Parliament of Canada – time for online reporting of expenses? If the recent Senate expense scandals have taught Canadians anything, it’s that Parliament of Canada officials will take advantage of the rules to pad their pockets if they can. Senator Mike Duffy has become the poster boy for Parliament of Canada abuse of expense guidelines but [...]
For federal Conservatives, keeping power now outweighs everything else There was a time in this country when its federal Conservatives put their principles front and centre. There were all those who abandoned the Progressive Conservative Party of Brian Mulroney, in large measure because they were tired of the sights and smells of corruption. Even as [...]
Canadian politics promises to be turbulent as voters disgruntled For citizens from coast to coast to coast, this summer promises to be a time of discontent with Canadian politics. What most of us want, most of the time, is simply that our governments be competent: display a sense of where they’re going, and that as [...]
Stephen Harper seen as unaccountable as Chrétien was thanks to Mike Duffy scandal The tipping point has passed. Senator Mike Duffy’s endless tale of money and greed has managed to energize Canadians — not against him, but against the Conservatives in Ottawa. “There will be a new code in Ottawa. Break the rules, you will be [...]
Statistics Canada’s National Household Survey can’t make conclusions By Robert Gerst, Troy Media There is much talk today of ‘big data.’ As our world goes digital, companies, governments, not-for-profits, and organizations of all sorts obtain vast quantities of data about, well, virtually everything. But is the data any good? So far, the talk has been [...]
The least Ambassador Gary Doer can do is pick up the phone The working stiffs of Canadian diplomacy, members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, were walking a picket line in Washington, D.C., yesterday – which raised some eyebrows in the Imperial Capital and must have created some minor discomfort for the Canadian ambassador, a former [...]
Former Tory strategist Allan Gregg criticizes Harper government’s ‘attack on research’ Long-time Tory pollster and strategist Allan Gregg ripped into the Harper government on Saturday for what he termed its “systematic attack on evidence-based research.” But since Mr. Gregg was speaking to the annual convention of the Alberta Federation of Labour, his startling comments went [...]
More students will be able to quality for financial aid after income thresholds adjusted The Canadian government announced a new measure that allows more students to quality for financial aid. Starting August 1, the low- and middle-income thresholds will be adjusted for the 2013-2014 school year in an attempt to increase the affordability of post-secondary education [...]
Justin Trudeau winning in fight with Tory slime machine Round One in the fight started with Justin Trudeau by the Tory Slime Machine pretty clearly went to Justin Trudeau – well, to Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Liver Foundation. Now, Round Two, Justin Trudeau’s riposte, a 30-second video ad released by the Liberal Party yesterday, [...]
Chuck Strahl serving on board of Security Intelligence Review Committee Should Chuck Strahl be able to serve simultaneously on the board of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy, a partisan political organization tied to the ruling Conservative Party of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other provincial conservative parties, and on the apolitical Security Intelligence Review Committee? [...]
