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• Appeared in the article Accountability issues dominate talk on the future of Canada's health care system

  NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East, BC), her party's health critic, agreed that the 2004 Health Accord's implementation was limited, but placed much of the blame on the current federal government for disengaging from federal-provincial dialogue on ... (more)

  3 months ago – Hill Times (subscription)

• Appeared in the article Cronyism undermines Senate's effectiveness

  Then there's former minister Josée Verner, who lost in Quebec City in 2011. After Harper appointed her, she told reporters that she didn't intend to represent the region in Ottawa since the people there voted NDP. Even many of Harper's seemingly ... (more)

  4 months ago – Victoria Times Colonist

• Appeared in the article Maher: Senate's usefulness potential undercut when lined with cronies

  Patrick Brazeau, the only prominent aboriginal leader to support Harper, who wanted to keep picking up his paycheque as a leader while sitting in the Senate. He appointed campaign manager Doug Finley, fundraiser Irving Gerstein and spinner Carolyn ... (more)

  4 months ago – Canada.com

• Appeared in the article Stephen Maher: Crony dumping ground is not the best use of Senate

  Doyle is a former MP from Newfoundland, a gentlemanly, experienced Progressive Conservative who won eight straight elections at two levels of government before retiring in 2008. He'll be a good senator, but he is a crony, at least in the sense that ... (more)

  4 months ago – Montreal Gazette

• Appeared in the article Maher: Senate's usefulness potential undercut when lined with cronies

  Doyle is a former MP from Newfoundland, a gentlemanly, experienced Progressive Conservative who won eight straight elections at two levels of government before retiring in 2008. He'll be a good senator, but he is a crony, at least in the sense that ... (more)

  4 months ago – Canada.com

• Appeared in the article Maher: Senate's usefulness potential undercut when lined with cronies

  Doyle is a former MP from Newfoundland, a gentlemanly, experienced Progressive Conservative who won eight straight elections at two levels of government before retiring in 2008. He'll be a good senator, but he is a crony, at least in the sense that ... (more)

  4 months ago – Montreal Gazette

• Appeared in the article Maher: Senate's usefulness potential undercut when lined with cronies

  Doyle is a former MP from Newfoundland, a gentlemanly, experienced Progressive Conservative who won eight straight elections at two levels of government before retiring in 2008. He'll be a good senator, but he is a crony, at least in the sense that ... (more)

  4 months ago – Montreal Gazette

• Appeared in the article Maher: Senate's usefulness potential undercut when lined with cronies

  Doyle is a former MP from Newfoundland, a gentlemanly, experienced Progressive Conservative who won eight straight elections at two levels of government before retiring in 2008. He'll be a good senator, but he is a crony, at least in the sense that ... (more)

  4 months ago – Canada.com

• Appeared in the article Seven named to Senate, including two Quebecers

  He reappointed Fabian Manning and Larry Smith to the red chamber in May after they resigned before running in failed bids to win seats in the House of Commons last May. Former Conservative cabinet minister Josée Verner was also appointed after voters ... (more)

  4 months ago – Montreal Gazette

• Appeared in the article Harper names 7 new senators

  Quebec has threatened to fight the senate-reform legislation in court, while other premiers, such as Ontario's Dalton McGuinty and British Columbia's Christy Clark, have called for the Senate to be abolished (although Clark has also said she favours ... (more)

  4 months ago – Montreal Gazette