Archive 1997-2016
This time next year, prepare to be bombarded by all things related to the War of 1812. With a $28-million budget, the federal government is ensuring that no expense is being spared to commemorate the war’s bicentennial.
The results of 1,000 household surveys could soon strip away the confusion and indicate whether Centretown residents really want several blocks of their neighbourhood officially designated as Ottawa’s gay village. That is, unless Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes doesn’t like the results and decides to mail out another survey.
All-candidates debates provide voterswith the chance to see, scrutinize and assess politicians and their policies in the flesh. But there has been an unfortunate tendency of late for candidates to refuse to attend these meetings.
Any Canadian who doesn’t habitually follow political news might be forgiven for thinking that the only problem Canada faces is a nuance of parliamentary procedure. After all, that seemed to be the message of the first few days of this federal election campaign.