tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61541782024-10-07T01:08:39.125-04:00Hockey, Politics, etcDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.comBlogger868125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-77704017105474858402008-12-05T15:58:00.003-05:002008-12-05T16:15:51.444-05:00

Ed's column in the Globe yesterday contained a few streches but this one stood out:In the 1980s, Pierre Trudeau made a mistake in key elements of the national energy program that negatively affected the attitude of many in Alberta and Saskatchewan not only toward him but to Central Canada in general. Although his policy had that effect, no one, including myself, who was critical of parts of the

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-87208588699684754372008-12-05T15:28:00.002-05:002008-12-05T15:31:24.964-05:00

You think Bourque's thoughts on Dion are pretty rough, I can't wait to see what Don says about the leaders on Saturday night.I wonder if other Liberal leadership possibilities - say John Manley - are thinking it's an opportunity to come into the race now and not be tarnished with the debacle of the past week.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-27846632039116640932008-12-04T10:14:00.002-05:002008-12-04T10:17:17.330-05:00

I'm sure you've seen the article about his reservations about the coalition.He was one of the MPs that I mentioned yesterday to watch.Keith Martin next?

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-90745344516416464102008-12-04T10:10:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:11:27.299-05:00

I did not know that:On CBC, Peter Mansbridge and Don Newman were quick to pour cold water on the Prime Minister's assertion during his televised address that "Canada's government has always been chosen by the people." Both cited the Byng-King affair, in which the Governor-General refused to grant Mackenzie King a dissolution after his government was defeated and called on Arthur Meighen to form

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-85815295864618221322008-12-03T13:26:00.001-05:002008-12-03T13:29:17.870-05:00

List of MPs that won by less than 5%:PartyRidingMPLead over 2nd placeBQAhuntsicMaria Mourani0.0089BQHaute-Gaspésie--La Mitis--Matane--MatapédiaJean-Yves Roy0.0193BQBrome--MissisquoiChristian Ouellet0.0241BQJeanne-Le BerThierry St-Cyr0.0265BQGatineauRichard Nadeau0.0303CPCKitchener--WaterlooPeter Braid0.0003CPCEgmontGail Shea0.003CPCMississauga--ErindaleBob Dechert0.0071CPCOak Ridges--MarkhamPaul

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-41214256576380349002007-04-18T12:39:00.000-04:002007-04-18T13:03:01.424-04:00

Regarding not running candidates in certain ridings: "that is something that I would not do as Green Party leader"Recap the Green leadership debate.Excerpts.....David Chernushenko:I do however have to ask a question of Elizabeth and she’ll be able to rebut when it comes. I’d like you to explain why you felt it necessary to call me and Jim Harris during the last election and ask us to consider

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-20322619549634933752007-03-01T14:44:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:47:36.305-05:00

570News:The University of Waterloo Weather Station says its the coldest February they have ever tracked.Frank Seglenieks says conditions in January also made it feel even colder.He says all and all, it will likely go down as an average winter in terms of the temperature.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-87206831267041312112007-03-01T14:42:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:43:34.351-05:00

Thanks Bruce.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-45697797976077126542007-02-22T09:51:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:55:05.326-05:00

You can hear it here at the 20sec mark.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1168089063572292042007-01-06T08:02:00.000-05:002007-01-06T08:11:03.603-05:00

Khan:Amid speculation that a Liberal MP is planning to cross the floor to join the Conservatives, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion told the CBC Friday he is confident there will be no such defection and that the MP is a "committed Liberal."Contrary to reports that Mississauga-Streetsville Liberal MP Wajid Khan had been wooed over by the Tories, Dion said Friday, "in politics you hear many things and

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1164206917098722862006-11-22T09:46:00.000-05:002006-11-22T11:06:24.866-05:00

A comment to Andrew Coyne's column on income splitting:Income splitting has been available to owners of Canadian corporations (i.e. small businesses) for some time now, whereby their spouses become shareholders of their businesses and receive dividends and/or actual salaries. In essence, if I have $100,000 in profits in my corporation, it is often more beneficial to pay that out in equal parts to

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1160067656223021692006-10-05T12:59:00.000-04:002006-10-05T13:00:56.253-04:00

Is he or isn't he? 4 or 5 seats are instantly lost in the Ottawa region if we find out he's a Leaf fan - bad enough his son is.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1159237737315195272006-09-25T22:12:00.000-04:002006-09-25T22:31:02.980-04:00

I really should just wait for Rick Mercer to skewer this one...The article is up on the Globe and Mail and some other news sites but strangely in not seen on TSN.ca though Sportsnet is giving it a prominent location on it's site. I wonder why.I love the following quote from the article:Leanne Domi believes the relationship began when her husband started working on Ms. Stronach's political

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1158843122916077482006-09-21T08:49:00.000-04:002006-09-21T08:52:02.946-04:00

Yes, the Leafs and Sens played an exhibition game last night. I don't remember the result.Go on over to the Battle of Ontario blog if you haven't checked it out before. Jay Jardine (Sens), The Meatriarchy (Leafs), Chris Selley (Leafs), and Greg Staples (Leafs) contribute along with myself.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1158635935052944692006-09-18T23:14:00.000-04:002006-09-18T23:20:57.606-04:00

Ret'd General Lewis Mackenzie was interviewed on Canada AM this morning and he made a great point when asked about the polls showing weak support for the Afghanistan mission. You can watch the interview here.He basically said that he'd like to see what the results of a poll would be if Canadians were asked whether or not they supported the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan.What do you

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1157984867286910802006-09-11T10:13:00.000-04:002006-09-11T10:27:47.346-04:00

I've really enjoyed reading Selley's blog - if you haven't been, here are some of his posts over the last few months regarding Afghanistan. I suggest you read them all.July 12, 2006: Mission: UnpopularThe Taliban as a government had to go after September 11. By the same token, building a functional replacement government was a necessary goal even without taking humanitarian concerns into account

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1157574168351286072006-09-06T15:49:00.000-04:002006-09-06T16:22:49.763-04:00

I saw some stupid comment on one of the Globe articles this week so I thought I'd look this up. The Afghanistan National Army continues to grow.Also, I found that Wiki has a page on 'Canada's role in the invasion of Afghanistan' and includes these points:- Canada has assisted in the collection, storage and decommissioning of 10,000 heavy weapons left in Afghanistan including artillery, tanks and

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1157477614874844752006-09-05T13:31:00.000-04:002006-09-05T13:33:34.910-04:00

Sigh.Favourite subject: Art. ......Memorable reading: Coles Notes were really big. ...

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1156961699932609492006-08-30T14:05:00.000-04:002006-08-30T14:32:23.936-04:00

During the Green Party Leadership debate at the 1:19 mark…David Chernushenko:I do however have to ask a question of Elizabeth and she’ll be able to rebut when it comes. I’d like you to explain why you felt it necessary to call me and Jim Harris during the last election and ask us to consider asking Green Party candidates to stand aside in ridings where our running…Elizabeth May interrupts:That’s

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1156777041157684132006-08-28T10:51:00.000-04:002006-08-28T10:57:21.190-04:00

I agree with Staples that picking May as the new leader of the Greens may be a big mistake.She created the 'Think Twice' coalition (once would be a good start for most of those involved) during the last election campaign to stop Harper from winning and according to Chernushenko (the deputy leader of the party at the time) she called him and Jim Harris to convince them to ask Green candidates to

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1155156574018770152006-08-09T16:30:00.000-04:002006-08-09T16:49:34.090-04:00

I noticed yesterday that the Globe and Mail's online update on Judge Marshall's ruling didn't allow comments.Today's update on the situation doesn't allow comments either. It's the only story without comments that I see from a glace at the others on the front page.The day before saw 43 comments before further comments were closed.It's ironic that Editor-in-Chief Greenspon wrote during an online

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1155143965023706342006-08-09T13:16:00.000-04:002006-08-09T13:19:25.053-04:00

An interesting question from our Independent MP from Quebec:Mr. André Arthur (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, Ind.): Mr. Speaker, during his inquiry, Justice John Gomery learned that federal judge positions in Quebec had been granted, in fact sold, in exchange for contributions to the Liberal Party of Canada, but he refused to investigate. Every citizen who will one day appearbefore these judges should

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1154610765137897132006-08-03T09:07:00.000-04:002006-08-03T12:28:41.303-04:00

This material is gold!Mrs. Susan Kadis (Thornhill, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (products made with dog or cat fur).She said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to introduce this private member's bill. This bill calls on the government to amend the Hazardous Products Act by adding all products made in whole or in part of dog or cat fur.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1154541332694644312006-08-02T13:43:00.000-04:002006-08-02T13:55:32.746-04:00

I was enjoying flipping through Hansard today and found a few things that more people should know about.First, did you know that the Judy and the NDP are proposing a National Breast Implant Registry?Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-312, An Act to establish and maintain a national Breast Implant Registry. She said: Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194666266088544008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154178.post-1154094769278736822006-07-28T09:17:00.000-04:002006-07-28T09:52:49.376-04:00

In his Globe and Mail 'chat', Jeffy Simpson wrote the following:Mr. Harper will likely be credited with having fulfilled his promises — or at least four out of five, because Patient Wait Times guarantees is substantively foolish and politically unworkable.Simpson on March 18th wrote about the "unbearable lightness of Harper's five vows" and of the wait-times guarantee he wrote it "reflects the

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