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The Hounds of War: Harper starts a run on the trust bank (Toronto Star)
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Saturday, February 11, 2006. Harper starts a run on the trust bank (Toronto Star). Public's trust has been bruised already. February 11, 2006. Hope is the paper money of politics, trust is its gold standard. Prudently managed, hope and trust can buy power back from those caught abusing it and give governments the freedom needed to operate in the public interest. So, how well off are Stephen Harper and the Conservatives just weeks after an election and days after forming a cabinet? There's precious little...
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The Hounds of War: Is religious right poised to set Harper's agenda? (Toronto Star)
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Sunday, January 22, 2006. Is religious right poised to set Harper's agenda? January 20, 2006. Assume, as many now do, that Stephen Harper will become the country's next prime minister. If it's a sweep, he may well have one Ontario MP, Rondo Thomas, who believes the definition of marriage should not be tinkered with because it has been in place since Adam and Eve. And Harper may have a third MP, Harold Albrecht (Kitchener-Conestoga), who once wrote a letter to the editor of his local paper stating "these ...
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The Hounds of War: Who's Tory now? (Globe and Mail)
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. To help you understand just how radical Stephen Harper may be, GEOFFREY STEVENS recommends some political homework. January 21, 2006. Let us be clear about one thing. The Conservative party that Canadians may elect on Monday is unlike any party, Conservative or Liberal, that Canadians have ever entrusted with the keys to the national capital. These three books may help to prepare us for the transition from Paul Martin's sloppy liberalism to Harper's scripted conservatism.
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The Hounds of War: Harper's honeymoon over 'before it began' (CTV)
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Saturday, February 11, 2006. Harper's honeymoon over 'before it began' (CTV). OTTAWA It wasn't supposed to be this way. Given the experienced brain trust on Stephen Harper's Conservative transition team, no one was predicting such a controversial first week for the new prime minister and his rookie cabinet. It's sort of like, 'The best laid plans go awry,"' said Jonathan Rose, an expert in political communications at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. Let us count the ways:. Gordon O'Connor, the new de...
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The Hounds of War: Grits stir pot on social issues (Chronicle Herald)
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. Grits stir pot on social issues (Chronicle Herald). Martin says controversial Conservatives "just in hiding’. OTTAWA Prime Minister Paul Martin twisted the arrow in Stephen Harper’s Achilles heel Friday, hoping his warnings about a Conservative government’s positions on abortion and same-sex marriage will tighten the race in time for Monday’s vote. He singled out Tory hopefuls Cheryl Gallant, Rob Anders, Rob Merrifield and Harold Albrecht as candidates whose comments have land...
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The Hounds of War: Harper puts end to formal news conferences (Canada.com)
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. Harper puts end to formal news conferences (Canada.com). January 21, 2006. TORONTO - Stephen Harper, anxious to protect his party's lead heading into Monday's vote, has cut off news conferences with the national media. The Conservative leader brushed aside questions from reporters as he campaigned in the Liberal stronghold of Toronto. His spokeswoman, Carolyn Stewart Olsen, says Harper no longer has time for formal question-and-answer periods. Don't you hold me, is that clear?
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The Hounds of War: Editorial: 'Old' Harper pops back into spotlight (Toronto Star)
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. Editorial: 'Old' Harper pops back into spotlight (Toronto Star). January 20, 2006. Conservative leader Stephen Harper has sent a chill down the backs of judges and lawyers with his campaign musings about how some judges appointed by the federal Liberals are activists with their own social agendas who might derail measures implemented by a Tory government. At the time, he also suggested some judges appointed under Conservative governments were liberal-oriented. He said Onta...
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The Hounds of War: MP may bail over turncoat (Ottawa Sun)
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Saturday, February 11, 2006. MP may bail over turncoat (Ottawa Sun). By STEPHANIE RUBEC, PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU. February 11, 2006. Conservative MP Garth Turner is contemplating leaving his caucus over the backlash from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's officials, angry at his public criticism of Liberal turncoat David Emerson's appointment to cabinet. The Halton MP said party officials have made him feel unwelcome, and have caused him to reconsider sitting in the Commons under the Tory banner. I'm expecting...
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The Hounds of War: Tory MPs say Emerson should run in a byelection (Politics Watch)
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Saturday, February 11, 2006. Tory MPs say Emerson should run in a byelection (Politics Watch). I'm too sexy for this jacket. By Romeo St. Martin. February 9, 2006. OTTAWA Two Conservative MPs are now publicly urging Trade Minister David Emerson to resign his seat and run as a Conservative in a Vancouver byelection. Tory MPs Garth Turner. And Myron Thompson both made the comments to reporters outside a Tory caucus orientation on Parliament Hill. And hopefully in this case that will happen. Sooner? But Alb...
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The Hounds of War: PM challenges Harper on abortion (cnews)
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Saturday, January 21, 2006. PM challenges Harper on abortion (cnews). By STEPHANIE RUBEC - Toronto Sun. January 21, 2006. ST JOHN'S, Nfld. - After presenting himself as a protector of women's rights and slamming Stephen Harper for failing to make his intentions on abortion clear, Paul Martin says he'll let backbenchers vote their conscience on the issue. Harper hasn't said what his government will do if an MP wants to bring this forward," Martin insisted. It reminds me of Kim Campbell saying during an el...
