Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Kilford: On Remembrance Day, our freedoms and values remain on solid ground
Inés Fiedler, Sideqa Haqani, Alice Guimond, Joo Hee Chung, Darynn Bednarczyk, Hareem Masroor, Ginny Hsaing and Owen Brown – just a few of the past and present senior winners of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poster and Literary Contest. The aim of the contest is to nurture and advance the tradition of remembrance in Canada, and with...
Here’s what the new Liberal cabinet looks like
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was sworn in today, along with members of the new Liberal cabinet. Here’s who they are: Bill Morneau Portfolio: Finance Degree of difficulty: Extreme First challenge: The Liberals have promised their first piece of legislation when Parliament resumes, likely in early December, will be a middle-class tax cut. To...
Chris Alexander – MPs and the media called me a ‘baby killer’
Global News had an interesting interview with defeated Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander last night. During the interview Alexander complained about various issues that he believed help contribute to his defeat during the election as well as the defeat of his party. He made some fascinating claims during the interview. For one, he...
Cabinet-making: Who’s on Trudeau’s shortlist
Building a cabinet may be relatively easy for a skilled carpenter, but it’s a significant undertaking for any prime minister. The task will be even harder for Justin Trudeau. Trudeau has promised an equal number of men and women around his cabinet table. This is in addition to the usual considerations: a range of expertise, a balance...
Coast Guard deal reached between Arctic nations despite earlier roadblock against Russia by Harper government
All eight Arctic nations — including Canada and Russia — are to sign a historic deal next week for their coast guards to work together in the treacherous and increasingly accessible waters of the North, writes Bob Weber of the Canadian Press. Here is the rest of the Canadian Press article: Creating the Arctic Coast Guard Forum is considered a...
Glavin: The very least Canada can do is resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees now
It wasn’t exactly auspicious, the way Justin Trudeau chose to set the inaugural tone for his new Liberal government at that rally in Ottawa on Tuesday by way of introducing himself to Canada’s “friends around the world,” whoever they might be. “Many of you have worried that Canada has lost its compassion over the past 10 years. I have...
Dewar knows, ‘there’s no safe seat’
“Did you get the number of the truck that hit me?” Paul Dewar asked. “It was a big, red truck.” On Tuesday, Dewar, his wife and a dozen volunteers were clearing out the Somerset St. W. storefront that had been Dewar’s campaign headquarters since August. The 52-year-old was still processing his electoral loss in Ottawa Centre, confessing he...
Stephen Harper: The political outsider who sought a conservative revolution
He came to power as an outsider from Calgary determined to knock down the eastern establishment and make conservatism a powerful force in Canada. A decade later, Stephen Harper leaves office with only some of his objectives achieved and with a mixed record of actions that sometimes ran counter to his principles and promises. “We can create a...
What to do with hundreds of thousands of surplus Humvees?
With U.S. involvement in ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq pretty much over (or at least winding down), the U.S. Army is finding itself with hundreds of thousands of surplus Humvees on its hands. What is going to happen to those vehicles? It’s unclear at this point. But Textron Systems is hoping to keep some of them going with various...
Buyer wanted for space firm COM DEV
COM DEV, Canada’s second largest space firm, is up for sale, according to various reports. Media reports suggest that COM DEV has approached Comtech Telecommunications Corp, Honeywell International Inc, L-3 Communications Holdings Inc and Thales SA, to see if any of these firms are interested in purchasing the satellite component...
