “let me know if there is anything new”, a US congressman,
After failing to extract a written promise of concessions on settlements, Mr Obama walked out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu but invited him to stay at the White House, consult with advisers and “let me know if there is anything new”, a US congressman, New Afghan detainee documents released
The federal government has tabled about 2,500 pages of heavily redacted documents related to the Afghan detainee controversy in the House of Commons. Tories to cut off inmate pensions
OTTAWA — The Conservative government is promising to cut off monthly old-age security payments to hundreds of federal prison inmates, including infamous serial killer Clifford Olson. Obama picks UBC prof for White House
A University of British Columbia physics professor has been nominated for a position in U.S. President Barack Obama's White House. Coulter tells Ont. Muslim student to 'take a camel'Political | 206836 hits | 7:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Farewell, soon-to-be-former Deputy Attorney General John H. Sims
Yes, according to the Department of Justice, earlier this week, Deputy Minister John H. Sims -- a three-plus-decade veteran of the civil service -- gave notice, via widely-distributed letter, that he would be leaving his post, effective April 1. Tories slam Bloc for using WWII terminology
MONTREAL — The Bloc Quebecois' hint at Nazi-era terminology to define its relationship with Canada ranks among the most absurd statements ever made by sovereigntists, a senior federal cabinet minister said Sunday.U.S. House Democrats expect healthcare bill passage
Political | 206844 hits | 10:47 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Tories filibuster to keep widow from testifying
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs are thwarting the grieving widow of former Rights and Democracy president Remy Beauregard from testifying at a Commons committee. A second Tory minister issues apology after incident with airport security
OTTAWA - Another Conservative cabinet minister is apologizing over a run-in with airport security. MLA pension review coming
A legislative committee has opened the door on Thursday to having an independent panel review the contentious MLA pension plan. PM confronts marijuana issue in YouTube interview
After a mysterious delay of more than an hour, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took another step into the world of YouTube on Tuesday evening, with a pre-taped interview that addressed a range of issues including Canada's marijuana laws.Back to Canada News
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