Terence Young
Justin Trudeau, safe injection facilities and scary drugs
Is it time to ban alcohol and cigarettes too?
The coming European cheese crisis
The first great challenge of the second session of the 41st Parliament
Heartburn pills that cause heart attacks, antidepressants that lead to suicide
Why does Canada trail U.S. and EU in protecting citizens from dangerous meds?
Irshad Manji on the Hill
Tory Senator Linda Frum recently helped host for a talk on the Hill by Irshad Manji about her experiences in Indonesia while touring with her new book Allah, Liberty and Love: The Courage to Reconcile Faith and Freedom. Manji, a well-known advocate for progressive and moderate Islam, spoke to the Canada-Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Mitchel Raphael on the Frum family and an MP’s rapper-actor son
Frum gets a conservative welcome, and Joyce Murray’s son is up for a Drama Desk Award
CPAC reception holds court
CPAC held a reception in the East Block Courtyard. Below, CPAC’s Martin Stringer.
MPs schmooze with Carole Pope, Divine Brown, Liam Titcomb
Several singers hit Ottawa to create awareness for the Canadian Private Copying Collective. A reception was held at the Fairmont Château Laurier. Below, Liberal MP Scott Simms got star struck with singer Carole Pope.
Please stay on topic
Conservative MP Terence Young conducts pre-budget consultations in Oakville.
Pork brings out the MPs
The Canadian Pork Council held a special reception at the Sheraton hotel. Below, Liberal MP Mark Eyking.
MPs avoid spitting out wine
The Canadian Vintners Association held a special wine tasting reception on the Hill. There were spitting buckets, but most MPs did not bother using them between “tastes.”
‘I have a chance to do something that will save lives’
Canwest, the Toronto Star, Hill Times and Oakville Beaver profile Conservative MP Terence Young, whose daughter’s death has motivated him to seek greater scrutiny for pharmaceutical drugs.