Chuck Strahl

Chuck Strahl on the Harper era and what comes next

The chairman of the Manning Centre talks about the state of the conservative movement

How should Parliament keep an eye on CSIS?

SIRC, CSIS and a proposal for parliamentary oversight

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Norman Bethune: Canadian icon or communist villain (or merely something to talk about this week)?

Conservative MP Rob Anders is displeased with the Harper government’s decision to provide funding for the Bethune Memorial House.

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This is the week that was

The NDP leadership contenders made their first impressions. Bruce Hyer napped. Robert Chisholm defended his unilingualism. Paul Dewar proposed a new kind of vote subsidy. Thomas Mulcair pitched cap-and-trade.

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A slow-moving trainwreck

Chuck Strahl further complicates John Duncan’s complicated explanation of who knew what about Attawapiskat and when.

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The House will pass judgment on asbestos

This evening the House of Commons will vote on the following NDP motion.

Mitchel Raphael on why Harper is never in the Stampede parade

Why Harper is never in the Stampede parade

Security, the royals and the parade

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This is the week that was

The Conservatives were bashful. And mysterious. And succinct.

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‘Problematic if misused’

Former cabinet minister Chuck Strahl says the government should support the addition of asbestos to the Rotterdam Convention.

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Dear son

Former Conservative MP Chuck Strahl sends his boy, newly elected Conservative MP Mark Strahl, off to his first day of Parliament.

A little help from their friends?

A little help from their friends?

Mark Strahl is poised to take over his dad’s seat—amid cries of cronyism. He’s not the only one with an edge.

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MPs mix with Genie stars

The 31st annual Genie Awards were held at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre. Below, Industry Minister Tony Clement.