CTV: Now Reporting Breaking News From July 2010!
Everyone has known about this for a long time. I have been out of the country for three years, and out of Ottawa for the better part of eight years,…
Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay’s expensive limo ride
Overheard on ride home, “Oooh Mr. MacKay. Coffee, tea or … me?” Vacations are nice for a Conservative. They’re especially nice when you can commandeer a search-and-rescue copter to take…
Peter MacKay’s expensive limo ride
Overheard on ride home, "Oooh Mr. MacKay. Coffee, tea or ... me?"Vacations are nice for a Conservative. They're especially nice when you can commandeer a search-and-rescue copter to take you…
A culture of entitlement #nlpoli #cdnpoli
In 2010, defence minister Peter MacKay used a Cormorant search and rescue helicopter from 103 Search and Rescue Squadron to fly him out of a fishing lodge on the Gander…
Natynczyk remains defiant. Blames MacKay
Doesn’t anybody apologize or own up anymore? What happened to honour, personal responsibility and respect for the Canadian people? (Emphasis mine.) As for the time he flew to the Caribbeanto…
Natynczyk remains defiant. Blames MacKay.
Doesn't anybody apologize or own up anymore? What happened to honour, personal responsibility and respect for the Canadian people? (Emphasis mine.)As for the time he flew to the Caribbeanto join…
There’s no greater fraud than a promise not kept … Goose Bay version
While one can argue about frauds and unkept promises, there’s certainly no greater laugh riot than listening to defence minister Pete MacKay try desperately to explain to a gang of…
Massive military cuts and hard sells
"Harper spins a new brand of patriotism." The Liberals embraced the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism. Now, the Harper Tories are pursuing symbols and areas ignored by the Grits…
If you don’t stand behind our troops, feel free to stand in front of them.
An open letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence; The Canadian military says an error at the Department of National Defence resulted in tens of millions of…
It’s that time again
So it's that time of year again, Operation Nanook is beginning in the North (see how they have that Royal thing going already in the press releases). Harper is heading…
A few thoughts on the royal thing
I see that it's "Quebeckers, historians and anti-monarchists" who have been among the early opponents speaking out against the move to restore the Royal moniker to the Navy and Air…
Sunday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your long weekend.- I'll agree with pogge that Tabatha Southey's latest is well worth a read. But while it's worth recognizing the differences between the respective priorities…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol’ Johnny Baird eyeballin’ Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin’ out fer a caption contest. It ain’t…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol' Johnny Baird eyeballin' Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin' out fer a caption contest. It ain't…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol' Johnny Baird eyeballin' Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin' out fer a caption contest. It ain't…
MacKay – Baird Photo : Caption Contest
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, when I seen this here pitcher of ol’ Johnny Baird eyeballin’ Petey MacKay, I figgered it was cryin’ out fer a caption contest. It ain’t…
Cons keep leadership system Finley says wide-open to abuse
In an convention that was seriously lacking in news (which is the way the Conservatives wanted it, incidentally) the one bit of drama was the battle (which seems to happen…
The New Conservative Party was Not a Marriage But an Abduction
As the Conservative Convention attempts to change the rules in determining leadership, many in the media are calling the "new" party a marriage between Red Tories and the Reform/Alliance.This was…
Video: Don Plett rips into Peter MacKay on one member, one vote
As promised, here's some video of a speech Conservative Senator and former party president Don Plett gave at a hospitality suite Thursday night sponsored by MP Scott Reid, who is…