GeneralTed Menzies turns 60A surprise 60 birthday party was held for Ted Menzies, minister of state for finance, at Ottawa’s hip restaurant Play.
UncategorizedAfghanistan book reviews: The Savage War and The Long Way BackReaders hoping to better understand Afghanistan and the outside world’s involvement in the country since 9/11 have been well...
Uncategorized’Very routine’On Thursday, the NDP pressed Julian Fantino with specific questions about Peter MacKay’s helicopter ride. Mr. Fantino wandered off...
UncategorizedMusharraf must have known where Osama bin Laden was hiding: MP Chris AlexanderFormer Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf surely knew that Osama bin Laden was hiding in a compound a short walk from a...
PoliticsParliamentarians of the Year (best rookie): Chris AlexanderChris Alexander landed in Ottawa last spring carrying a burden of expectations matched by few rookie MPs
OttawaThe Commons: Getting the words rightShould we make Gadhafi go? Apparently no. Or at least not quite.
OttawaSecretaries dayThe Harper government has released the list of 28 parliamentary secretary appointments. I count eight new MPs: Eve Adams, Chris...
Uncategorized’We have yet to debate the shape of engagement’A month after stating that he was " longer talking about Afghanistan ," Conservative candidate Chris Alexander emerges to talk...
GeneralThe Interview: Chris AlexanderDiplomat Chris Alexander on fraud and political game-playing in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s army, and his race to be a Tory MP