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Conservatives Introduce Copyright Bill

By Greg Farries on Jun 12, 2008

Industry Minister Jim Prentice stated yesterday that he will be tabling amendments to the Copyright Law in the House of Commons this morning,

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Submit Questions for our Interview with Honourable Stéphane Dion

By Greg Farries on Jun 2, 2008

Mapleleafweb is scheduled to do an interview with Honourable Stéphane Dion, Leader of the Official Opposition and Liberal Party of Canada. We are providing visitors to Mapleleafweb the opportunity to submit potential questions to Hon. Stéphane Dion. Read More »

NDP.ca Blogging Tools - Free NDP Themed Templates

By Greg Farries on May 13, 2008
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NDP Themed Weblog Templates

In addition to the typical videos and banner ads that nearly every political party gives way on their political party websites, the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) has gone the extra mile and created NDP themed weblog templates. Read More »

Major General MacKenzie Interview on the Canadian Military and War on Terror

By Greg Farries on Apr 3, 2008

My interview with retired Major General, Lewis MacKenzie has finally been posted. The General had a number of interesting things to say relating to Canada’s Armed Forces, the War on Terror and Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan.

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Interview with Senate Speaker, Noël A. Kinsella, Please Submit Your Questions!

By Greg Farries on Feb 13, 2008

I am scheduled to do an interview with Senator Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Canadian Senate. I'm providing visitors (and forum members) the opportunity to submit potential questions to Senator Kinsella. Read More »

Good Reading - The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar

By Harold Jansen on Dec 21, 2007
Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang's book on Afghanistan is a timely contribution to the debate on Canadian foreign and defence policy.

Best Prime Minister Since Pearson?

By Harold Jansen on Dec 15, 2007

If you haven't seen Gordon Gibson's Globe and Mail essay about the best Canadian PM since Lester Pearson, you can read it here. Gibson argues that Brian Mulroney wins the prize as best post-Pearsonian PM. It's pretty clear, though, that it's not an easy call. Read More »

Mulroney Airbus Affair - What Exacly is a Public Inquiry?

By Greg Farries on Nov 15, 2007

With the controversial Airbus Affair back in the news, and Prime Minister Stephan Harper’s recent announcement that a full public inquiry would be held, now would be a great time to read our in-depth feature on public inquiries in Canada.

Important Links For Federal Elections

By Greg Farries on Sep 21, 2007

A long list of important links have been posted to the Federal Elections section of the Voter Almanac. Read More »