Ethics probe drags as Shapiro delays ethics findings
Parliament faults Bernard Shapiro the ethics commissioner appointed by the Liberals for delaying high profile probes. He has yet to release reports on former Immigration Minister Judy Sgro and on Tory MP Gurmant Grewal and Tim Murphy. Opposition calls for his resignation.
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Bernard Shapiro
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Shapiro
Ontario
Canada
Paul Martin
Judy Sgro
Gurmant Grewal
Ujjal Dosanjh
Tim Murphy
Murphy
Peter MacKay
Alan Poirier
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My403
Harper to tour Canada to restore Conservative image
The article notes Stephen Harper plans a wide summer tour to bolster the Conservative Party image after a fall in approval. It recalls leadership support at Montreal, polls showing Liberal leads, and the May 19 confidence vote near toppled Liberals, with cross party concerns and ongoing Tory opposition status.
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Harper
Montreal
Liberals
Belinda Stronach
Gurmant Grewal
Slarper
NDP
Jack Layton
Liberal
Paul Martin
Bloc Quebecois
Gilles Duceppe
Big John's 76th Birthday Bash on Bay Street
A lavish Toronto party drew 100 men and four women who paid 200 each for Big John Turner’s 76th birthday. The event featured speeches about his brief prime ministership and his role guiding Ukraine’s first free elections, with Turner recalling Canadian political history and a famous Ottawa Press Gallery photo.
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Bay Street
Big John
Canada
Ukraine
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C.D. Howe
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Mackenzie King
Rockcliffe Park
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Oxford
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Sussex Drive
John Diefenbaker
Parliament Hill
Allan Fortheringham on Harper and the press
Allan Fortheringham notes that the gallery of Ottawa insiders once drank off the record while John Turner sought a raise and left politics. He contrasts journalists as human beings with Stephen Harper facing a public image problem and cites a tough personal stance and limited public warmth.
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Mr. Dithers
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Empire Club
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Ottawa
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Washington
John Kennedy
Ife
Harold Macmillan
Allan Fortheringham
Drfoth
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