Oct 21 2015 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau made a triumphant return to the nation's capital Tuesday and immediately began setting a new tone for the Canadian government, both at home and abroad.To those around the world who may have had difficulty recognizing the Canada of old during a decade of combative, militaristic Conservative rule under Stephen Harper, the […]
Feb 18 2015 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair cast his New Democratic Party as more courageous and principled than the Liberals as he came out four-square Wednesday against the Harper government's proposed anti-terrorism bill.The NDP leader's announcement underscored the degree to which the controversial bill has become a political football in an election year.Prime Minister Stephen Harper has played […]
Feb 18 2015 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says his party will oppose the Conservative government’s proposed anti-terrorism bill. Mulcair says while terrorism is a real threat, the planned federal law is vague, ineffective and goes too far. The bill, tabled late last month in response to the daylight murders of two Canadian soldiers, would give the Canadian Security […]
Mar 25 2014 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - Newly released cabinet documents detailing the agonizing and ultimately fruitless efforts to secure the Meech Lake accord serve as a cautionary reminder to current political leaders who would reopen the Constitution to deal with the Senate.The minutes of Brian Mulroney's cabinet meetings during the first half of 1990 show how difficult it is […]
Mar 25 2014 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — Newly released cabinet documents detailing the agonizing and ultimately fruitless efforts to secure the Meech Lake accord serve as a cautionary reminder to current political leaders who would reopen the Constitution to deal with the Senate. The minutes of Brian Mulroney’s cabinet meetings during the first half of 1990 show how difficult it is to […]
Mar 24 2014 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - The night before the Meech Lake constitutional accord died, Brian Mulroney told his cabinet that recently departed minister Lucien Bouchard — who subsequently came within a hair of persuading Quebecers to secede — would have little influence in the post-Meech era, newly released records say.Minutes of a June 22, 1990, cabinet meeting on […]
Mar 23 2014 — Joan Bryden and Jim Bronskill — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - Huddled with his cabinet colleagues as the Meech Lake constitutional accord collapsed, Brian Mulroney lashed out at Pierre Trudeau and other Liberals for engaging in "a colossal deceit and betrayal of the country," newly released records say.During an evening cabinet meeting in Parliament Hill's Centre Block, a dejected Mulroney squarely blamed former prime […]