Columns

Listening this past week to various national news correspondents in Ottawa, I wondered if the politicians really liked to be known as “Battlers” and “Bruisers”. It almost sounded as if when parliament was reconvening we were being prepped for round two of the “Battle of the Gladiators”. It is a good thing that a boxing ring has four corners because the leaders are going to use all of them.

By Gladys Yeo
Leg. Aux.

The local branch of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary held their annual meeting on January 14th, 2009, with President Valerie Nelson presiding.

By Susan Douglas
RR Red Hat Society

Submitted by Irene Hanson

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

One of the toughest tasks of my new job as a Member of Parliament is cutting through the noise and clutter that sometimes dominates national media coverage, and which requires me to set the record straight about where I stand on some issues. This week it seems that I need to address some of the confusion about where I and the New Democrat caucus stand on the upcoming budget.

How different are the ways of the Republican and Democrat parties and their political counter parts in Canada?

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru