Politics in Canada

Canada “Key Regional Player” In Iraq’s Growth So here’s the deal, I’m a Canadian, I’ve been invested in and following the dinar for almost 9 years and today I get to write about Canada’s first Ministry visit to Iraq in 27 years.  Why is this important you might ask? First of all you should know is that Canada is the #1 trading partner of the United States of America.  Second of all the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a very conservative politician (whom I like and voted for) turned...Read Full Story

When the Harper Conservatives attacked Justin Trudeau, who decried the nastiness of their attacks? Yes.. Mr. Kinsella. But what is this? Mr. Kinsella has decided to adopt the tone of a Harperite … and tear into Mulcair with trumped up charges and phony indignation. You can bet money if there were no Liberal on a ballot that Warren would make his 'X' on election day for a Conservative LONG before he would ever vote NDP. I know it .. now you do too. In his attack against Mulcair, Kinsella...Read Full Story

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau are exchanging barbs over the Boston Marathon bombing.Harper, in London to attend the funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Wednesday, appeared to take issue with Trudeau’s suggestion to search out the “root causes” behind Monday’s devastating attack.“When you see this type of violent act, you do not sit around trying to rationalize it or make excuses for it or figure out its root causes,” Harper told...Read Full Story

By Murray CookeNew Socialist15 April 2013Like the federal Liberal Party leadership race, the NDP policy convention this past weekend proved to be rather anti-climactic.Any expectations (or hopes) for a divisive, soul-searching, battle royale over the identity of the NDP fell flat. With minimal debate and a decisive vote of 960 to 188, delegates approved a new preamble to the party's constitution based in part on Jack Layton's final message to Canadians and removed forward looking references...Read Full Story

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau is the new Liberal leader.A leadership campaign that began in the ashes of the Liberals’ disastrous 2011 election showing ended Sunday evening with the announcement that Trudeau — son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau — was the victor.A first-ballot win required 15,401 points. Trudeau captured 24,668. His closest competitor, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, had 3,130.Also on the ballot were Toronto lawyer Deborah Coyne, retired air force lieutenant-colonel Karen McCrimmon...Read Full Story