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Weekly Commentary

Evacuees Grateful

Evacuees Grateful

Jul 30, 2006 / 6:00 am

I braced myself. "This might not be pretty", I thought. "Media everywhere and nowhere to hide. Brutal."     Right ahead of me was the holding area at the...

Tough Times Test Us

Tough Times Test Us

Jul 23, 2006 / 6:00 am

Adversity exposes. It often shows what we're made of, what lingers below our sometimes cosmetic surfaces.     There are times when I think I have my act...

From Merritt To Moscow

From Merritt To Moscow

Jul 16, 2006 / 6:00 am

It happened again. Same as last year. There, on the National News, was a little story about some rock concert in Central Canada that drew a whopping 28,000...

Report Card Time

Report Card Time

Jul 9, 2006 / 12:49 pm

I get to attend a lot of Grad Ceremonies this time of year. Sure, you can say “It's part of the job. Goes with the territory.” Maybe. Fact is, after all...

Rookies

Rookies

Jun 24, 2006 / 4:41 pm

Being totally honest with you, in some ways we still feel like the new kids on the block.      When we read recently that most of our critics said we have...

The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom

Jun 18, 2006 / 6:00 am

A machine gun has a way of getting your attention. Without a word it gives you the impression that the person holding it is serious about what he does.   ...

How Strong, How Free?

How Strong, How Free?

Jun 11, 2006 / 6:00 am

Are we still one of the safest, most secure countries on the planet? Is our beautiful constituency of clear lakes, lush orchards, quiet forests and cherished...

Terrorists - Are They Here?

Terrorists - Are They Here?

Jun 3, 2006 / 4:00 pm

Spy guys and bad guys (and girls) have something in common-neither group is in the business of crafting flowery speeches. The bad guys hardly ever tell the...

Fix Elections, Limit Senate

Fix Elections, Limit Senate

May 28, 2006 / 6:00 am

FIX ELECTIONS, LIMIT SENATE. Oops, did I say “fix elections?” Freudian slip. I would never dream of such a thing. What I meant to say was “fixED”...

Fire Arms Registry

Fire Arms Registry

May 21, 2006 / 8:00 am

Ever wonder how much a billion is? Look at it this way. If your job was to spend a thousand bucks an hour, nonstop, for every hour you were at work, eight hours...

Budget Details

Budget Details

May 6, 2006 / 6:00 am

Is your head spinning? Mine is. That was quite a discussion last week. I don't know about you but I'm still feeling the effects of it. Regardless of the...

The Softwood Lumber Deal

The Softwood Lumber Deal

Apr 30, 2006 / 6:00 am

Jolting people out of bed early in the morning is not something I enjoy doing. Problem is, when I'm in Ottawa it's a 3 hour time zone difference and this issue...

Meeting The President

Meeting The President

Apr 23, 2006 / 6:00 am

"Good morning Mr President". I realized I was speaking in a near reverential tone without even trying. As those words came out of my mouth I felt a bit...

Stockwell Day Weekly Commentary

Stockwell Day Weekly Commentary

Apr 16, 2006 / 5:00 am

Homers, Hits and Sacrifices A weekly commentary by Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and MP For Okanagan—Coquihalla Breathtaking. Earthshaking....

Stockwell Day Weekly Commentary

Stockwell Day Weekly Commentary

Apr 9, 2006 / 5:00 am

Homers, Hits and Sacrifices A weekly commentary by Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and MP For Okanagan—Coquihalla As the bells sounded the end...

Day Needs Your Suggestions

Day Needs Your Suggestions

Apr 1, 2006 / 7:00 am

A weekly commentary by Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and MP For Okanagan—Coquihalla 9-11, 24-7, 7.7 No, the above are not lottery numbers. Far...

True North Canadian Values

True North Canadian Values

Mar 25, 2006 / 7:10 am

A commentary by Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety and MP For Okanagan—Coquihalla Funerals can overwhelm people with grief. I've been there. Or...

Learning the Ministry of Public Safety

Learning the Ministry of Public Safety

Feb 18, 2006 / 6:30 am

Flashbacks of 'deja vu' can give you goose bumps. Or, as a little buddy of mine says 'deja vu gives me de chicken noodles'. Either way, that's the sensation I...

Fear of Dying Works

Fear of Dying Works

Nov 27, 2005 / 8:30 am

Weekly Commentary By Stockwell Day, MP Okanagan-Coquihalla W.C. Fields, the rascally loveable, famously funny comedian, was on his deathbed, his liver failing....

Tricky Navigating Parliament Hill

Tricky Navigating Parliament Hill

Nov 18, 2005 / 1:15 pm

Weekly Commentary By Stockwell Day, MP Okanagan-Coquihalla As I went for my early morning run along the banks of the Ottawa River the other day, I reflected...

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