Tag Archives: Stephen Harper

Canadians unhappy with Harper on climate change

A new Angus Reid poll shows that Canadians are generally unhappy with the results of last month’s Climate Change Summit (press release; full report). According to the poll, 48% of Canadians are dissatisfied with Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s performance at the conference (including 33% who are very dissatisfied), while only 28% are satisfied (9% very […]

PM prorogues Parliament

Prime Minister Stephen Harper went ahead with his much-anticipated plan to prorogue Parliament on Wednesday, shutting down the operations of the House of Commons and Senate until March 3rd. The prorogation will have the effect of preventing parliamentary discussion of the detainee torture scandal for another two months, at which point a new federal budget […]

Treatment of prisoners not Roman problem: Pilate

Perhaps inspired by the Christmas season, Prime Minister Harper has reached back into biblical history for a new answer to the torture allegations dogging his government. Channelling the infamous Roman governor of Judea, the Prime Minister argued earlier this week that if Canadians hand detainees over to Afghan authorities and those detainees are subsequently mistreated, […]

World leaders agree on climate change

World leaders and their representatives attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen failed to achieve a binding agreement to cap and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the close of the conference on Friday, in effect agreeing instead to continue their collective experiment in uncontrolled global climate change. The only document produced at the […]

Obama escalates Afghan war, promises a way out

U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday night that he is increasing the U.S. contingent in Afghanistan by 30,000 troops and asking NATO to increase its own troop presence by 5,000 to 10,000. He also stated that the U.S. would seek to speed up the transfer of responsibility for Afghan security to the Afghan government […]

42 Minutes with Obama – What would you say?

If you had 42 minutes with President Barack Obama, what would you say to him? On Sept 16, Prime Minister Harper will meet with President Obama at the White House for 42 minutes. According to media reports, the topics to be discussed include the economy, free trade, energy, and security. The Globe and Mail urged […]