Ryan Maloney
GET UPDATES FROM Ryan Maloney
 

Blog Entries by Ryan Maloney

BC Election: Thomas Mulcair Can't Be Happy With Adrian Dix's Collapse

(45) Comments | Posted May 15, 2013 | 11:43 AM

Thomas Mulcair couldn’t have been clearer when interviewed by HuffPost Canada in April.

“I have three priorities for the spring session,” he said. “The first is to get Adrian Dix and the NDP elected in B.C., the second is to get Adrian Dix and the NDP...

Read Post

Paul Calandra, Tory MP, Apologizes To Marc Garneau After Insulting Ex-Astronaut (VIDEO)

(109) Comments | Posted May 6, 2013 | 4:46 PM

Tory MP Paul Calandra apologized to Canada's first astronaut on Monday for an insult he says crossed the line.

Calandra, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, said in question period that he regretted comments he made on Friday about Liberal MP Marc Garneau.

“Mr. Speaker, let...

Read Post

Roméo Dallaire: Are Child Soldiers Any Less Human Than Your Kids?

(291) Comments | Posted April 29, 2013 | 9:22 AM

A single question struck General Roméo Dallaire when he stared down the barrel of that AK-47. Nearly 20 years later, it’s a question that haunts him as much as it keeps him breathing.

How do I get that child’s finger off the trigger?

Dallaire, sitting down for an...

Read Post

Peter MacKay Slips Up, Refers To ‘NDP Government' While Addressing Past Defence Votes (VIDEO)

(282) Comments | Posted April 25, 2013 | 11:53 AM

New Democrats appeared to get the best of Defence Minister Peter MacKay in question period on Wednesday.

MacKay, who has taken heat for a snafu concerning danger pay for Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, was challenged on defence spending votes he made while in opposition.

NDP defence...

Read Post

Temporary Foreign Workers Canada: Trudeau, NDP Accused Of Hypocrisy By James Moore (VIDEO)

(334) Comments | Posted April 18, 2013 | 11:57 AM

Harper Conservatives are calling their rivals hypocrites for criticizing the controversial temporary foreign workers program.

Heritage Minister James Moore tried to turn the tables on both New Democrats and Liberals — in particular, rookie Grit leader Justin Trudeau — in Question Period on Wednesday.

...
Read Post

Keith Ashfield Called Out Over 'Good Wife' Comment (VIDEO)

(241) Comments | Posted March 25, 2013 | 6:16 PM

A Tory cabinet minister has been accused of crossing the line after telling a young woman that she will “make a wonderful wife for somebody,” thanks largely to her baking prowess.

According to the CBC, Fredericton MP and Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield went off-script at a staged...

Read Post

Kyle McKenna, Halifax Rapper, Calls Out Stephen Harper (VIDEO)

(147) Comments | Posted March 5, 2013 | 12:18 PM

A Halifax rapper frustrated by what he sees as a lack of honesty from the federal government has called out the man at the top: Stephen Harper.

In "What Up Steve?," 27-year-old Kyle McKenna and his hip-hop group, The Caravan, touch on everything from the contempt of Parliament...

Read Post