Killer not happy with show
'Fearless' dog survives fall
Green Party deputy jailed
Facial recognition at border?
PM ups attacks on Poilievre
CRA will get the money: PM
Ukraine uses new missiles
Biden signs war aid measure
New US rules for airlines 
BoC officials split on rate cut
Big loss for Boeing 
Metro sales edged higher
Vees dominating Vipers
Warriors snakebitten in loss
Iginla off to Europe
Coachella fined $28K
Those are her nipples
Kanye to launch porn studio
Weekly Commentary
The United Way
Ever wonder if age-old values such as unselfishness, service to others and generosity are still around today? To get an answer to that question you would only...
Warming up, getting tough & remembering
"He looks familiar," I thought, as he walked towards me and my bowl of not very warm soup in the busy Montreal Airport. Despite the familiar look his name...
Borders, debt, & taxes
Mexicans arriving at our borders by the bus load? The situation reported in Windsor this week of Mexicans (and others) crossing the border and claiming refugee...
Sentencing for offenders
September 21st, 2007 – Police chiefs startled me this week with some stats I was not fully prepared for. Get a hold of this. Especially in some courts in the...
It""s Not All Bad
Buddy comes over to my table in Tim's where I was meeting with a constituent with a federal tax problem. "I don't know how you put up with it”, he exclaims as...
What""s In A Name?
President Bush found out in a hurry in Australia that media are brutally unforgiving if you pronounce your birds wackwards or get the name of a conference...
They Are All Around Us
Why do we have a tendency to think that all of the really amazing people or ideas must exist somewhere else and not right here where we least expect? Let me...
Biking With George
Montebello Quebec, site of last week's meeting between our Prime Minister Harper, US President Bush and Mexican President Calderone is as scenic as it is...
Mystery at Montebello?
Intrigue and interest always accompany high level meetings between world leaders. This week's summit at Montebello, some 60 km from Ottawa, has certainly been...
True North and Tough South
Beautiful. Drop dead gorgeous. Take-your-breath-away, stunning. Powerfully alluring. No, I'm not talking about your favorite movie star or dream date. I'm...
The Russians are Coming?
Flags are more than fabric flapping in the wind. As far back as you can look down the corridors of time flags have been powerful symbols. Throughout history...
Side Arms and Open Arms
Question. Before I give you an idea of what I got on local doorsteps this week let me check your terrorism knowledge. Which country in the world experienced the...
Judges, Borders & Opening Doors
Upset people have been stopping me literally on the street to ask (demand?) that the government appeal a ruling last week relating to our border officers. Some...
Country Music, Culture & Global Warming
Fact: The Merritt Mountain Music Festival which takes place right here in our constituency is the biggest event of its kind in Canada. Depending on who's...
Taxing Soccer or Dancing
What an amazing runner! Wow, what incredible foot work! Kaboom - what a rocket shot! Ok, so maybe every other parent and grandparent watching the final soccer...
Glad Grads
Most parents get to sit in on maybe two or three high school grad ceremonies in their lifetimes. I get to sit in on several every June and I kid you not, I do...
Getting it Done
Who says you need a majority in Parliament to get some things done? Actually, the historians are scouring the record books right now to see if there was any...
Westside Goes City
Westside goes City, Merritt goes Country, Ottawa goes Hot The people have spoken. Westbankers have voted to form their own municipality. That means it appears...
High Tension High Water
What do you do when you're sitting around a table with the world's American super-power which has been outside the deal, and the world's German hosts who says...
Meeting the Terminator
Pumped. That's what we all were. Pumped. I won't try to hide it from you. A number of us had received a special invitation from the US Ambassador for a private...
