When Lawrence Cannon, Bev Oda and Peter MacKay lined up together to be interviewed on the Ottawa political shows staged by two of the major networks earlier this week, they were doing what was necessary to bring the right balance to the newest Afghanistan developments. And the Liberal and NDP leaders, Michael Ignatieff and Jack […]
Canada’s Military Strategy in Afghanistan: A Shift in Focus
War and peace: This is a subject that captures some attention each year, around November 11. Over the past few weeks, the Canadian military pullout from Afghanistan has been the subject of much discussion. Until now, Canadians have generally assumed that all our soldiers in the Afghan conflict would leave that country. They expected this […]
OttawaWatch: Courting evangelicals
Press gallery colleague Brian Lilley, who provides Parliament Hill news and analysis to the influential CFRB group of radio stations across Canada, has a most interesting blog post, this week. In it, he reveals that Toronto-area Liberal MP John McKay has been designated by his leader, Michael Ignatieff, to help the party reach out to […]