Layton Meets with Harper

As part of the usual dialogue with opposition leaders, it is common practice for the Prime Minister to meet with opposition party leaders before the start of Parliament to see if there is any common ground in moving legislation forward. These meetings are also used to exchange ideas and to try and see if there […]

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Fall Election Winds are blowing?

We have been relatively quiet on the blog scene this summer because we believe that everyone needs a rest from the political hot air and the only hot air they need to be feeling is warm summer breezes.
A sure sign that summer is over is the posturing that has started from all three opposition parties, […]

Posted on August 25th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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NCC Poll: When will the next federal election be?

1.       This fall
2.       Next Spring
3.       We can’t afford an election any time soon
4.       Who Cares!

Posted on August 11th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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The Toronto CUPE Strike Summary

With the Toronto City strike in the books we wanted to let our Toronto and Ontario members know, one last time, how Mayor Miller was able to “negotiate” a deal with the unions. The following are exerts from an e-mail send out by Toronto City Councilor Cliff Jenkins to his constituents.
 
1. Settlement with City’s Inside […]

Posted on August 5th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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