In December, the Guardian revealed the secret high-level help given to the Canada by the UK government, which included David Cameron discussing the issue with his counterpart Stephen Harper during a visit to Canada, and stating privately that the UK...

Despite widespread demands for the Conservatives to spell out the changes to OAS first mentioned by Prime Minister Stephen Harper last month, Finley said the details will be kept under wraps until the 2012 federal budget, expected in March. But in her...

Editor: Re: “Palestine House loses funding,” Feb. 15 edition of The News. The Canadian democratic system, until the election of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was the envy of the western world. We had an unprecedented human rights and multiculturalism...

Many native leaders are wary of government intentions as they prepare to fight for a share of revenues from resources that lie within their traditional territories and as Prime Minister Stephen Harper promotes the construction of a pipeline from the...

York went ahead with its prearranged fire drill. But by then, the human resources minister had pulled enough rhetorical alarms to empty a downtown fire hall. In her demographics tutorial to the Canadian Club, Finley sought to do something the federal...

Last week Harper made an official visit to China and the fruits of that trip are already evident. During a Canada-China business dinner in Guangzhou Harper informed his audience, “We are an emerging energy superpower. We have abundant supplies of...

Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie OTTAWA - The federal government is continuing to set aside jobs for specific groups based on race, gender...

Minister Stephen Harper speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Wattie OTTAWA - The federal government is continuing to set aside jobs for specific groups based on race, gender...

And? Mr. Cullen did not propose it then. He proposes it now. The reason is that on May 2, Stephen Harper won a majority. A second majority was also created on May 2: A federalist one in Quebec for the first time since 1988. All the same, the words...

True, I have never voted Conservative and have never trusted them. That their desire to gain and maintain power could lead a Canadian government to use secretive tactics to attack their perceived opponents was not even possible I thought. Then, as I...

Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will make an official visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 2. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office officially announced the visit on Monday. The Israeli embassy in Ottawa confirmed on Tuesday that Netanyahu would...

Judging from his reaction during an interview on Radio Canada in Quebec, it seems clear he was indulging in anti-conservative rhetoric, and went a bit overboard. Justin’s like that — blurts things out. But he’s as Canadian as any of us. In apologizing...

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz always presented the changes as being motivated by an interest in putting “farmers first,” although it is more accurately about putting “some farmers first.” However, the Harper government should be reconsidering their...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make an official visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 2, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office announced Monday. The Israeli embassy in Ottawa said Tuesday that Netanyahu's Ottawa visit is a stopover before...

Next month's budget will reveal exactly how the public pension program will change. Many anticipate that the retirement eligibility age will be raised to 67 from 65. If that option is adopted, it will be phased in over time. Regardless, both Finley and...

Greens to cooperate in key ridings to defeat the Conservatives. The NDP membership is expected to easily top 100,000 as of the Feb. 18 cut off date to be able to vote in the leadership contest. "During the next election, the NDP, Liberals and Greens can...

The Caterpillar closing set off a national debate that includes questions about whether Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who visited the factory in March 2008, should do more to save such jobs. Manufacturing employment fell by 2.5 per cent...

Canada bilingue et moderne pour plutôt en finir avec les misérables partisans de René Lévesque. Outre un désir tout familial de faire sensation, la sortie récente de Justin Trudeau dénonçant l'écart qui se creuse entre le Canada et le Québec est...

In Part 2 of a three-part series, David Pugliese chronicles how NATO looked the other way while its members armed the rebels. The radio on board HMCS Charlottetown crackled with the news. The Canadian warship's boarding party had struck pay dirt - a...