Don Meredith
Justin Trudeau grilled by opposition MPs: Ottawa power rankings
In this week’s power rankings, Trudeau’s question period got totally hijacked, but things are looking up for Elizabeth May and the Green Party.
Bill Morneau serves up a sleeper: Ottawa Power Rankings
Who’s up in the nation’s capital? A Liberal backbencher wins big. Who’s down? The finance minister misses his big moment.
Stephen Harper’s most unfortunate appointments
Nearly a decade of appointing people to positions of power has left Stephen Harper with a number of unfortunate associations
PHOTO GALLERY: MPs and the Year of the Snake
MPs and Senators celebrated Chinese New Year at the Government Conference Centre in Ottawa. The event was put on by the Chinese New Year Celebration Committee. The Year of the Snake celebration saw Liberal Sen. Mac Harb was dressed as the God of Fortune.
Ontario court rules cultural centres exposed by Maclean’s are Iranian fronts
The Ontario Superior Court has issued a restraining order against Iran’s property in Canada, as the family of an American woman killed by Hamas seeks to collect on a U.S. court judgment totalling almost $13 million.
‘We have some concerns with the way you’ve spun the facts:’ Senator Don Meredith’s office responds
Yesterday I received the following email from Kevin Bourne, “communications and policy adviser” for Senator Don Meredith, regarding my article about the senator’s attendance at an Iranian embassy reception at Ottawa’s City Hall:
Tory senator joins Iranian embassy shindig
Don Meredith, apparently, didn’t see any contradictions with his party’s hard line on Iran
Sen. Salma Ataullahjan and the Canada Pakistan Parliamentary Association
Tory Sen. Salma Ataullahjan held a one of the better receptions on the Hill in honour of the Canada Pakistan Parliamentary Association.
Mitchel Raphael on the $3,000 bottle of Moët
Capital Diary gathers stories of a storied hotel during its 100th birthday bash.
Rights and advocacy
A week ago, Conservative party staff and MPs put together a contribution to the “It Gets Better” video series originally inspired by Dan Savage. In short order it was duly noted that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews opposed same-sex marriage and that Senator Don Meredith once said homosexuality is a choice, while the opposition subsequently pushed for the Harper government to defend gay rights within the Commonwealth and fund Gay Pride events in Canada.
MPs and soccer
As Parliament wound down, MPs engaged in several soccer matches. Below are shots from the game versus the media.
The Harper government will not be distracted
Conservative Senator Don Meredith wants Michael Ignatieff to apologize for a phrase that is not inherently racist.