Entries by Althia Raj from 10/2011

NDP Leadership Race: Paul Dewar Joins The Field

Publication 10.02.2011

The NDP leadership race is heating up. The Official opposition's foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar announced Sunday he is throwing his hat in the r...

Ontario Election: Minorities, Majorities And Coalitions, Experts Explain What To Expect

Publication 10.06.2011

UPDATE: Dalton McGuinty's Liberals have won their third consecutive election. Whether they will form a minority or majority government remains to be s...

Ontario Election: Ottawa Man Reports Political Messages Written On Money

Publication 10.06.2011

Here’s some change and a political message too. That’s what Ottawa resident Peter Hall encountered at a local Subway restaurant this week when ...

Ontario Election: McGuinty And Harper Could Face Tough Talks Ahead After Ontario Voters Reject Tory Trifecta

Publication 10.07.2011

In what is becoming a familiar story, Ontario voters chose Thursday to yet again elect a government of a different political stripe than its federal c...

Sharon Carstairs Surprises Colleagues And Retires From Senate With Speech On Perils Of Tory Reform Plans

Publication 10.07.2011

Attention defeated Tory candidates in Manitoba: Are you interested in a Senate seat? Prime Minister Stephen Harper now has five Senate seats to fil...

NDP Leadership Race: Thomas Mulcair The Man To Beat Stephen Harper, Supporters Say

Publication 10.13.2011

MONTREAL — Thomas Mulcair and his supporters suggested Thursday he is the best leadership contestant New Democrats can pick if they want to beat the...

Yulia Tymoshenko Sentence: Stephen Harper Rebukes President Of Ukraine Viktor Yunkovych

Publication 10.14.2011

In a highly unusual move, Prime Minister Stephen Harper publicly rebuked the President of Ukraine Friday over judicial proceedings that led to the imp...

Canada Trade Deal With European Union: CETA May Benefit EU Over Canada, Officials Say

Publication 10.17.2011

As Canadian and European Union negotiators sit down Monday for the ninth round of talks on a sweeping and controversial trade agreement with the EU, T...

Canada Trade Deal With European Union: Parma Ham Likely Flashpoint In CETA Negotiations

Publication 10.17.2011

Believe it or not, one of the crucial issues Canada and the EU must solve in their free trade negotiations comes down to some dried pork from Italy. ...

Long-Gun Registry: Tories To Move On Long-Anticipated Plan To Scrap The Program

Publication 10.19.2011

The Conservative government is finally scrapping the long-gun registry. The Tories intend to introduce a bill to abolish the controversial program ...

Micheal Moldaver, Supreme Court Nominee, Grilled By NDP MP Joe Comartin

Publication 10.19.2011

"Je comprends que vous ne pouvez pas parler français du tout," NDP house leader Joe Comartin told a Conservative government Supreme Court nominee Wed...

Long-Gun Registry: Victim Feels Ignored By Tory Government That Prides Itself On Being The Voice Of Victims

Publication 10.20.2011

As the Tories prepare to introduce legislation to to scrap the long-gun registry as early as this Thursday, a mother whose child was slain by gun viol...

Veterans Affairs Cuts: Liberals Stage Mini-Coup By Passing Motion With Late Tory MPs Absent

Publication 10.20.2011

The public may soon have a better understanding of the impact of the federal government's cuts to Veterans Affairs Canada, after a lone Liberal MP saw...

Tories Fund Newtopia: Government Invests Nearly $250,000 In Weight-Loss Business

Publication 10.21.2011

Losing weight just became government business. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario yesterday announced it is lending an on...

Canadian Wheat Board: Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz Says Ending Monopoly Will Free Farmers Ahead Of Vote On Bill C-18

Publication 10.24.2011

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says dismantling the Canadian Wheat Board's (CWB) single desk will free farmers from their shackles. He told an aud...

Stephen Harper's Australian Trip: What To Expect From Meeting Of Commonwealth Leaders In Perth

Publication 10.25.2011

Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Perth, Australia Tuesday for a biennial meeting with Commonwealth leaders and a likely audience with the Queen,...

Air Canada Accused Of Discriminating Against French Speakers By Language Group And Union Representative

Publication 10.25.2011

Air Canada, which already has a reputation as a frequent violator of linguistic obligations, took another beating Tuesday when the head of a French-la...

NDP Leadership Race: Peggy Nash To Join The Race Friday

Publication 10.26.2011

NDP MP Peggy Nash will become the first women to join the NDP leadership race when she makes her formal announcement Friday. Nash is currently the...

House Of Commons Seat Redistribution: Tories To Introduce Long-Awaited Bill To Adjust Electoral Landscape

Publication 10.26.2011

UPDATE: Ontario will gain 15 seats, B.C. six seats, Alberta six seats and Quebec three seats under the new legislation, Democratic Reform Minister Tim...

House Of Commons Seat Redistribution: Ontario And Quebec Big Winners In Conservative Bill

Publication 10.27.2011

Quebec came out the big winner Thursday when the Conservative government release its new bill redistributing seats in the Commons, but the Bloc Quebec...

NDP Leadership Race: Robert Chisholm Set To Enter Race In Dartmouth, N.S. On Sunday

Publication 10.27.2011

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia MP Robert Chisholm will add his name to the list of NDP leadership contenders on Sunday. Chisholm, the MP for Dartmouth—Co...

Foreign Affairs Department Changed Press Release Without Issuing Correction

Publication 10.27.2011

OTTAWA — In the print and online news world, when you make a mistake, you issue a correction. But that doesn't appear to be the new practice at Cana...

Conservatives Grabbing Most Prestigious Positions In Parliamentary Associations

Publication 10.27.2011

The Conservatives have a majority in the House, in the Senate and in parliamentary committees, and now they are grabbing the most prestigious position...

Commonwealth Must Deal With Human Rights In Member States In Order To Stay Relevant, Experts Say

Publication 10.28.2011

Will the Commonwealth 54-member nations chose to make their club relevant? Or will its diverse membership take a pass on the difficult subject of huma...

Michael Ferguson Auditor General Nomination: Senator James Cowan Asks Clerk Of The Privy Council To Answer Questions On Nominee's Lack Of French

Publication 10.28.2011

UPDATE: The recruiting agency hired by the federal government to find a new auditor-general pursued a non-French-speaking candidate despite the job de...