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Liberals renew national daycare pledgeOTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff yesterday renewed his party's pledge to build a national daycare program, even as he backed away from earlier threats to take down the Conservative government.
"We're not propping these guys up any longer, le
Bloc MPs halt motion on Taliban prisoners
The Bloc Québécois has halted a proposed wide-ranging investigation by federal MPs into the handling of Taliban prisoners by Canadian soldiers, but says questions about possible torture will be pursued on another front.
Canada to take hard line with would-be migrantsCanada's Immigration Minister has signalled that he intends to play hardball with 76 men believed to be from Sri Lanka who arrived on a rusty boat off Canada's West Coast, as the government battles the perception of Canada as a soft touch for asylum seeke
Liberals backing Harper for now
The softening of Ignatieff's tone comes as the Liberals continue to slump in the polls following a declaration in early September that his party would no longer support the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Ex-top soldier Hillier fought Taliban, Tories
Canada's former top soldier waged war on many fronts during his long march to the post of Chief of Defence Staff. But the most intense were the counter-insurgencies waged on Parliament Hill against Conservative officials who wanted him silenced and bureau
Chretien bemoans Canada's 'lost foreign stature'
Chretien, delivering a speech in Paris in advance of a trip to London to accept an honour from Queen Elizabeth II, refused to discuss in detail domestic political issues such as Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's recent struggles.
But he grew animated
Tory Senator on payroll of company that won contractA Montreal firm landed a federal stimulus contract while a top Tory organizer and senator was on the payroll, The Canadian Press has learned.
Senator Leo Housakos's employer, BPR Inc., was part of a consortium that won a $1.4-million engineering contr
Big spike in refugee claims from HungaryThe number of refugee claims by asylum-seekers from Hungary has rocketed to nearly 1,400 so far this year -- almost five times last year's total -- making it the top source country for refugee claims at points of entry into Canada, figures obtained by The
Implementing the Firearms ActWhen Canada's auditor general tabled her December 2002 report, she set her sights on Ottawa's controversial gun-registry program.
Sheila Fraser blasted the federal government for exceeding its estimated budget, saying that by the time the smoke cleared
Grits call out Tories for improper cheque presentations
The federal Liberals are objecting to a series of taxpayer-funded cheques which have been presented to members of the public bearing the Conservative party logo -- a partisan branding that violates Ottawa's corporate identity program.
New law bad sign for libertiesPrime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday he doesn't condone any police or municipal action that would muzzle free speech during the Vancouver Olympics.
"I would not support any actions in the name of security that stifle political free expression.
Ignatieff touts clean-energy platformMr. Ignatieff has faced criticism this fall for offering few policy proposals as he gunned to Mr. Harper's minority government in Parliament.
But unveiling green colours before an election proved costly for Mr. Dion, because the Conservatives succeeded
Canada's youngest mayor loses in recount
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A judicial vote recount ending in an exact tie has squelched the hopes of a teenager who was briefly thought to be Canada’s youngest mayor ever — at least for now.
The wild tumble of Michael Ignatieff : OpinionThe Conservatives might be competitive in Quebec as the Liberals fall
By L. IAN MACDONALD, FreelanceOctober 9, 2009
No leader of a Canadian political party has ever taken such a tumble in public opinion as Michael Ignatieff has since he told Ste
Spreading the wealth unevenlyNova Scotians in Conservative ridings should be feeling a little action in their economic plan by now, because an analysis of federal stimulus spending in the province shows blue ridings are awash in pork.
In fact, more money — $162 million — is being
Ottawa's $19 billion reversal of fortuneAny day now, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government will acknowledge a grim watershed – last year, for the first time in more than a decade, Ottawa spent more money than it collected from taxpayers and wound up with a budget deficit on its hands. Whe
Ottawa's refusal to take Gitmo inmates irks U.S.An apparent snub by the Canadian government has dismayed officials on the Obama administration's task force who are working to resettle dozens of detainees here and close the prison, a high-ranking White House official told the Star.
Top bureaucrats objected to government ad campaign, sources sayA partisan government advertising campaign paid for by taxpayers raised alarms from the outset among senior public servants who serve Prime Minister Stephen Harper, The Canadian Press has learned.
The Privy Council Office, the non-partisan bureaucratic
No tax hikes needed: Harper
The federal government does not need higher taxes to grapple with the burgeoning federal deficit caused by the recession, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday.
Natives slam Canadian's 'racist' blog on GamesA controversial blog written by a Vancouver-born political columnist and posted on the website of British newspaper The Daily Telegraph is inflammatory and discriminates against aboriginal people, says the former chief of a Vancouver Island First Nation.
Senate takes aim at second Tory crime billThe Liberal-dominated Senate, a day after rewriting a Harper government crime bill, signalled that it will alter another piece of law-and-order legislation that would automatically jail drug dealers and marijuana growers for the first time in Canada.
Liberal senators break with Ignatieff on law-and-order billMichael Ignatieff's leadership woes worsened Thursday, after some Liberal senators effectively gutted law-and-order legislation that the Liberal Leader had supported and the Senate adjourned for a week before the problem could be fixed.
Jobs market bounces back
The jobless rate unexpectedly tumbled three notches to 8.4 per cent, the first monthly decline since the downturn began last fall, Statistics Canada said Friday.
Liberal senators blasted by Tories, NDP for blocking crime billOTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson blasted Liberal senators on Wednesday, accusing them of watering down legislation designed to remove credit for time served by offenders awaiting sentencing.
The legislation, supported by provincial gover
NDP would add rights for French QuebecersYou will no doubt be glad to know that the New Democratic Party is no longer in favour of taking existing language rights away from English-speaking Quebecers.
Now it's willing to settle for giving French-speaking Quebecers new rights that English-spea
Liberal senators make amendments to crime billThe Conservative government is expressing outrage after Liberal senators amended a piece of "tough on crime" legislation that had already passed the House of Commons -- and that Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff had supported.
The Commons: A difference of realitiesThe Scene. Michael Ignatieff stood and, perhaps feeling a bit parched, took a sip of water. Putting down his glass, he proceeded with his supposition.
The Prime Minister, the Liberal leader said, was planning to increase employment insurance premiums.
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