Preston Manning’s think tank celebrates Christy Clark: ‘BC Liberals govern like Conservatives’

Published April 19, 2017

Don't be hoodwinked – the Manning Centre says Christy Clark's BC Liberals are really Conservatives.

Chuck Strahl’s defence: I’m no Arthur Porter

Published January 8, 2014

Updated Jan. 10, 2014 Canada’s top spy watchdog is trying to ride out a controversy over lobbying for Enbridge (and at least one other company that’s partnered with a Chinese-controlled firm to develop the tar sands in Alberta). Chuck Strahl, a former Conservative cabinet minister and current chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), popped up […]

CSIS to Big Oil: never say never again to pipelines

Published January 6, 2014

The federal government and its spy agency spent half of the time at a classified national security briefing for energy companies to talk about “challenges” created by environmental groups, government records obtained by PressProgress show. And the theme of the day-long “classified briefing for energy and utilities sector stakeholders,” held in collaboration with Natural Resources […]

From spywatcher to pipeline lobbyist: the many hats of Chuck Strahl

Published January 5, 2014

Former Conservative cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has been very busy since leaving electoral politics in 2011. First, he was appointed as a director and chairman of the Manning Centre, an organization devoted to strengthening the conservative movement in Canada. The group helps the Conservative Party by training organizers and proposing right-wing policies. Then, his former […]

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Preston Manning’s think tank celebrates Christy Clark: ‘BC Liberals govern like Conservatives’

Chuck Strahl’s defence: I’m no Arthur Porter

CSIS to Big Oil: never say never again to pipelines

From spywatcher to pipeline lobbyist: the many hats of Chuck Strahl