Showing posts with label Stephen Harper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephen Harper. Show all posts
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: The federal government is seeking the expulsion from Canada of the billionaire brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But it could be years before Belhassen Trabelsi is forced to leave the country, if he can be made to leave at all.Sources report that the Canadian government revoked Mr. Trabelsi’s status as a permanent resident, granted to legal immigrants after they arrive in Canada. Officials had been investigating whether he had forfeited that status by not living in Canada for at least two of the past five years.
Mr. Trabelsi returned to Canada after Mr. Ben Ali and his family fled Tunisia in the wake of mass demonstrations that toppled the former dictator’s regime. Mr. Trabelsi is believed to be staying in a Montreal-area hotel. Mr. Ben Ali is thought to be in Saudi Arabia.
It is no easy thing to revoke residency status once it has been obtained. “If he has the resources and the determination, he can easily stay here for ten years, maybe more,” said Leo Adler, a law professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. He noted that some individuals have successfully fought deportation for more than 20 years. >>> John Ibbitson and Campbell Clark | Publish: Thursday, January 27, 2011; Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011
Watch Canadian Press video: Deposed Tunisian president not welcome, Harper warns: Prime Minister Harper has wrapped up his visit to Morocco, Canadian Press reporter Bruce Cheadle says Harper answered carefully when asked about uprisings in several North African countries. >>> | Published: Thursday, January 27, 2011; Updated: Friday, January 28, 2011
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Summit turns to dilemma of sustaining growth versus cutbacks
Group of 20 leaders meeting in Toronto Sunday will try to come up with an agreement on fiscal belt-tightening that finds the right balance between telling markets they are serious about cutting deficits and debt, and keeping the global economy from backsliding.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper opened the second day of talks by saying the summit must strike the proper balance between sustaining economic growth and pulling back fiscal deficits.
“Here is the tightrope we must walk,” Mr. Harper said. “To sustain the recovery, it is imperative that we follow through on existing stimulus plans. At the same time, advanced countries must send a clear message that as our stimulus plans expire, we will focus on getting our fiscal houses in order.”
Separately Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters the summit leaders will agree to Mr. Harper’s call for countries to slash their budget deficits by half by 2013.
“This will be part of the final document,” she said. Continue reading and comment >>> Jeremy Torobin | Sunday, June 27, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
LA PRESSE: (Ottawa) Le premier ministre d'Israël, Benyamin Nétanyahou, a défendu ce matin l'assaut d'une flottille de militants pro-palestiniens dans les eaux internationales par des commandos israéliens dimanche, affirmant que les soldats israéliens avaient le mandat de chercher si l'un des navires transportaient des armes.
Cinq des six navires ont collaboré avec les soldats israéliens, mais le sixième, qui était le plus gros et transportait une centaine de passagers, a refusé d'obtempérer aux ordres et ont même ouvert le feu sur les troupes israéliennes, a affirmé M. Nétanyahou.
«Ils ont non seulement refusé de collaborer, ils ont délibérément attaqué nos soldats. (...) Nos soldats devaient se défendre pour protéger leur vie. Il y a eu des échanges de coups de feu. C'est regrettable mais durant ces échanges, au moins dix personnes sont mortes. Nous regrettons la perte de ces vies. Nous regrettons toute forme de violence qui s'est produite. Je souhaite prompt rétablissement aux blessés, y compris nos propres soldats», a affirmé le premier ministre israélien, en visite officielle à Ottawa.
Commentant pour la première fois la crise qui prévaut au Proche-Orient à la suite ces événements, Benyamin Nétanyahou a ajouté que la bande de Gaza est en train de devenir une base pour «des terroristes du Hamas soutenus par l'Iran». La politique d'Israël à cet égard est de tout faire pour empêcher que ces «terroristes» obtiennent des armes et mènent des attaques contre son territoire. >>> Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse | Lundi 31 Mai 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
CYBERPRESSE: Le premier ministre Stephen Harper a qualifié de totalement inacceptables des commentaires attribués au président afghan Hamid Karzaï concernant une alliance éventuelle avec les talibans.
M. Harper a rappelé, mercredi, que des Canadiens et Canadiennes risquent leur vie pour aider les Afghans dans leur lutte contre les talibans. Et même s'il admet ne pas connaître le contexte dans lequel le président Karzaï aurait fait ces commentaires, M. Harper estime qu'ils sont totalement inacceptables pour le Canada et ses alliés. >>> La Presse Canadienne, Mississauga, Ontario | Mercredi 07 Avril 2010
Saturday, March 06, 2010
MAIL ONLINE: The Canadian government has been forced to backtrack over plans to make its national anthem more politically correct after a national outcry.
Three days after announcing the proposals to alter 'O Canada' to include the country's women in one of its lines, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his conservative government would no longer be pursuing the idea.
The national anthem, which has existed for nearly 100 years, includes the line 'true patriot love in all thy sons' command'.
Originally, the line said 'in thou dost us command', but it was changed to the current line in 1980.
Mr Harper wanted to start a public discussion on whether to change the wording in a way that would not exclude the nation's women.
He is said to have initiated the idea on the basis of advice of a female senator, according to National Post columnist Don Martin.
The idea was included in a major policy speech on Tuesday, but by yesterday the public outcry was so strong Mr Harper dropped the idea completely. >>> | Saturday, March 06, 2010
Thursday, May 21, 2009
GLOBE AND MAIL: MONTREAL — A Canadian man facing beheading in Saudi Arabia wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper detailing that he was tortured into confessing to a murder he says he did not commit.
In the one-page letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, Mohamed Kohail implores Harper to use “every way possible to get me out of this situation.”
The letter, handed over to Canadian MP Deepak Obhrai when the latter visited him in a Jidda prison last December, discusses his deteriorating health and his two-year plight in jail.
“Mr. Harper, I have been in jail for two years now,” Mr. Kohail wrote. “I am imprisoned with hundreds (of) high-profile criminals in Saudi Arabia for a crime that I did not commit.”
Mr. Kohail, 24, and a Jordanian friend were convicted of murder after Munzer Al-Hiraki was killed in a January 2007 after-school brawl in Jidda which apparently started when Mr. Kohail's younger brother, Sultan, was accused of insulting a girl.
The brothers have repeatedly said they were acting in self-defence and were not involved in inflicting the fatal wounds during the fight, which involved dozens of teen boys
Mohamed Kohail was convicted of murder last year and ordered beheaded while Sultan, 18, was initially sentenced as an accessory to a year in jail and 200 lashes. The victim's family then appealed, resulting in a probable new trial for Sultan.
Both brothers and their friend have claimed their innocence and say the Saudi judicial system has not afforded them a fair trial.
“I want to come back to Canada to finish my degree — me and the rest of the family — and continue my life as a good citizen.” a desperate Mr. Kohail writes.
“I've lost my hair, two years of my life and see death coming to me closer every day,” he adds.
Mr. Kohail said he was only informed that Mr. Hiraki had died after he had signed the confession. That same confession was then used against him in the court proceedings.
“I was tortured to sign a confession,” Mr. Kohail said. >>> Sidhartha Banerjee | Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, March 07, 2009
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Paperback/Broché – Canada) >>>
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Hardback/Relié – Canada) >>>
Monday, March 02, 2009
LE DEVOIR: C'est la première fois que le premier ministre avoue aussi franchement son pessimisme
Stephen Harper juge qu'il est impossible de vaincre la résistance aux forces étrangères en Afghanistan. Il annonce du même coup que le Canada n'engagera pas de nouvelles troupes dans ce pays sans obtenir une stratégie claire pour éviter l'enlisement.
Ces aveux ont été faits par le premier ministre canadien lors d'une interview diffusée hier sur la chaîne américaine d'informations CNN. Stephen Harper a déclaré que l'Afghanistan avait besoin d'un gouvernement libre de toute influence étrangère pour stabiliser le pays.
«Nous ne remporterons pas cette guerre en restant simplement présents là-bas, a dit le premier ministre. Mon propre jugement, très franchement, c'est que nous ne battrons jamais cette insurrection.» >>> Stéphane Baillargeon | Lundi 02 Mars 2009
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Paperback – Canada) >>>
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Hardback – Canada) >>>
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
TIMESONLINE:
Five Years Late, Canadian PM Stephen Harper Caught Copying: On March 20, 2003, the then Canadian Opposition leader Stephen Harper got up in Parliament and put the case for supporting the US-led invasion of Iraq. It was considered a good speech, good enough, indeed, to be printed up as a pamphlet and mailed out to supporters.
Five years later, and with Mr Harper now battling for re-election as Prime Minister, it has emerged that it was not really his speech at all: nearly half of it was lifted word for word from a speech given by John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, two days earlier. >>> Philippe Naughton | October 1, 2008
THE INEPENDENT:
Canada Opposition Party Accuses PM of Plagiarism: A senior campaign worker for Canada's governing Conservative Party has resigned after admitting writing a pro-Iraq war speech for prime minister Stephen Harper that plagiarised another world leader's address.
The opposition Liberals released transcripts and video of speeches delivered by then-Australian prime minister John Howard on 18 March, 2003, and one by Mr Harper two days later in the Canadian parliament when Mr Harper was the opposition leader.
Liberal foreign affairs spokesman Bob Rae said nearly half of Mr Harper's speech was a word-for-word recitation of Mr Howard's comments. >>> AP | October 1, 2008
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Paperback – Canada) >>>
The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Hardback – Canada) >>>
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