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A s with all by-elections, transferability of the result to general elections remains very circumstantial . Those who infer universal truths from who is elected to Parliament from a handful of seats are often failing to take into account local flavour,...
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BC Ferries top executives are fighting back against suggestions that the president is overpaid and that the ferry corporation is insufficiently accountable. B.C.'s medical health officer says police are investigating a case of someone trying to sell...
Tags: Nova Scotia, Bloc Québécois, federal byelections, Dartmouth, N.S, Joel Plaskett, health officials
D aniel Paillé was a surprising choice when Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him in 2007 to review polling practices when the federal Liberals were in charge. The move came back to bite the government, as Mr. Paillé’s report directed its strongest...
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MPs voted Wednesday to repeal the federal long-gun registry, signalling for the first time since the program was adopted 14 years ago that it is headed for the scrap heap, despite police assertions that it saves lives. A private member's bill, sponsored...
Tags: guns registry, Liberals, Bloc Quebecois, Montreal, Parti Quebecois, Michael Ignatieff, Canada, federal long, NDP, swine flu
Denis Coderre, the most powerful Liberal MP in the province, suggested he no longer had the 'moral authority' to serve as lieutenant because Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is relying on unnamed Toronto advisers to chart the party's course in Quebec.
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A ccording to Ipsos-Reid , a majority of Canadians don’t think we need an election, would blame Michael Ignatieff if we have one and would vote against the Liberals if he forces the issue...However, based on yesterday’s developments , if the Conservative...
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The Bloc Quebecois says a federal Conservative adviser in Quebec is considering running for the separatist party. Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant - as recently as last month. But a senior Bloc official says Brien is now in "preliminary talks" with...
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Ottawa — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Tuesday, Sep. PM EDT S tephen Harper's Conservatives have decided their election strategy will rely in part on reviving the ghosts of last December. The fleeting, four-day coalition that opposition...
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Quebec City — From Thursday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2009 11:28PM EDT W ith great caution, the Quebec College of Physicians is prepared to cross the line on the controversial debate over euthanasia and propose that it be included...
Tags: Quebec College of Physicians, Bloc Quebecois, Quebec City
Montreal T he $10.6 billion General Motors bailout announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday is the largest federal rescue mission of a private-sector operation in the recent history of Canada. Accounting for one fifth of the expected deficit...
Tags: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, Bloc Quebecois, Ignatieff Liberals, Stephen Harper, Montreal, prime minister, minister stephen