Columns
Column: Gender revolution brewing in political backrooms
When federal votes are counted in 2015, our next prime minister will be a man. But pull back the curtain. […]
National News
Columns
Column: Compared to predecessors, Harper in better place
Whether it results in regime change or not, this year’s federal election will lead to one of the more significant […]
Legal
Ambrose meets with County mayors on funding
Sturgeon County mayors and local businesses met with the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Spruce Grove and Minister Responsible for Northern Alberta, Jan. 20 in pre-budget discussions. The purpose of the sessions was to get input from municipal and business leaders on job creation, growth and long-term prosperity. The meetings took place at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]
Columns
Column: Trudeau’s policy gaps threaten Liberal’s gains
by Tim Harper Toronto Star Style and timing. They can go a long way in politics but they only rarely […]
Editorial & Opinion
National Affairs Column: Mulcair must be bold and defiant
New Democrats turned to Tom Mulcair because they could see power finally visible over the next hill. He was the […]
Columns
Column: Desire for change PM’s biggest threat
by Tim Harper Three men, three potential paths to victory. All three will be wrestling with history in 2015. For […]
Columns
Column: Prime minister has political winds at his back
The House of Commons may have provided a scenic backdrop, but for Stephen Harper, all the world – and the […]
Columns
Column: New law on First Nations a needed confrontation
As a troubled Assembly of First Nations convenes to choose a new national chief, two years after the Idle No […]
Columns
Column: Senate’s fate awaits federal election
by Chantal HÈbert It’s been almost two years since Prime Minister Stephen Harper last appointed a senator. Since then 16 […]
Columns
Column: Charm offensive may not work
When last I visited our august Upper Chamber, senators were raging against impending exile, invective was being flung beneath the […]
Columns
Column: Canadians left guessing about probe into Ottawa attack
On a Sunday evening, four days after the storming of Parliament Hill, the RCMP provided an unsolicited and detailed update, telling us it had “identified persuasive evidence that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau’s attack was driven by ideological and political motives.”… […]
Columns
Column: Harper softens edge in bid for re-election
No one would describe Stephen Harper as a gambler. This prime minister is usually disinclined to roll the dice unless […]
Business
Federal government opens summer job funding
by Morinville News Staff
Employers are being invited to apply for Canada Summer Jobs funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program to help create student jobs. Funding will be available to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses… […]
Columns
Column: Harper’s pledge of transparency slowly fading
by Tim Harper There was always less than met the eye in Stephen Harper’s use of a parliamentary committee to […]
Columns
Column: Politics has rarely felt dirtier than it does now
by Tim Harper – Toronto Star It’s sometimes impossible to shake the notion that we are working in a giant […]
Columns
Don’t expect allegations to be cleared up soon
by Chantal HÈbert
In the matter of the alleged sexual misconduct that led Justin Trudeau to suspend two male MPs earlier this month, the ball is no longer solely in the Liberal leader’s court. But where it will ultimately land is anybody’s guess… […]