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Conservatives running quiet campaign for Monday's byelection
NDP candidate Fin Donnelly was given the Coast Salish name for Orca in a ceremony by the Squamish Nation 10 years ago for twice swimming the length of the Fraser River. (As if his Christian name didn't already link him to aquatic vertebrates.) Feds paid out more than $750K to avoid class action lawsuit
The federal government paid out more than $750,000 to avoid a class action lawsuit after personal information was stolen from a Canada Revenue Agency office. Canuck diplomat slams 'terrible' PM, Dion on Facebook
A senior Canadian diplomat posted abroad has egg on his Facebook after accidentally sharing his views with the world, including his rather undiplomatic opinion that Stephen Harper is a "terrible leader." Ignatieff loses two more aides
OTTAWA - The exodus continues from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's inner circle. Travel spending for MPs sky high
New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen spent more on travel than any other MP this year, spending $228,603 to fly across Canada and trek around his sprawling British Columbia riding. Commons to vote today on bill to kill long gun registry
The future of the long gun registry could be decided today, as a private member's bill to kill the registry goes to a vote in the House of Commons. Disasters may catch Canada unprepared: AG reportPolitical | 206600 hits | 2:43 PM on Tuesday | posted by KorbenDeck
Canadians still 'distrust' United StatesPolitical | 206761 hits | 4:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by ManifestDestiny
Tremblay re-elected Montreal mayorPolitical | 206734 hits | 8:13 PM on Sunday | posted by Proculation
Senator, facing criminal raps, still has run of Parliament Hill
Embattled Liberal Sen. Raymond Lavigne is banned from the Senate but he is still hosting events with foreign diplomats on Parliament Hill Putting the Snowboarder up against the Sea-Dooer makes for good politics
The news that 1998 Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati will carry the Liberal banner in the next federal election and take on Stockwell Day in the riding of Okanagan-Coquihalla certainly made a splash last week. Millions paid out in executive bonuses
OTTAWA — Despite the flagging economy, the federal government paid out millions of dollars in bonuses over the past year to senior executives in the civil service, Crown corporations and arms-length organizations. HST plan called Liberal 'tax grab'
TORONTO -- Soggy weather dampened the turnout for an anti-tax rally at Queen's Park yesterday but it didn't stop opposition leaders from slamming the government's HST plan as being all wet. Tory gov't unload boxes of stimulus spending details
OTTAWA — The federal government has dumped three boxloads of information about its efforts to stimulate Canada's sputtering economy on Parliament's independent budget watchdog. Ignatieff hires former Chretien aide
OTTAWA – Liberal MPs praised their leader’s new chief of staff today as a communications guru who will help them spread their party’s message. Liberal MPs apologize for offensive flyer
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs apologized Wednesday for distributing a household flyer that attacks the government’s handling of H1N1 among aboriginals with the slogan “No vaccines, just body bags.” Tories want multiple killers to face real life terms
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to bring in legislation to allow judges to impose what are essentially consecutive life sentences for multiple murderers. NDP denies connection to 'bloody' Ottawa protest
OTTAWA–Federal New Democrats are saying it's "ludicrous" to try to pin the blame on their party for the raucous environmental protest in the Commons on Monday. Tory heckles drown out Liberal MP's flu questions
OTTAWA–A question about pregnant women and the H1N1 vaccine provoked a bizarre bout of heckling and laughter on the Tory benches in the Commons on Tuesday. Harper to visit India, China for 1st time
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced plans to visit two of the world's emerging economic superpowers — China and India — for the first time this fall. Ignatieff denies inner circle shake-up
OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff's office was in turmoil late Tuesday as the Liberal leader deflected rumours he's about to shake up his oft-criticized, relatively inexperienced inner circle. Layton accused of contempt of Parliament
Government House Leader Jay Hill is calling for NDP Leader Jack Layton to be charged with contempt of Parliament, saying he helped protesters who disrupted Question Period Monday. Tories propose tighter parole rules
The federal government said Monday it will introduce legislation to crack down on early parole for non-violent offenders, a move it says will augment proposed tougher sentences for white-collar criminals. Protesters disrupt question period
A loud protest in the visitors gallery of the House of Commons resulted in several arrests and the brief shutdown of question period on Monday.
Around 200 young protesters chanted slogans to support Bill C-311, an NDP private member's bill on climate c Ignatieff would do worse in election than Dion: pollPolitical | 207313 hits | 2:54 PM on Sunday | posted by westmanguy
Harper plays nice with Bernier
Prime Minister Stephen Harper had kind words for Maxime Bernier on Friday, during his first visit to the MP's riding since the Julie Couillard affair brought the former cabinet minister down. What happened, Michael?
“Would you like some soup, sir?”...Maybe this is tawdry, just another offering to the morning papers and evening news. Or maybe this is public service. Maybe it’s exactly what he should be doing, helping his fellow man, setting an example. Either way, thi Anti-Harper campaign
TRURO — THE SUN is shining and Michael Ignatieff knows how to make hay. The Liberal leader was in the riding of Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley on Thursday to help his candidate in the Nov. 9 byelection. Chretien to make political comeback?
(Ottawa) Jean Chrétien, is he trying to make a second return to bring the Liberal Party back on track? Is the former prime minister worried about the troubles of his party?
NDP's Jack Layton urges mandatory insurance to protect pensions
OTTAWA — Canadians would be forced to buy pension insurance as part of a package of proposed reforms announced Thursday by the federal New Democratic Party to address the "epidemic" of underfunded workplace pensions. Snowboarder Rebagliati slides into politics
Canadian snowboarding gold medallist Ross Rebagliati is getting into politics. He says he will seek the federal Liberal nomination to run against Conservative cabinet minister Stockwell Day in the B.C. riding of Okanagan-Coquihalla in the next general ele Canada slips in 'press freedom' rankingsPolitical | 206766 hits | 3:00 AM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
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