National Newswatch

Jan 22 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Quick agreement to proposed changes needed by producers, they say.   Ottawa—Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her Ontario counterpart Ernie Hardeman are putting the pressure on reluctant colleagues to agree to proposed changes to the AgriStability component of the federal-provincial Business Risk Management (BRM) program for farmers. The changes were unveiled by Bibeau in […]

Jan 22 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — What an incredibly important day on the Canadian political history calendar. First off, as always, we start with birthdays. So, happy birthday from Kingston to Canada’s Leader of the Opposition, Erin O’Toole. Mr. O’Toole turns 48 today. Then, we should note that it was on this date in 1874 that Alexander Mackenzie and his Liberals […]

Jan 22 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — What an incredibly important day on the Canadian political history calendar.  First off, as always, we start with birthdays.  So, happy birthday from Kingston to Canada’s Leader of the Opposition, Erin O’Toole.  Mr. O’Toole turns 48 today. Then, we should note that it was on this date in 1874 that Alexander Mackenzie and his Liberals […]

Jan 22 2021 — Massimo Bergamini — National Newswatch — It is likely that there was more to last week’s surprise cabinet shuffle than just some pre-electoral housekeeping triggered by the decision of the former minister for innovation Navdeep Bains not to seek re-election. Considering the growing clamour over air service cuts that are leaving communities — in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere — isolated from […]

Jan 21 2021 — Mary Robinson — National Newswatch — After providing Canadian families with a reliable source of food throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s agriculture sector is in a position to help lead the post pandemic economic recovery.  But in order to do so, farmers are telling their governments that they cannot do it without help. Beyond the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 […]

Jan 21 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — It was on this date in 1987 that Vice President George H.W. Bush arrived in Ottawa, where he received one of the toughest messages an American official ever has from a Canadian Prime Minister. Brian Mulroney, who had come to office three years before pledging a more positive approach to Canadian-American relations, was, in a […]

Jan 21 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — It was on this date in 1987 that Vice President George H.W. Bush arrived in Ottawa, where he received one of the toughest messages an American official ever has from a Canadian Prime Minister. Brian Mulroney, who had come to office three years before pledging a more positive approach to Canadian-American relations, was, in a […]

Jan 20 2021 — Jim Sheppard — National Newswatch — I’m often asked this question after I do another in my series of blog posts about the stupidity of major traditional media owners in Canada, who know they are dying but who refuse to recognize that the future of journalism in Canada is digital: “But what we should we do? There’s no easy answer. We […]

Jan 20 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — This is a very important date in the life and political career of my friend Stephen J. Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of our country. First off it was on this date in 1994 that he delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons. You can read that speech here.

Jan 20 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — This is a very important date in the life and political career of my friend Stephen J. Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of our country.  First off it was on this date in 1994 that he delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons. You can read that speech here. And, exactly 20 years-later on […]

Jan 20 2021 — Glen Pearson — National Newswatch — My favourite movie of all time is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.  I watch it on every birthday.  It’s sappy.  It’s simplistic.  But it remains my favourite movie – ever!  And the Lincoln Memorial is my favourite spot in that moving city.  I spend my longest and most meaningful moments there.  Above my desk is […]

Jan 19 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Birthday greetings today to former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna, who is turning 73.  One of the most remarkable politicians of his era, Mr McKenna and his party famously won every single seat in the New Brunswick Legislature in the 1987 campaign. The backstory on Frank McKenna is quite interesting.  After earning a BA in […]

Jan 19 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Birthday greetings today to former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna, who is turning 73.  One of the most remarkable politicians of his era, Mr McKenna and his party famously won every single seat in the New Brunswick Legislature in the 1987 campaign. The backstory on Frank McKenna is quite interesting.  After earning a BA in […]

Jan 19 2021 — Glen Pearson — National Newswatch — Tomorrow is that day. Hundreds of millions around the world will be glued to the action taking place in front of the American Capitol, their teeth on edge and their worry meter steadily climbing. It’s Inauguration Day in the United States, and there has been nothing like it in all its history.  Armed guards everywhere.  […]

Jan 18 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Very pleased today to mark an anniversary important to everyone in old stomping grounds as a reporter in the Northwest Territories. So, it was on this date in 1967 that Yellowknife was named the NWT’s capital city. I first experienced Yellowknife on a four-month contract for Northern News Services during the spring-summer of 1995 (where […]