Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Browse > Home / Article-byline , CANADIAN NEWS , Politics , World News / No Singing, Or Dancing Oh Canada In Parliament December 12, 2008 By Judy W. Ross OTTAWA, CANADA (RushPRnews)12/12/08- Well, they’re not singing and they’re not dancing in Canada’s parliament, I suspect. Nervously looking back over their shoulders, instead, maybe, trying to figure out what happens next. Only a week ago, it looked like the once-Liberal leader, Dion, was about to... Read Full Story

Barely two months since the Federal election in Canada, seemed to be in trouble. The Liberal Party and the NDP (New Democratic Party) had, in association with the Bloc Quebecois discussed the possibility of forming a coalition government and therefore taking the current Conservative Party out of power. But the possibility of that happening on December 8, when the vote of no-confidence was scheduled, disappeared on Thursday when the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, agreed to Prime Minister... Read Full Story

Dear Mr. Harper : At first I would like to thank you and all the Parliament Ministers for finally running this country in order. In the past I wasn't interested in politics, but since the sponsorship scandal and knowing that my tax money was misused by the Liberal Party of Canada , I have decided to do my due diligence and vote for the party that can be honest, organized, stable and give to the people. And these are four magic words that I can describe the Conservative Party of Canada... Read Full Story

Last weekend the forecast for this week was for mostly sunny weather. Some waffling followed, and then came the suggestion that we might have a little snow, Yesterday Montreal got 25 cm (about 10 inches) which is by no means terrible, but, coupled with the sight of Stephen Harper (yes, even he) and other disciples of Milton Friedman recognizing the important role of government, I am reminded: That the reason we have economists making forecasts is to make meteorologists look good. Who says... Read Full Story

The news yesterday evening was full of Stephen Harper saying that the idea of a coalition government was anti-democratice, and that the Canadian electorate had not voted for Stéphane Dion as Prime Minister. The facts are that 62.4 per cent of Canadians voted cast their ballot for a party other than Stephen Harper's A Liberal/NDP coalition (which together received 44.4 per cent of the vote) with support on major issues from the Bloc Québécois would be far nearer to the preferences we expressed... Read Full Story

Mr. President, you represent us well. I'd like to say, thanks to our Canadians friends for the warm welcome! .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !important;} .msnbcLinks a... Read Full Story

OTTAWA — NDP leader Jack Layton emerged from a late-afternoon discussion Wednesday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to say he will be looking for help for the hard-hit sectors of the Canadian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

What to read when the news is so depressing? What are the books that can help get us through this rough period? I thought about that this morning when I was out walking, Good times and wars seem to invite more fictional creations than do depressions, or so it seems to me after, admittedly, short reflection. Two books about how the world gets into a bad spot: The Kill by Emile Zola: Published in 1872, it tells the riveting story of speculation, greed and lust in the Paris of Napoléon III and... Read Full Story

Breaking News Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is on road to a Majority government, contrary to most all major polls that predicted a close call minority government. Not all polls have closed, although it has already been projected by the CBC the Conservatives will win this election. Is this a sign that polls are just not that accurate? I think so! Find out the latest HERE. Read Full Story

Among the many things that occur to this morning after the Canadian election is that Yann Martel is going to have up to five more years of sending Stephen Harper books every two weeks. I have no doubt he'll find much good reading to send the PM--still head of a minority government even though he thought he'd get a majority--but I'm sure Martel is disappointed that it is necessary. He'd hoped that his campaign to provide the PM with a little instructive and pleasurable bedtime reading would... Read Full Story