"We are surprised and disappointed to see that one of our former colleagues as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, a position in which each of us were privileged to serve, has made a series of allegations during his appearance before the House of Commons Ethics Committee by promising to reveal the sources of cash payments delivered to 24 Sussex Drive...   more »

On January 10, at a lumber mill in New Brunswick, Prime Minister Harper announced his government would create a $1–billion “community development trust” which one-industry towns hurt by plant shutdown could tap into for funds to re-train workers, invest in research and development, or attract new industry.

But Harper tied ...   more »

Prime Minister Stephen Harper telephoned French President Nicolas Sarkozy this morning to talk about NATO and Afghanistan. The prime minister’s communications director Sandra Buckler just e-mailed reporters an account of that conversation:

This morning, Prime Minister Harper spoke to President Sarkozy. The conversation began with the Prime Minister thanking President Sarkozy ...   more »

He notes that the U.S. has been driven to seek alternative supplies of stuff you can fill up the car with because the country is so heavily dependent on foreign suppliers like "turbulent Canada and militant Mexico". He doesn't really back up the statement, but it's odd and a little alarming to see that Will, who represents a certain conservative orthodoxy in the Washington, assumes that things north of the border are "turbulent."

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