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Almost from the time he was elected in 2003, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams has made Ottawabashing his centrepiece political strategy. Yet time and again, Ottawa graciously bails Mr. Williams out from his blundering anyway. In the latest episode … Continue reading →

On Sept. 21, the House of Commons will vote on a bill to close down the Canadian Firearms Registry’s authority over long guns. The legislation is up for third reading. If it passes, it will become law pending approval in … Continue reading →

Pakistan is a nation in crisis. Since the onset of torrential rains and floods two weeks ago, 1,600 people have died; two million are now homeless. The United Nations estimates that US$460-million is required for food, clean water, shelter and … Continue reading →

The federal government reportedly is considering changes to the way it treats potential refugee claimants, such as those who arrived in Canadian waters this week aboard the MV Sun Sea. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says Ottawa is eager to … Continue reading →

This week, the city of Windsor was dealt a double blow. First, on Wednesday, after 91 years of production, the last transmission was built at the local General Motors plant. The following day, Ford Motor Company announced it will lay … Continue reading →

Just when we thought we’d already seen the RCMP’s dirtiest laundry, along comes another controversy to rock our once-proud national police force — a purported mutiny by several senior officers against Commissioner William Elliott for his allegedly arrogant and abusive … Continue reading →

There seem to be few surprises in the 90,000 or more Afghanistan war documents released Sunday on the WikiLeaks website, and by The New York Times, Britain’s Guardian newspaper and Germany’s weekly Der Spiegel. Pacifying the Taliban and turning Afghanistan … Continue reading →

The Conservatives may have misstepped on the census, but they have it right on affirmative action. This week, Cabinet Ministers Stockwell Day and Jason Kenney announced that the government will review discriminatory affirmative action policies that, for the last quarter-century, … Continue reading →

Shawn Atleo says most of the right things, but does he really mean them? For instance, the charismatic young entrepreneur, who is National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), told his organization’s annual meeting in Winnipeg this week … Continue reading →

Dalton McGuinty’s government has done it again. In the wake of public outrage, scathing media commentary and corporate push-back, the Ontario Liberals have executed yet another giant policy U-turn, this time, on their “Eco-Fee” project. Said fee came into effect … Continue reading →