Errata, observations and working notes
from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Conservatives target Ontario

Are the federal Tories thinking about election gains Ontario? They're all over the place there today and, notably, they are in places where the party wants and needs to win:

View Article  As the Throne Speech nears, pleas for cash go out

The votes on the Speech from the Throne will either sustain Canada’s Conservative government or topple it, sending the country to the polls later this fall. And while many Ottawa insiders believe that, in the end, the government will not fall on the Throne Speech, the opposition parties sent out ...   more »

View Article  In case you were wondering about Bill Casey ...

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Nova Scotia Premier Rodney Macdonald stood side-by-side in the foyer of the House of Commons to announce that they had pretty much sorted out their differences over the Atlantic Accord and equalization payments.

Bill Casey, the MP from Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, ...   more »

View Article  PM has an announcement ...

We’re betting that he’s going to tell us something about a panel on Afghanistan, as my colleague Robert Fife first reported last night

Public events for October 12, 2007

October 12, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for today, Friday October 12th is:

10:00 a.m. รข€“ Prime ...   more »

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