December 4, 2006

Canada's New Liberal Party Leader

Canada has a new Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion, a man barely known outside of his own province, and detested by many within Quebec itself. The former environment minister in Prime Minister Paul Martin's defeated government, Dion is an academic ...

November 17, 2006

Canada's Liberals Search for a Leader

Watching their liberal American Congressional Democrats triumph at the polls, Canadian Liberals now are looking for a star candidate to take over the reins of their party and lead them back into power. But it's far from certain they will find such a ...

July 5, 2006

Canada's Prime Minister Harper Adds Military Muscle

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government is quickly fulfilling campaign promises to rebuild the nation's military by going on an unprecedented $15 billion peacetime spending spree on heavy transport planes, helicopters, ships ...

June 8, 2006

Canada's New Attitude

One of the first things Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did after the weekend arrests of 17 suspected Islamic terrorists in Ontario was to pick up the phone and thank President George W. Bush for American assistance in tying the alleged plot t...

May 3, 2006

Canada's Conservative Change of Course

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who won a minority government in the Jan. 23 federal election, has ignored adviceаtoаtake a cautionary course and quickly is steering the nation inа a new direction. Harper's Conservative government rolled out ...

March 2, 2006

Canada Begins Judicial Reform Under PM Harper

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper opened up a new era this week when for the first time in the country's history a 'nominee' to the Supreme Court of Canada appeared before a bi—partisan Parliamentary committee and answered questions about ...

February 17, 2006

Canada's Foreign Policy Turning Pro-American

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has forcefully made clear his pledge to improve relations with the United States by appointing a pro—American business executive and former Conservative politician as the country's new ambassador to Washin...

February 7, 2006

Canada Steers a New Course with Cabinet Picks

Canadian Conservative Leader Stephen Harper was sworn in as the nation's 22nd  prime minister on Monday and immediately unveiled a cabinet line—up that is both 25% smaller than ousted Liberal prime minister Paul Martin's cabinet and gave a...

January 24, 2006

Narrow Win for Canada's Conservatives

Canadian Conservative Leader Stephen Harper eked out a minority win in the federal election yesterday after early hopes were dashed he might be able to pull off a majority win or come close enough to controlling the House of Commons that the three op...

January 4, 2006

Canada's Liberals Blame America

A too—close—to—call federal election campaign in Canada has spurred the nation's beleaguered Liberal leader to try and cling to power by attacking the nation's oldest ally and largest trading partner. That Canada sells 83% of its wo...