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House Of Commons Adjourns After Bitter Spring Session

2013-06-18T21:48:54Z

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has returned from his European trip but he won't have to endure another grilling in the House of Commons for a ...

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Senate Scandal Taking Toll On Harper's Image: Poll

2013-06-18T19:51:45Z

An exclusive poll by Nanos Research for CBC News Network's Power & Politics suggests Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be paying a political price for...

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John Laforet: MPs in Glass Houses Shouldn't Stone Trudeau

2013-06-18T16:22:04Z

Between NDP MPs not paying their income taxes and members of the federal Conservative caucus being accused of defrauding taxpayers through false spending claims, neither party has the moral authority to determine whether Justin Trudeau acted inappropriately in being compensated for speeches he was being asked to deliver that were outside his mandate as an MP. At its core the vitriol and stunning rhetoric regarding this issue has little to do with Trudeau's actions and far more to do with the fear of what Justin Trudeau at the helm of the Liberal Party of Canada could do to the government and official opposition.

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DEEP DIVISIONS

2013-06-18T04:00:08Z

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland - The Group of Eight stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad in its final statement on ...

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Paul Dewar: It's Time for Stephen Harper to Get Tough on Tax Havens

2013-06-17T17:32:42Z

Stephen Harper's decision to protect those who use international tax havens to evade paying their taxes is inexplicable and unacceptable. Canadian companies should be good global citizens paying their fair share of taxes in countries where they operate, not hiding behind tax shelters and shell companies. After all, tax evasion is hurting the Canadian economy as well -- one estimate puts the cost at $7.8 billion per year, or slightly more than the amount the government will spend on infrastructure in First Nations communities over the next decade. Yet the government will not even provide the Parliamentary Budget Officer with the data necessary to calculate an official figure.

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Harper Announces $90 Million In New Syria Aid

2013-06-17T17:20:02Z

Trade, taxes and transparency are on the agenda at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, but a major development came Monday when the U.S. and the Europe...

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What Would You Name Beer Made By Him?

2013-06-17T10:00:17Z

Canada's prime minister has clearly been enjoying his time in Ireland, where he met with the Irish prime minister today ahead of the upcoming G8 summi...

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Diane Francis: Crackdown on Tax Cheats at G8

2013-06-14T18:18:36Z

The G8 summit next week could not have come at a better time for Prime Minister Harper, giving him respite from the Senate circus and allowing him to generate photo ops with the Queen and the world's big shots. But challenges await him there too.

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Claudel Petrin-Desrosiers: Refugee Care: We Are Standing Up To Say That This Is Wrong

2013-06-14T11:53:12Z

Today, as we celebrate the National Day of Action against the Refugees Healthcare cuts on June 17th, I decided to interview Benjamin Langer, a third-year medical student, to enlighten Canadian readers regarding the budget cuts in Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).

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Now He's Convinced Syria's Assad Used Chemical Weapons

2013-06-14T10:25:05Z

PARIS - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday he is convinced the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons, a day after the U...

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Harper Then Wouldn't Recognize Harper Now

2013-06-14T06:40:21Z

OTTAWA — Two years into his party's self-described “strong, stable, national, Conservative, majority government,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper ...

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The Lapine: Quebec Bans Cowboy Hats

2013-06-11T13:44:06Z

On the heels of the Quebec Soccer Federation banning children from wearing turbans while playing in kiddie league games, the Province of Quebec has extended the ban to include cowboy hats being worn anywhere in public by adults or children. "Cowboy hats are destroying our natural French love of toques," said Premier Pauline Marois, making the announcement from the steps of the Assemblee Nationale (National Assembly) in Quebec City, wearing a green paisley beret to match her business suit.

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Harper Pushes 'Monumental' Deal In Speech To British Parliament

2013-06-13T07:50:47Z

LONDON - Stephen Harper thanked British counterpart David Cameron for his "robust advocacy" of a free trade pact between Canada and the European Union...

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Tories Kill NDP Bid To Boost Watchdog's Power

2013-06-12T17:38:40Z

OTTAWA - The Harper government has nixed an attempt to give the federal budget watchdog more teeth.Conservatives on Wednesday killed a private member'...

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One Debate Harper Hopes To Avoid At Conservative Convention

2013-06-12T15:02:59Z

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is said to be concerned that a divisive debate over party leadership rules could rear its head again at the Con...

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WATCH: Harper Does Impressions In Leaked Video

2013-06-12T07:00:51Z

Stephen Harper, stand-up comedian?

A 2011 video of Harper doing comedic impressions has surfaced on YouTube, offering a rare, unexpected glimpse of...

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Jeff Rose-Martland: Screaming About Theft of Democracy

2013-06-11T15:22:59Z

"He's stealing Canadian democracy in plain sight and nobody is screaming about it," noted Elizabeth May last week, at lunch with Laura Stone.

Actuall...

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I'm Outta Here!

2013-06-11T07:46:14Z

LONDON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet oil, gas and mining executives Wednesday in London, where he may announce Canada is adopting a G8 ini...

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Samuel Getachew: Governor General David Johnston Reflects On Africa's Past And Future

2013-06-10T17:30:23Z

Earlier this month, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston made a historic trip to Africa at the request of the Prime Minister. His travel included Ghana, Botswana and South Africa.

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Dana Larsen: How To Decriminalize Marijuana

2013-06-10T01:49:54Z

Did you know that B.C. can decriminalize marijuana? Indeed, any Canadian province could decriminalize marijuana possession at any time. Provinces have all kinds of legal options when it comes to dealing with possession of marijuana. We know what the RCMP's preferred option is: more arrests and more charges for marijuana possession. The RCMP have increased marijuana possession charges across Canada by about 30 per cent since Harper came to power. In B.C. the increase has been the greatest: there was a 211 per cent increase in pot possession charges between 2005 and 2011.

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Keith Beardsley: Rathgeber's Resignation Leaves More Questions Than Answers

2013-06-10T11:15:11Z

I admire politicians who are respectful, honest and principled. Perhaps that is what I find so fascinating about the Brent Rathgeber affair. But for someone as principled and articulate as Rathgeber, I am surprised he never spoke directly to the Prime Minister on the night he decided to leave the caucus.

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Vincent Gogolek: Transparency? Not On Harper's Watch

2013-06-09T14:36:11Z

Over the last several months, the federal government has repeatedly thrown up the claim that theirs is "the most transparent government in Canadian history," even in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is categorically untrue. Even the practice of stomping on backbenchers who push for more transparency is nothing new for this government.

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Back In The Tory Caucus

2013-06-06T17:15:02Z

Edmonton member of Parliament Peter Goldring will rejoin the Conservative caucus after being acquitted of not giving a breath sample in a drinking and...

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J.J. McCullough: Media Bites: The Secret Not-So-Boring Side of Canadian Politics

2013-06-06T08:23:41Z

A large reason why Canadian politics often seems so boring is because Canadians (or at least our politicians) are usually too timid to honestly debate the issues that actually make this country an interesting place -- Quebec, immigration, the constitution, etc -- and instead pass off stuff like cheese market reform as brave iconoclasm.

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Keith Beardsley: Canada's Informal Focus Group

2013-06-05T12:01:52Z

Yesterday I had the opportunity to take part in an unofficial focus group. I say unofficial as it wasn't organized by any of the research or polling c...

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