Politics

Tributes flow in for former finance minister Jim Flaherty – ‘a terrible loss for our country’

April 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Tributes have begun coming in for former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, who died today in his Ottawa home. The cause of death was not immediately known, [Continue]

‘What do the people really want?’ is question possible City council candidates are asking

April 9, 2014 // 2 Comments

By MIKE YOUDS Six months out, would-be politicians are warily eyeing November’s civic election, waiting and watching before they decide to set foot on the campaign trail. [Continue]

‘Politicians shouldn’t take family on govt business even if they pay for it themselves’

April 3, 2014 // 1 Comment

COFFEE WITH THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR — I’ve always sympathized with politicians who have to spend time away from their families, and have never had a problem with them taking [Continue]

A look ahead at what promises to be an election year of few issues and little change

April 3, 2014 // 2 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER CITY HALL/ ANALYSIS — This is the time of year when gardeners start planning what to plant, and candidates start planning their run at a chair on City [Continue]

Canada must find new ways to engage as China’s superpower status grows, says expert

April 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

By JACOB ROTHENBURGER China will continue to expand as a military and economic superpower, and Canada needs to find new ways to engage with it, a guest lecturer told an [Continue]

‘The opposition has not found one single, solitary instance of improper use of my office’

April 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE — Canadian politicians have been much in the news lately for the spending of taxpayers’ money on travel for family members. Alison Redford, Jenny Kwan, [Continue]