The debate today on Afghanistan seems have been largely ignored by the Ottawa press gallery. One can barely find a mention of it on the CTV and CBC websites, and the Globe and Mail on-line has decided that the NDP’s request for how much Harper pays his stylist deserves much greater prominence than the debate on […]
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Afghanistan debate televised on CPAC.ca
You can watch the Afghanistan debate today in Parliament live on CPAC TV. Here is the on-line feed. Steve
Liberals taking Rideau Institute advice on Afghanistan?
You may recall, on Friday last week I sent a letter to all of the opposition party leaders asking them to use their upcoming opposition day motions to prompt a debate on the military mission in Afghanistan. The NDP called for an emergency debate on Monday, but it was rejected unfortunately by the speaker. Today, […]
NDP calls for Emergency Debate on Afghanistan
In light of the terrible events last week in Afghanistan that saw eight Canadians killed and the government spending more than a half billion dollars on Cold War-era tanks, I wrote to opposition party leaders uging them to bring in a motion to the House calling for a debate on this mission that is going […]
My letter to Opposition Party Leaders
In light of this week’s events, today I sent a letter to opposition party leaders appealing to them to raise the issue of the Afghanistan mission in Parliament when it resumes next week. Specifically, I am suggesting that the parties devote an opposition day motion to spur such a debate. It is my understanding that […]
A Sorrowful Prediction
As I write this, word that two more Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan have been killed by roadside bombs, and several badly injured. This brings to eight the number of Canadians killed by “IED’s” in less than a week. In February I predicted that insurgent IED’s would lead to many casualties, just as they have among American forces in Iraq. I also tried […]