Aug 20 2014 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — Quebec MP slams the door on the NDP over its position on Israel and harshly criticizes Mulcair’s leadership. Sana Hassainia, elected in 2011 in the riding of Vercheres-Les Patriotes in the wake of the Orange Wave, now sits as an independent in the House of Commons.
Jul 23 2014 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — Canada’s new ambassador in Israel is so active on Twitter that an article published in the local press ponders whether her tweets are crossing the line between diplomacy and advocacy.
Jun 25 2014 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — Robert Mainville, the Federal Court of Appeal judge appointed to the Quebec Court of Appeal has contributed significantly to the Conservative Party of Canada…
Jun 3 2014 — Robert Asselin — La Presse — En annonçant hier un plan de lutte sérieux contre les changements climatiques, le président américain Obama a posé l’un des gestes les plus significatifs de sa présidence. L’objectif annoncé par l’Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) de réduire de 30% d’ici 2030 les émissions de carbone par rapport à celles de 2005 représente le plus grand effort […]
Mar 26 2014 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — Manitoba MP Stephen Fletcher will table two private member’s bills to decriminalize medically assisted suicide tomorrow.
Mar 12 2014 — Joël-Denis Bellavance — La Presse — La Presse is reporting Parti Quebecois star candidate Pierre Karl Peladeau and his ex-wife, Julie Snyder, were invited to a private dinner with Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen at 24 Sussex Drive, in September 2009.
Feb 27 2014 — Joël-Denis Bellavance — La Presse — The Conservative Party is trying to convince former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon to run for the party in 2015. Cannon is currently serving as Canada’s ambassador to France
Feb 24 2014 — Joël-Denis Bellavance — La Presse — As he attacks retired General Andrew Leslie for $72,000 in moving expenses, La Presse has learned that Defence Minister Rob Nicholson approved the purchase of a $6,060 first class airline ticket to allow the wife of Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson accompany him to a NATO conference in Budapest last September.
Feb 13 2014 — Vincent Larouche — La Presse — A drama worthy of the TV series Homeland is shaking Ottawa: La Press has learned that a senior investigator with the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team has been suspended over a suspected relationship with one of its targets, an Iranian businessman who found himself in the crosshairs of the RCMP.
Jan 10 2014 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — The criminalization of clients should be part of the amendments proposed by the Harper government’s prostitution laws in Canada, says Justice Minister Peter MacKay. In a telephone interview with La Presse yesterday, Mr. MacKay said he would investigate what is happening elsewhere in the world to respond to the decision of the Supreme Court in […]
Dec 17 2013 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — Bernard Landry, Quebec's ex PQ premier, does not rule out replacing Daniel Paillé at the head of the Bloc québécois, "under certain conditions"…
Nov 1 2013 — Joël-Denis Bellavance — La Presse — It is time for Canadians to decide on the future of the Senate, said the Minister of State for Small Business Maxime Bernier.
Sep 10 2013 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — The Bloc isn’t ready to support the content of the Marois government’s Charter just yet: it needs to think about it some more – especially about the ban of religious signs for all government employees.
Sep 6 2013 — Joël-Denis Bellavance — La Presse — The Senate Ethics Officer, Lyse Ricard, has decided to open an investigation into the actions of Conservative Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu….
Aug 22 2013 — Hugo de Grandpré — La Presse — About 33 per cent of Quebec voters say they are very or somewhat satisfied with the Harper government, an increase of five percentage points since June and the highest level since January.