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Media "impolite" to ask questions about secretive Iraq meeting, Minister says

Matthew Millar — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:33:00 +0000

Canadians got few answers today as reporters pressed for more details on Harper's plans for joining the fight against ISIS.

Spy watchdog owns TransCanada shares while investigating complaints of CSIS spying on activists

Matthew Millar — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:25:00 +0000

Documents reveal that Security Intelligence Review Committee member Yves Fortier is a shareholder in TransCanada Corporation – the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline. Fortier is one of...

Critics question use of official photographers to capture Harper's good side

Janice Dickson — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:28:00 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is headed to the UN in New York on Tuesday and The Vancouver Observer has learned that seven "photographer and videographers"—including two...

Canada off to war: Harper sends troops to fight Islamic extremists

Matthew Millar — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:10:00 +0000

"Cowering in a bunker is not an option for Canada” says Foreign Minister John Baird

New poll fans rumours of Veterans Affairs Minister leaving federal politics

Matthew Millar — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:03:00 +0000

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino is featured in yet another poll listing him as a potential mayoral candidate, and appears in ads ahead of a municipal election.

Government invites, then blocks witnesses from citizenship and immigration debate

Matthew Millar — Fri, 30 May 2014 20:50:00 +0000

“There's a cost to taxpayers, who pay for the expenses of witness to be flown in, only to have them shut out of the process," said prominent Toronto immigration lawyer Chantal Desloges.

Conservative MPs quietly developing partisan software for upcoming elections

Matthew Millar — Fri, 23 May 2014 01:39:00 +0000

Are Conservative MPs being paid to work on apps for the 2015 election rather than doing their duties in public office? If so, "that should be illegal," says a democracy advocate.

Strange robocalls fuel rumours of Fantino's forthcoming resignation

Matthew Millar — Sat, 17 May 2014 01:40:00 +0000

Amid calls for his resignation, curious robocalls in Vaughan fuel rumours that Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino may be leaving the Harper government.

Government muzzles expert witnesses on major citizenship bill

Matthew Millar — Wed, 14 May 2014 08:30:00 +0000

“Do they think citizenship legislation is a joke?” said one witness, who was denied the right to speak before the committee moments before the meeting began.

Elizabeth May slams Harper government's treatment of humpback whales

Jenny Uechi — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:44:00 +0000

Is the move a retaliation against the federal court's decision in favour of environmental groups?