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Much has been made of President Obama’s being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The ground has been covered so many times by now that it looks like a CSI crime scene contaminated by too many eager cops. The various media are all agog, internet hits multiply by the hour, and the pundits keep weighing in as if there were no yesterday — as witness this very article. Yet, perhaps, there is still something to be said — and a little reiteration wouldn’t hurt either. According to the left-leaning Oslo committee, Obama deserves the award for creating “a new climate in...

The architect of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's surprise concert performance with superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma at an Ottawa gala Saturday was not a Conservative spin doctor, campaign strategist or image consultant. The executive producer credit goes to his wife, Laureen, who was the honorary chair of the event and says there was “no big strategic thinking� behind his vocal rendition of the Beatles' anthem, With a Little Help from My Friends.

OTTAWA – A year after Prime Minister Stephen Harper dismissed galas as the playground of elites, he decided to ham it up a bit at a glittering high society event in Ottawa Saturday. Harper took to the stage, sat down at a grand piano and belted out the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends." He was performing for one of the most elite of audiences: the black-tie gala at the National Arts Centre traditionally attracts the most powerful people in Ottawa society and movers and shakers in Canadian culture. Renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma accompanied Beatles fan Harper....

OTTAWA -- The recession in Canada is only over in a technical sense because the recovery is extremely fragile and there are still problems in the job market, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday. "We've got (Federal Reserve) Chairman (Ben) Bernanke and others saying the recession is over but I think that's only in a technical sense," Mr. Harper told a televised news conference in Guelph, Ont. "As long as we continue to have challenges in the labor market that affect Canadian families on the ground, then I don't think we can truly say the recession is over. So...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama will likely stress the need to keep economic stimulus funds flowing worldwide when they meet at the White House on Wednesday, a Canadian spokesman said. "The most important thing is staying the course, making sure that that the different stimulus packages are implemented without obstruction and without delay," Harper spokesman Dimitri Soudas told reporters on Monday. The meeting will take place a week before a G20 summit on global recession and recovery that Obama will host in Pittsburgh. In Washington, Harper is expected to press Obama for...

WASHINGTON — Last week's brief "Three Amigos" summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been all but forgotten in the growing storm over "health care reform." That may be what the three North American heads of state, Presidents Felipe Calderon and Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, wanted. All three leaders did their best to ignore the skunk at their picnic — the serious threat posed to all of us by narco-terrorism. If comments after the confab reflect their thinking, thousands of dead and wounded at the hands of violent drug cartels warrant less attention than the "threat" of global...

President Obama just finished a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderone in Mexico City following three way talks. Here are some highlights. Both President Obama and PM Harper renewed their support for the Mexican government in their war with the drug cartels. President Obama called the policy "courageous". He said that there were ways to defeat the cartels while respecting human rights but also emphasized that the biggest violators of human rights are the traffickers themselves. PM Harper commented that his country needed to tighten up their visa policies because entrance into...

When President Obama, Ed Markey, Henry Waxman, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and most Leftwing politicians speak of the "global economic crisis," or of "global climate change" they actually are interested in exercising control over your life. It also happens that they are pursuing some sort of socialist world government. No, I am not one of those kooks who sees "black helicopters" outside every window. Nor am I one who perceives the hidden hand of "Bilderbergers," "the Rothschilds," "the Trilaterals," "the Illuminati," "the Council on Foreign Relations," "Skull and Bones" or even the Masons behind every assassination, crisis, or change in...

After Pope Benedict XVI met today with the Prime Minister of Canada — the Pope's last private audience before his summer vacation — I was able to meet with the Pope for a few moments   A day after US President Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican, the Pope  received the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, and his family: his wife Laureen, and his two children, Benjamin and Rachel.   Harper, coming off the Group of Eight world economic summit in nearby Aquila, Italy, was the fifth national leader to meet the Pope, following leaders...

A senior New Brunswick Roman Catholic priest is demanding the Prime Minister's Office explain what happened to the sacramental communion wafer Stephen Harper was given at Roméo LeBlanc's funeral mass.During communion at the solemn and dignified service held last Friday in Memramcook for the former governor general, the prime minister slipped the thin wafer that Catholics call "the host" into his jacket pocket.In Catholic understanding, the host - once consecrated by a priest for the Eucharist - becomes the body and blood of Jesus Christ. It is crucial that the small wafer be consumed when it is received.Monsignor Brian Henneberry,...

<p>Telegraph Journal: A senior New Brunswick Roman Catholic priest is demanding the Prime Minister's Office explain what happened to the sacramental communion wafer Stephen Harper was given at Roméo LeBlanc's funeral mass.</p>

http://twitter.com/lotfan URGENT:Fellow Canadians: email our visa office in Tehran,ask them to open doors to help the wounded: Teran@international.gc.ca #iranelection 4 minutes ago from TweetDeck CONFIRMED: Canadian Embassy is NOT accepting injured protesters!! #iranelection 6 minutes ago from TweetDeck RT @leiyers Canadian Embassy is NOT accepting injured protesters!! #IranElection 7 minutes ago from web http://hashtags.org/search?q=Canadian&page=1 Way to go, Canada RT @PCZ : RT @jeffjaafar CONFIRMED: Canadian Embassy is NOT accepting injured protesters!! #iranelection 19 minutes ago @petersantilli@Nicotone CONFIRMED: Canadian Embassy is NOT accepting injured protesters!! #iranelection (Typical coward Canadians) 19 minutes ago @kouroshfCanadians - call Foreign Office to request opening of...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the 65th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: “As the sun rose over the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, Canadian forces came together from land, air and sea in the pursuit of freedom. By the time the sun set, the Canadians had progressed farther than any other Allied troops. Sixty-five years later, Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast and around the world honour the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought for freedom, democracy and the rule of law. “In the days and weeks that followed D-Day, more than...

Here's my Op-Ed from today's Toronto Star: At its convention this Sunday, the Canadian Jewish Congress will honour Prime Minister Stephen Harper with its Saul Hayes Award. It's unusual for the CJC, many of whose members have long favoured the Liberals, to give an award to a Conservative Prime Minister. But in Harper's case, it's well-deserved. No world leader has been as clear as Harper has been in his support for Israel's right to defend itself. Just weeks after becoming Prime Minister, Harper single-handedly stopped a surprise resolution at the Francophonie summit that would have scapegoated Israel for its war...

PM travels to Afghanistan Announces additional support to help 18,000 children in Kandahar 7 May 2009 KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN Prime Minister Stephen Harper today travelled to Afghanistan, where he visited with Canadian Forces and civilian personnel stationed in Kandahar. “From the very first day of the Afghan mission the men and women of the Canadian Forces and civilian officials, have served courageously and selflessly to help the people of Afghanistan build a better future,” said the Prime Minister. “Over the course of this mission our men and women in Afghanistan have made incredible sacrifices to defend our values and our interests....

The following is a rush transcript of the March 29, 2009, edition of "FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: This week, world leaders gather in London for the G20 summit, discussing how best to fight the global financial crisis. Joining us now is one of those leaders, the prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper. And, Prime Minister, welcome to "FOX News Sunday ...

The recent words of Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed to a gathering of Jews, members of Chabad Lubavitch, on Parliament Hill need wide circulation. He said, "Anti-Semitism is a pernicious evil that must be exposed, that must be confronted, that must be repudiated, whenever and wherever it appears. Fuelled by lies and paranoia we have learned from history it is an evil so profound, indeed as we saw in Mumbai, that it is ultimately a threat to us all." In speaking forcefully as he did, Harper reminded Canadians how in troubled times such as the present -- the perils of...

In the U.S., the image of corporate fat-cats bonusing themselves in the boardroom with the taxpayer bail-out billions destroys any confidence that remains. Obama huffs and puffs and….hands out even more taxpayer money!

OTTAWA–A new poll suggests the federal Liberals and Conservatives are in a dead heat, while Tory support is dropping in some parts of the country and among women. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey put the Liberals at 33 per cent and the Conservatives at 32. The NDP was at 14 per cent, the Greens at 10, and the Bloc Quebecois at nine. It suggests the Tories trail the Liberals by five percentage points among women overall and by 12 points among urban women. Jeff Walker, senior vice-president of Harris-Decima, said that's the important finding. "Women are moving back toward the...

Canadian Arab Federation calls Harper a 'whore' It's never smart to call a federal cabinet minister a "*****" - not when you depend on him for money. But Khaled Mouammar, president of the Canadian Arab Federation, is a fearless man. At a recent anti-Israel rally, he referred to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney as a "professional *****" for supporting Israel. "Ouch"!!! That's gotta Hurt! You know they say "Sticks and Stones will break your Bones", but calling the Government "*****s", especially the same Government Ministry which previously gave you close to $500,000.00 every year in Canadian Taxpayers Multicultural and Diversity Funds,...

By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY "If we as the major countries of this hemisphere cut an ally off at the knees we will pay a tremendous price for it." Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been fielding questions for more than 30 minutes in a meeting with the editorial board at The Wall Street Journal's New York office. Up to now his answers, on everything from war to how to confront an economic tsunami, have been delivered in the low-key monotone of a plainspoken Western Canadian conservative. But the mention of Canadian and American political opposition to free-trade agreements with Colombia...

Canada will not tolerate Russian intrusions into Canadian airspace, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday after it was disclosed that two Russian bombers were intercepted just outside the Canadian Arctic shortly before U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Ottawa this month. "I have expressed at various times the deep concern our government has with increasingly aggressive Russian actions around the globe and Russian intrusions into our airspace," the prime minister said at a news conference in Saskatoon. "This government has responded every time the Russians have done that. We will continue to respond; we will defend our airspace." Earlier Friday,...

Odds of a terrorist attack on American soil during the Obama presidency: 12 to 1. ….and getting more even every day. Mixing dangerous policy cocktails such as reasserting American resolve in Afghanistan with the possible soft handling and release of known terrorists with the closure of Gitmo could make Obama appear – and act – weak on the War on Terror.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 09-23 Governor Palin Urges President to Discuss Gas Pipeline February 6, 2009, Juneau, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today encouraged President Obama to discuss construction of an Alaska natural gas pipeline in his upcoming meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Governor Palin outlined the importance of producing and transmitting energy between the U.S. and Canada and the significant impact the Alaska natural gas pipeline would have on North American energy policy in the years to come. In the letter, Governor Palin states, “Alaskans have appreciated your strong support for the construction of such a pipeline....

If Bush could be blamed for isolating America on foreign policy, anti-NAFTA protectionism would make Obama just as guilty economically.

U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Canada on Feb. 19 in his first official trip abroad, the White House announced Wednesday. No details of the trip, including what city he would visit, were announced, but CBC News has learned that his destination will be Ottawa. Although Parliament will not be sitting that week, it may be recalled so Obama can address a joint sitting, CBC's Paul Hunter reported. "This is a testament, not just to the size of our trading relationship and the closeness of our alliance, but also the strength of our friendship," Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the...

Harper's strong stand January 14, 2009 On Monday, Canada stood alone at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in opposing a motion that would have condemned Israel -- and not Hamas -- for the current Gaza conflict. Thirty-three nations voted for the resolution, 13 nations, mostly Western, abstained. Only one nation-- Canada--had the courage to vote "nay." This prompted the Toronto Star to insist "the Stephen Harper government has abandoned a more even-handed approach to the Middle East in favour of unalloyed support of Israel." It's true the Harper government has been a staunch ally of Israel these past...

Barack Obama will make Canada his first official foreign visit soon after he becomes U.S. President, Canadian officials say. The high-profile visit with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, confirmed today, sends an important signal about the state of Canada-U.S. relations. "We have been in close contact with President-elect Obama's transition team," Harper spokesperson Dimitri Soudas said today. "We can confirm that the President-elect has accepted the Prime Minister's invitation to visit Canada soon after he is inaugurated," he said in an email. It will be Obama's first foreign visit as president. Details such as dates or destinations were not announced. "This...

This past Saturday morning, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared live on national television to give both himself and the voting public a rogering so intense that I was surprised it wasn’t censored as pornography. After holding out as arguably the last truly conservative world leader on the bailout issue, he announced just over $3 billion USD in “repayable loans” (I regretfully gave a friend one of those, once) for American auto makers. It’s $3 billion for General Motors, $1 billion for Chrysler and a credit line for Ford. The only thing missing from the announcement was the post-coital cigar....

The world needs a new conservative leader. Almost unfathomably, its best hope is now a quiet, steely Canadian. And he’s currently teetering on the brink where every other conservative leader has folded. Only a couple of weeks ago, Canada’s Conservative government was headed for defeat because of its steadfast opposition to rewarding epic failures with cash prizes – more commonly known as “bailouts”. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper adjourned parliament a couple of weeks ago to preempt a political coup by opposition Liberals and their separatist and socialist comrades. They were upset that Harper slammed the Treasury’s till shut on...

The Politburo-style selection of Michael Ingatieff as their new leader - with a group of Liberal elites doing the selecting - was a fascinating glimpse into the Ottawa party's sense of democracy. Of course, Albertans, who have been on the receiving end of anti-West Liberal prime ministers in the past like Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretien, know all about that offensive organization. The National Energy Program and the Kyoto Agreement are the two most obvious examples of federal Liberal regimes enacting legislation designed to deliberately harm Alberta's hydrocarbon economy. So it was with some interest last week to hear Ignatieff...

Canada's opposition leader Stephane Dion tendered his resignation on Monday, paving the way for new leadership to continue his Liberals' fight with the ruling Conservatives for control of parliament. "I have decided to step aside as leader of the Liberal Party effective as soon as my successor is duly chosen," Mr Dion said in a statement, days after fumbling a power grab from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government. Former Harvard academic Michael Ignatieff is reportedly set to be named interim Liberal leader until a party convention in May, supported by one of two rivals who also sought to succeed...

TORONTO — The Toronto Star is quoting senior Liberal Party sources as saying it is now a forgone conclusion that Stephane Dion will resign as Liberal leader before Christmas. In a report Sunday, the newspaper says it is likely Dion will come under irresistible pressure to step down at the Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday.

PRIME MINISTER HARPER PARTICIPATES IN “TREES FOR TROOPS” Provides an additional 35 minutes of free phone time for overseas Canadian Forces personnel CFB PETAWAWA – The families of Canadian Forces Personnel serving overseas will be receiving Christmas trees thanks to a generous donation from the Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association. “Nothing sustains the morale of our brave men and women in uniform more than the knowledge that the people back home appreciate the often difficult and dangerous work they do for us,” said Prime Minister Stephen Harper who participated in the ‘Trees for Troops’ event. “This is a genuinely kind...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a rare suspension of Parliament on Thursday, managing to avoid being ousted by opposition parties angry over the minority Conservative government's economic plans and an attempt to cut off party financing. Governor General Michaelle Jean -- the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state -- agreed to Harper's request to shut down Parliament until Jan 26.

December 5, 2008 View / Download complete poll in PDF Canadians Call for New Election; Harper Would Win Big Majority, Sweep Seat-Rich Ontario and Overtake Liberals in Quebec A Canadian Business/COMPAS Poll Canadians Call for an Election Below are highlights from a new Canada-wide, COMPAS Research poll on the recent turmoil in the House of Commons. Permission is granted to publish or broadcast results provided COMPAS Inc. is appropriately cited. For comments or inquiries, please contact COMPAS President Conrad Winn at (416) 598-0310 or on his direct cell at (416) 460-5844. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By a more than 2:1 margin, Canadians call...

So, there you have it, folks. The question ‘How can people support this coalition?’ is easily and disturbingly answered: ‘they support democracy only when it suits them.’

OTTAWA - Almost three-quarters of Canadians say they are "truly scared" for the future of the country and a solid majority say they would prefer another election to having the minority Conservative government replaced by a coalition led by Stephane Dion, a new Ipsos-Reid poll says. The poll also indicates Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives would romp to a majority victory with a record 46 per cent public support if an election were held today.

OTTAWA - In the battle of the airwaves Wednesday, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion showed up almost an hour late and a few pixels short in his duel with the prime minister he hopes to replace. Dion was supposed to address the Canadian public immediately after Stephen Harper, but thanks to a handful of snafus the television networks were left filling dead air. The Liberals delivered their video almost an hour late, 10 minutes after it was already supposed to air; and when it finally arrived both the English and French versions had been crammed onto the same tape, forcing broadcasters...

OTTAWA (AFP) — Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Canadians in a televised address on Wednesday to reject an opposition bid to oust his ruling Conservatives and install a leftist-separatist coalition without elections. "Canadians take pride in our history as one of the world's oldest continuous democracies," said the prime minister. "During the past 141 years, political parties have emerged and disappeared, leaders have come and gone, and governments have changed. "Constant in every case however is the principle that Canada's government has always been chosen by the people." "This is a pivotal moment in our history," he said. "Tonight, I...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is taking his message to the airwaves tonight in a bid to convince Canadians he is still the best choice to lead the country. Harper is scheduled to make a national televised address at 7 p.m. It's the latest development in the political storm in Ottawa after the Liberals and NDP parties formed a coalition, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois, in an attempt to topple the government and take power. The Conservatives have vowed to do whatever it takes to keep the government afloat.

"We will use all legal means to resist this undemocratic seizure of power," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday. Here are the ten options the Prime Minister is likely reviewing: 1. Preemptively Remove Michaëlle Jean This is the true nuclear option for Harper: a preemptive strike against Jean to remove her from office, and replace her with a governor-general sympathetic to the argument that the people should decide in an election. The roots of this option are found in the last major constitutional crisis in a British Parliamentary democracy, the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. I'll let you review all the...

http://www.petitiononline.com/CANADIAN/petition.html Over 20,000 strong already and it grew by 5,000 signatures in the last hour

The CTV.ca poll today, which isn’t scientific so it doesn’t matter, says 72% prefer the Conservatives to be in power. CTV: Who would you prefer to govern the country? The Conservatives 72%; The NDP-Liberal coalition 28% Cnews.canoe.ca indicates that 73% think what the Left is doing is either “bad” or “treasonous”, with most saying it’s “treasonous”. What do you think about the opposition’s move to take control of the Canadian Parliament? It’s good 12% It’s bad 30% It’s within the rules 7% It’s treasonous 43% It won’t make any difference 7% The last federal election...

TORONTO: In a political coup, Canada's three opposition parties have joined hands to oust the just elected minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. In a deal signed by the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP) and backed by the separatist Bloc Quebecois in Ottawa on Monday, the first two parties will form a new government, with the third supporting them from outside. Under the deal, Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion will become the new prime minister till May when his party chooses a new leader to replace him. Dion has sent a letter to Governor-General Michaelle Jean...

Simply put, Canadians rejected Stephane Dion for P.M. - the Liberal Party itself has rejected Stephane Dion - and now we hear that he will be thrust upon us - unelected, of course, as in any real banana republic - to be our new federal leader.

NDP Leader Jack Layton has enlisted one of his predecessors to sound out former prime minister Jean Chretien on the possibility of a Liberal-New Democrat coalition government. A senior NDP official told The Canadian Press that Ed Broadbent spoke to Chretien at least four times after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered an economic update that threatened to bankrupt the opposition parties. ...The opposition parties all say Flaherty's mini-budget, which strictly limits federal spending, bans public-sector strikes through 2011, and denies federal parties $30 million in annual funding, is ideologically driven and offers no stimulus package to deal with the economic...

Honourable Senators,Members of the House of Commons,Ladies and gentlemen,Two hundred and fifty years ago, on October 2, 1758, the first parliamentary assembly of its kind in Canada was held in Nova Scotia. It is worth solemnly remembering in this Chamber the historic significance of that event. Because today, we are free to reach our full potential thanks to the efforts of women and men, young and old, who established democracy in this country, where anything is possible. This country is made up of every hope we cherish, every dream we pursue, every project we realize. Upholding the ideal of democracy...

You probably know this old joke: A mother and her son are walking along the beach. Suddenly a giant wave roars into shore, engulfs the boy and carries him out to sea. The woman bursts into prayer: “Lord I have always been a good woman, given to charity, prayed every day, shunned every sin. Please Lord -- restore my son!” No sooner had she finished, but another wave roared in, and deposited the drenched lad. She eagerly embraced him, then turned to Heaven, and said: “He had a hat.” Supporters of the Harper government find themselves this week in a...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party coasted to an easy victory in national elections on Tuesday, winning 38% of the vote and 143 seats in parliament. Mr. Harper's closest competitor, Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion, managed only 26% of the popular vote for 76 seats. Though he did not win the 155 seats he needed to secure a majority, Mr. Harper did pick up 16 new members of parliament, while the Liberals lost 19 seats. In other words, in a time of great economic uncertainty, Canadians by a large margin went with the tax cutter over the...