Last week, I promised to talk, today about what kept me away from St.Andrews Church on June 13. That promise is postponed, owing to theopportunity to report on something relevant to Fathers Day. * * * The funeral for Robert Davis Holmes, last Friday, June 15, in TorontosYorkminster Park Baptist Church, turned out to be […]
OttawaWatch: St. Andrew’s and the omnibus
Some capital area events worth noting – over and above the omnibus budget debate – will follow in this and next week’s OttawaWatch pieces. * * * It is not too often that the church closest to Parliament Hill – and, as it happens, the church Edna and I attend – gets some ink in […]
OttawaWatch: A twist of hate
The sign being held by the protester, a few days ago, on Parliament Hill, said, as nearly as I recall, “Why does Stephen Harper hate me.” It was the most recent example of what, IMHO, we used to call the old ink blotter action – soaking it up and getting it backwards. Harper haters (HH) […]
Afshin-Jam, de Souza speak at 47th Prayer Breakfast events
The 1,000 or so people who attended the two main events of 47th National Prayer Breakfast, just steps from Parliament Hill, received contrasting and complementary exposures to the theme of “faith and freedom” from this year’s two keynote speakers. At the pre-breakfast dinner, on Monday, April 30, Nazanin (pronounced Naz-a-neen) Afshin-Jam MacKay, described the work […]
OttawaWatch: Are there any adults left?
Today, we turn our attention to William Swinimer, Conrad Black and Shaul Mofaz. There are certain facets from all three of their stories that offer hope in the sometimes rocky world faith-political interfacing. When you get to the end, there will be an explanation of today’s headline: “Are there any adults left?” * * * […]
OttawaWatch: Totally invested
Each party has reached the point where it is “totally invested in the failure of others.” The words inside the quotation marks came from J. C. Watts, when he was interviewed this past Sunday (April 29) by Craig Oliver on CTV’s Question Period. He was referring to the two major American political parties, the Republicans […]
OttawaWatch: Colson, Commitment and a College
We take note, this week, of the recent passing of Charles Colson and Frank Jones. * * * Jones was a retired Statistics Canada executive who, in recent years, developed the Christian Commitment Research Institute (CCRI). In that role, he “mined” many of the available statistics to establish and research a range of trends with […]
OttawaWatch: A peek into The Hot Room
On Monday, April 16, The Hill Times (THT), the tabloid that serves up sumptuous political and policy fare for the several thousand people who toil in and around Parliament Hill, did a story on what the Parliamentary Press Gallery might do or not do, when renovations begin to the Centre Block in 2019. (To readers outside Ottawa, the Centre […]
OttawaWatch: ‘Wit to win’ re-visited
Ed Broadbent believes most Canadians would be willing to pay higher taxes. He has a caveat: The alleged willingness to pay is based on some assurance that the tax increase would lead to improved government social services. Broadbent is an eminence grise of Canadian social democracy. He comes by his status because he was the […]
OttawaWatch: Bits and pieces
This week, OttawaWatch will provide a few information bits about things around The Hill that might otherwise escape the outside world’s attention. * * * The two speakers for major events related to the 47th National Prayer Breakfast are Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Raymond De Souza. That happens to be news, if only for the fact […]
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