Is Stephen Harper Going to Fire the Chair of the CRTC?

One has to wonder why Stephen Harper is putting so much pressure on the chair of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein to allow, actually to force, cable companies to carry Quebecor’s new creation, Fox News North. You also have to wonder if Harper will do like he has done so many times before and fire/transfer [...]

NDP to Form Next Canadian Government

I received a very funny phone call yesterday afternoon. The call came from an earnest young man doing fundraising for the federal NDP. I will be honest and up-front about things; I have been a life-long supporter of the NDP, provincially and federally. On occasion I will donate money and time to the NDP if [...]

Fight-HST Battle to Rage on for Many, Many Months

Ben Franklin oh-so accurately said, “‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And that seems to be the case for British Columbians and the much despised HST. The provincial NDP have made no indication that in the event of them being the victors in an election would they [...]

Four Questions with Michael Ignatieff

Yesterday I had an opportunity to ask a couple of questions of the leader of the official opposition, Michael Ignatieff. The first question I asked was, would you be willing to form a coalition government in order to get good legislation passed. Mr Ignatieff was relatively cryptic in his answer, which was to the effect [...]

Take a Walk in the Tamil Refugees Shoes Before Judging

More of  a question than a commentary this morning. What would you do if the Americans cast their eyes northwards and saw Canada’s water resources, oil and natural gas and decided it was time for a hostile takeover? What if they decided it was time for a military intervention? Probably like most Canadians you would [...]

Canadian Compassion; If “They” Keep off Canadian Soil

From our frequent contributor, Mr William Perry; Give us an earthquake in Haiti, a tsunami in Thailand or a terror attack in Kenya, and we can show the world what we are capable of. A ship carrying Tamil refugees seeking asylum and immigration, we see the ugly side of this country with it’s harsh words [...]

Canadian Forces in Afghanistan

Today the final battalion of American combat forces pulled out of Iraq. Of course some American forces are staying behind in a non-combat role to train Iraqi forces. The American withdrawal from Iraq got me to wondering; at what point will Canada pull out of Afghanistan? And perhaps more important than the actual date of [...]

Tamil Refugees Being Framed as Terrorists

In politics the battle is always to “frame” your opponent. “Framing” is the art of defining who your opponent is and perhaps more importantly what they stand for. Of course the goal for any person or organization is to frame themselves. This does not always happen. Framing is being done in the case of the [...]

M.V. Sun Sea Enters Canadian Waters

Apparently the M.V. Sun Sea, a cargo ship that is alleged to be carrying Tamil refugees towards British Columbia, has been intercepted and boarded by a combination of the Canadian military and the RCMP. Before people form their knee-jerk reactions they might cast their thoughts back to the S.S. St. Louis, the ship that carried [...]

Jean Chretien Doing Well Post-Surgery

We have it on good authority that former Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s brain did not burst a blood vessel as a result of seeing the images of Michael Ignatieff in a plaid shirt drinking a Tim Hortons coffee. Much of the former Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s political success was based upon his ability to frame himself as [...]

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