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Baird declares Canada to be Israel’s best friend
This just in from Washington, where Foreign Minister John Baird addressed the American Jewish Committee on Thursday. This comes one a few days day before Israeli President Shimon Peres arrives in...
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Tories back private member’s bill to ban bulk water exports
OTTAWA — To ban or not to ban bulk water exports is an issue Canada’s three main political parties have been dancing around for years and on Wednesday, the Conservatives announced they’d be supporting...
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Baird to address religious liberties dinner
Religious freedom will be front and centre at the Canadian Embassy in Washington next week as it plays host to the annual Religious Liberty Dinner. This is an annual dinner hosted by the Seventh-Day...
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Canada applauds Malawi president on repealing bill targeting gays, lesbians
This just out from Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s office. Baird has been very outspoken in condemning countries, particularly those in Africa, who have sought to limit gay and lesbian rights....
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Canada not considering military action in Syria or sending troops as UN...
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says the Canadian government has no plans to use military force in Syria or send in Canadian Forces members as United Nations observers, as the bloodshed worsens in...
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Kevin Page tells PCO no legal reason to withhold budget details from PBO
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer has taken another step in his battle with the federal government over details of the $5.2 billion in budget cuts that he says his office needs to properly evaluate...
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Conservative budget bill sent to Senate
OTTAWA — The House of Commons sent the Harper government’s budget legislation to the Senate Monday night, bringing the 425-page bill one step closer to rewriting dozens of Canadian laws for...
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NDP, Liberals urge government to make PBO officer of Parliament — now
A House of Commons committee reviewing how federal politicians examine spending estimates is recommending the government conduct a review of one aspect of the review system: the Parliamentary Budget...
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Poverty is not a reason for extremism: Baird
OTTAWA — Poverty and alienation may be “easy explanations for extremist violence,” Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told a United Nations’ seminar on Wednesday, but they are wrong. Quoting a report...
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Would Tories be better off without Stephen Harper?
Would the governing Conservatives be better off motoring into Election 2015 without Stephen J. Harper at the wheel? And, if so, who would replace him? Tories adore scoffing at this question, so...
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Den Tandt: In debate over Israel’s war with Hamas, Foreign Affairs Minister...
John Baird, the foreign affairs minister, has elicited the usual outrage from the usual quarters over his recent declarations about Hamas’ war with Israel, currently in its third week. In particular...
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Canada withdraws consular staff from Libya as violence plagues country
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is temporarily suspending its consular operations in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and pulling out all staff. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and...
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China detains 2 Canadians for alleged theft of state secrets: reports
TORONTO — Chinese media say two Canadian nationals are being investigated for suspected theft of state secrets. The allegations relate to China’s military and defence research, but the reports gave no...
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Den Tandt: Stephen Harper’s annual trek north fraught with opportunity and peril
Each August, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a gaggle of staffers and senior cabinet ministers, accompanied by a gaggle of reporters, make the trek north for a round of tightly scripted photo...
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Ukraine ambassador begs for troops to counter Russian invasion
OTTAWA — Canada Thursday condemned what it calls an “invasion of eastern Ukraine” by Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation, saying the attacks will “strengthen the resolve” of NATO leaders who will...
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Fisher: NATO looks for Harper’s tough talk to be backed by action, defence...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a chance to prove that he is not “all hat and no cattle” at the NATO leaders’ summit in Wales this week. No other leader in the 28-country trans-Atlantic alliance has...
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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, opposition MPs, arrive in Iraq in show...
BAGHDAD — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird pledged Canadian solidarity with the people of Iraq as he began a security-shrouded visit to Baghdad today. His first stop was a meeting with President...
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Canada welcomes result of Scotland’s referendum: Baird
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says Canada welcomes the results of Scotland’s referendum in which voters chose to remain in the United Kingdom. The vote on Thursday — 55 per cent against...
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Expanded combat role in Iraq will go to parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister...
NEW YORK — Any expansion of Canada’s role in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq that would involve direct combat such as airstrikes would be brought to parliament for a vote, Foreign Affairs...
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