John Duncan resigns
A statement from the Prime Minister. “Today, I have accepted the resignation of John Duncan as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. “I would like to thank Mr. Duncan for his many...
View ArticleThe Commons: Kevin Page as Lord Voldemort
Thomas Mulcair smiled as James Moore concluded his first response. The NDP leader had asked the government side to account for the dispatch of investigators to check on the recipients of employment...
View ArticleIf you love Canada, do you also have to love Keystone XL?
Thomas Mulcair has gone to Washington and criticized the Harper government’s environmental policies and questioned the benefits of the Keystone XL pipeline and this has upset Brad Wall, Ed Fast, Joe...
View ArticleHow do you explain away an increase in tariffs?
NDP MP Glenn Thibeault has written to the chair of the standing committee on industry, science and technology to request a “study into the increased taxation of iPods and other goods.” (The full letter...
View ArticleThe Commons: Let he who is not full of it cast the first aspersion
To Joe Momma then, where Murray Rankin, the bespectacled and button-downed national revenue critic for the official opposition, stepped before the cameras this morning to pose beside the proprietor of...
View ArticleThe Commons: James Moore refuses to believe his government would increase a tax
Like most everything interesting that Michael Ignatieff ever said, he probably should not have said it. “I never want to raise your taxes; I pay them (the same way) as you do,” the former Liberal...
View ArticleThe Commons: Now is not the time for subtlety
It was just two weeks ago, asked about Alberta’s carbon tax, that Peter Kent was moved to muse aloud about a contentious and contested topic. “There hasn’t,” he ventured, “been a great deal of subtlety...
View ArticlePolls: Not to be believed except when they are to be believed
Monday night: the difference between earlier public polling and the election result demonstrates that Justin Trudeau is in over his head. Tuesday night: the difference between public polling and the...
View ArticleWhat the hell happened here?
Furious David Christopherson stood and invoked original sin. “Mr. Speaker, on February 17, the Prime Minister answered in the House that: ‘All senators conform to the residency requirements,’ ” the NDP...
View ArticleWhat Nigel Wright actually said about what Nigel Wright says he did
James Moore, Thursday. Because of that and because of Mr. Wright’s statement that he had acted alone and that he was stepping down, the Prime Minister accepted his resignation. Nigel Wright says that...
View ArticleThe Commons: With the PM away, James Moore muddles through another day
Let us imagine that the Prime Minister was not present in the House this afternoon because he was busy going over every bit and byte of correspondence and paperwork that crossed his office over the...
View ArticleStephen Harper pleads ignorance and claims clarity
Thomas Mulcair stood, folded his hands in front of him at his waist, paused, turned to look directly at the Prime Minister and stated his question. “Mr. Speaker,” the NDP leader asked, “on what date...
View ArticleWho here is the least disgraceful?
On the day word came that the RCMP is investigating the circumstances of the cheque the Prime Minister’s former chief of staff gave to one of the senators the Prime Minister appointed, the Prime...
View ArticleWhere are they now? Saulie Zajdel
Defeated in the 2011 election as a Conservative candidate, Saulie Zajdel was later found to be working in Montreal for the federal government. In response to an order paper question, James Moore...
View ArticleIn our hour of need, Justin Trudeau promises us better
Before Justin Trudeau had uttered a word, Heritage Minister James Moore had used his fifth response to the New Democrats to scold the Liberal leader and then, in response to Mr. Trudeau’s first...
View ArticleHow did the PMO get involved in the matter of Justin Trudeau and the Grace...
Not until I read Sunday’s dispatch from the Canadian Press did I realize that the Prime Minister’s Office had been distributing the letter the Grace Foundation sent to Justin Trudeau in March, but this...
View ArticleAt worst, Justin Trudeau is qualified to be a Conservative senator
So it turns out that Conservative Senator Jacques Demers, nominated by Stephen Harper in 2009, has also been paid to speak at charity events. The Prime Minister’s philosophy is at odds with that of Mr....
View ArticleThe mystery of the February 20 email
On Tuesday night, CTV’s sources said the Prime Minister’s Office was withholding from the RCMP an email dated February 20 that describes the arrangement between Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright. On...
View ArticlePeter Van Loan no longer thinks Mike Duffy displayed leadership
For the record, the Government House leader wouldn’t have said what he said about “leadership” if he’d known how Mike Duffy paid the money back. “With respect to the situation with Mike Duffy, I said...
View ArticleWhy are we threatening this nice old lady with prison?
Audrey Tobias, 89, doesn’t want to fill out the census because Lockheed Martin is providing the software used by Statistics Canada to process data and so on Thursday she will go to court to face a...
View Article‘This is simply ridiculous’: The census and Audrey Tobias
That quote above is from a spokeswoman for Industry Minister James Moore, commenting on the fact that a nice little old lady is in trouble for not filling out the short-form census. But what in...
View ArticleWhat happened to defending air travellers?
Whatever seemed to be suggested ahead of Parliament’s return, not one of the 147 bullet points in Wednesday’s Throne Speech referenced the plight of air travellers and so yesterday, the NDP’s Annick...
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The Power Issue: James Moore
14: James Moore From identity to pocketbook politics In the late summer of 2000, a recent political science graduate at the University of Northern British Columbia sat on the floor of his basement...
View ArticleIndustry minister says Canada’s new plan for space will be made public in...
MONTREAL – Industry Minister James Moore says Canada’s new space plan will be made public in the coming months. Moore made the announcement today at an aerospace forum in Montreal which also brought...
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Fight club: The top feuds of 2013
< > Photo of < of > About this gallery: Public battles waged by Madonna, Jim Carrey and the Brothers Ford The post Fight club: The top feuds of 2013 appeared first on Macleans.ca.
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Need to know: James Moore gets candid on child poverty
Adrian Wyld/CP The story The Industry Minister should know better than to be so candid with a reporter. During a brief interview, James Moore started talking about who was responsible for addressing...
View ArticleJames Moore is sorry
In regards to that thing he said, the Industry Minister would like to apologize. In response to a question from a reporter last week, I made an insensitive comment that I deeply regret. I apologize....
View ArticleIndustry Minister James Moore apologizes for saying it is not his job to feed...
OTTAWA – Industry Minister James Moore has apologized for what he admits were insensitive comments about feeding hungry children. “In response to a question from a reporter last week, I made an...
View ArticleNew federal strategy for Canada in digital age
WATERLOO, Ont. – The federal government has outlined its digital strategy for Canadians, with one of its main initiatives to ensure access to secure and competitive Internet and wireless services....
View ArticleIt’s time for free trade zone within Canada: Moore
OTTAWA – Industry Minister James Moore says he’s on a mission to create a true free trade zone within Canada and expects to hand officials a mandate to start the process of negotiating with provinces...
View ArticleFederal legislation will end fees for getting bills on paper
OTTAWA — The big telecom companies may have agreed to exempt some customers from fees charged for paper invoices, but the federal government says it’s going to end the whole practice. Industry Minister...
View ArticleJames Moore: Trade barriers ‘the perfect storm of dumb’
VANCOUVER — Federal Industry Minister James Moore says trade barriers between provinces are “the perfect storm of dumb.” Moore made the remark Friday to business leaders after a speech to the Vancouver...
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Government approves Burger King takeover of Tim Hortons
A Tim Hortons restaurant located next to a Burger King restaurant in Lower Sackville, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (Andrew Vaughan/CP) OTTAWA — The federal government approved the takeover of Tim...
View ArticleCompetition bureau to get new powers to probe Canada-US price gap
TORONTO – Canada’s competition bureau is getting new powers to investigate why many items cost less in the United States. Industry Minister James Moore says he is bringing in new legislation today. He...
View ArticleGranting outings to child killer is an insult, James Moore says
VANCOUVER — A senior federal cabinet minister has launched a scathing attack on a review board’s decision to grant escorted outings to a British Columbia man who killed his three children. Industry...
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James Moore won’t run in the next federal election
Industry Minister James Moore speaks at a news conference in Toronto on March 6, 2015. The Canadian Space Agency and the Israel Space Agency have joined forces to study two potential space missions,...
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James Moore heads home
James Moore. (Adrian Wyld, The Canadian Press) Thirty-nine is young to end a career in politics, and while Industry Minister James Moore could well return to public life some day, it was natural that...
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Evan Solomon on guillotines, long knives and politics
Photograph by Blair Gable Sixty seconds to debate whether Canada should join the fight in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State. Sixty seconds to make a point about the fairness of income-splitting....
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Former cabinet minister James Moore named chancellor at B.C. university
James Moore. (Adrian Wyld, The Canadian Press) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Former federal Conservative party cabinet minister James Moore has been named chancellor of the University of Northern B.C. Moore...
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Petition urges B.C. school to rethink naming James Moore its chancellor
Industry Minister James Moore speaks at a news conference in Toronto on March 6, 2015. (Frank Gunn, The Canadian Press) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Some faculty members are calling on the University of...
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