Weekly Commentary
Evacuees Grateful
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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. 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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...