Angelo Persichilli, who quit life as a journalist last August to become Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s director of communications, has just announced his resignation. Here is the letter released to the Parliamentary Press Gallery: Read more…
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Anders apologizes to veterans
Just in from Calgary Conservative MP Rob Anders in response to this
I have enormous respect for the men and women who have sacrificed in service of their country. I apologize for my comments and any offence they may have caused. I will continue to work on behalf of Canada’s veterans through the committee.
Solberg: “Bit of Keystone Kops” politics from Harper on OAS changes
In Davos, Switzerland last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper had this short bit in a much longer speech that touched on many topics:
“We have already taken steps to limit the growth of our health care spending over that period. We must do the same for our retirement income system. Fortunately, the centerpiece of that system, the Canada Pension Plan, is fully funded, actuarially sound and does not need to be changed. For those elements of the system that are not funded, we will make the changes necessary to ensure sustainability for the next generation while not affecting current recipients.”
That set off a firestorm of political debate back in Canada that continued all week. Yesterday, Read more…
Harper to his caucus: “Dear Colleague: It’s been quite a year …”
The Prime Minister’s Office just distributed the following letter that Stephen Harper has just released to his caucus colleagues:
Prime Minister Harper’s Letter to Caucus – Jan 2012 Read more…
In the Senate, the new majority is the Harper Party
While my family and I were out snowshoeing this afternoon, enjoying the last day of our Christmas break, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced seven more appointments to the Senate. When they are sworn in, 43 of the country’s 105 Senators will be Harper appointees. By the time the next federal election rolls around in October, 2015, 62 Senators will be Harper appointees. Read more…
