John Baird resigns, joins thousands of millennials looking for first private sector job

Published February 3, 2015

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is leaving politics to join the private sector. After staring down world leaders, he may face his greatest challenge yet: a struggling job market marked by low incomes, instability — and job-hungry millennials. Baird joins Vic Toews, Brian Jean, Merv Tweed, and Ted Menzies in resigning from the 41st Parliament by citing a desire to “return to the private […]

Stephen Harper’s “crazy” timeline on oil and gas regulation

Published December 10, 2014

Eight years of unfulfilled promises made by five environment ministers — and Prime Minister Stephen Harper himself. All gone in one “crazy” moment. On Tuesday, Harper said it’s “crazy” to consider regulating the oil and gas sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — backtracking on the government’s stated position since 2006. His comments were a dominant theme during Question […]

Blue Valentine: Conservative pick-up lines

Published February 16, 2014

Feeling blue at the end of Valentine’s Day weekend? These imaginary pick up lines from Stephen Harper and some of his cabinet colleagues, courtesy of Ottawa artist Gabe Thirlwall (also known as Fish on Fridays), may cheer you up. The Valentines are from Thirlwall’s Political Circus puppet series.

Why is Cabinet playing dodgeball with the Senate mess?

Published November 28, 2013

Have you noticed that senior Cabinet ministers no longer stand up to take Senate questions from the leader of the opposition during Question Period when Prime Minister Stephen Harper isn’t in the House of Commons? Conservative strategists may be questioning that decision on Thursday after Paul Calandra’s bizarre performance in the House of Commons. The […]

Who wants to stand in for the PM in QP?

Published October 29, 2013

Standing in for the Prime Minister during Question Period is considered a feather in a minister’s cap. But it can also come back to hurt you if you have to answer questions about the Senate scandal. That’s because the government’s story keeps changing. Check out how these three senior ministers fielded questions in the last […]

Tag: John Baird

John Baird resigns, joins thousands of millennials looking for first private sector job

Stephen Harper’s “crazy” timeline on oil and gas regulation

Blue Valentine: Conservative pick-up lines

Why is Cabinet playing dodgeball with the Senate mess?

Who wants to stand in for the PM in QP?