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UNDATED (AP) — Coordinators of this Thursday's National Day of Prayer are taking hits from both sides.Jews on First and the Council on American Islamic Relations accuse the National Day of Prayer Task Force of turning the day into an evangelical event that excludes others. The Jewish and Muslim groups are calling for alternative gatherings that are more inclusive.Meanwhile, conservative Christian hosts on the VCY America Radio Network are criticizing the honorary chairman of this year's National Day of Prayer, Doctor Ravi Zacharias, for posting an official prayer that concludes “in God's holy name” instead of “in Jesus' name." They...

Saskatchewan’s new government is receiving a warm reception from Conservative governments in both Edmonton and Ottawa. The morning after the Saskatchewan general election – where the Sask. Party took 38 of 58 seats – was a bright one for Lloyd Snelgrove, Alberta MLA and cabinet minister. “With the new premier and the new attitude in government, I think the future for the prairies – for Western Canada – has never been brighter than it is this morning,” said Snelgrove, MLA for Lloydminster-Vermilion and President of the Treasury. With the Sask. Party generally seen as the more right-wing party in the...

Newfoundland and Labrador provincial Election - October 9, 2007 Responses to Campaign Life Coalition questionnaire Updated Oct 5, 7:00 p.m. October 4, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Newfoundland/Labrador provincial election will take place this coming Tuesday October 9. Campaign Life Coalition, Newfoundland has been asking provincial election candidates to complete the CLC election questionnaire. See the questionnaire at http://campaignlifecoalition.com/elections/provincial/Newfoundland/2007questionnaire.pdf See Election Newfoundland/Labrador web page at http://www.elections.gov.nl.ca/elections/ Newfoundland's pro-life voters are being urged by Campaign Life Coalition to place the life issue views of candidates as their highest priority during the election. CLC national organizer Mary Ellen Douglas stresses that candidates who say...

Flyer on Pro-Abortion Views of Liberal and NDP Candidates in Essex Ontario Riding Causes Denials By Hilary White WINDSOR, Ontario, October 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Although infuriated by a privately distributed flyer exposing them as pro-abortion, neither the Liberal nor NDP candidates in the upcoming provincial election mentioned in it have denied support for legalised abortion. The Windsor Star reports that the flyer called on Catholics in the southern Ontario riding of Essex, a potentially significant voting bloc, to avoid supporting either the NDP or Liberal party candidates saying they are pro-abortion, against natural traditional marriage and would cut funding...

Abortion Debate Enters Ontario Election - Premier McGuinty "I fully support" Abortion By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, September 26, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A lengthy article published in the Ottawa Citizen Monday, which is being seen by some as a crassly one-sided pro-abortion propaganda piece, decried wait times for abortions in the city.  The article points out that the Ontario Liberal Government has given the private Morgentaler abortion centre in Ottawa enough taxpayer dollars to pay for thousands abortions this year alone.  "A.G. Klei, spokesman for the Ontario Ministry for Health and Long-Term Care, says the ministry provided enough money for the...

Ontario Politics: Neither Conservative Leader Tory nor NDP Leader Object to Gay Sex in Public By John-Henry Westen TORONTO, September 17, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Xtra, a Canadian homosexual newspaper has published interviews with political party leaders from the province of Ontario.  While Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty refused to answer questions but sent in a written statement, both Conservative Leader John Tory and NDP Leader Howard Hampton consented to an interview. During the interview, the paper asked about homosexual sex in a public park, and neither Tory nor Hampton took issue with the suggestion. In the interviews published September 6,...

This year's National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 3. For more information on local events in Virginia, see the following link: http://www.pray4va.org/index.cfm

Germany's far-right National Democratic Party is on the move. After recent successes at the polls in eastern Germany, the neo-Nazis now have their sights set on Bavaria and the national parliament. It's also improving relations with far-right militants.

Troops acting 'like terrorists?' Draft resolution to go before NDP committee John Ivison National Post Wednesday, September 06, 2006 OTTAWA - Canada's troops in Afghanistan have been "acting like terrorists, destroying communities, killing and maiming innocent people", according to a resolution that will be voted on by New Democrats at the party's convention in Quebec City this weekend. The resolution is one of 104 proposals on international affairs from local riding associations that will be presented at the convention. Others suggest Canada withdraw from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the World Trade Organization and the North American...

August 29, 2006 The world according to the NDP This fall, NDP delegates are set to descend upon the historic city of Quebec for their next policy convention. There, the Dippers will figure out what the NDP stands for and what policies will set them forward to fight in opposition, or as the most optimistic may dream, in government. As with most parties, policy comes from the grassroots. I remember that prior to the conservative convention in 2004, local conservative EDAs formed draft policy to submit to national party headquarters so that it may be assembled into a number of...

OTTAWA - With the first federal budget under their belt, the Conservatives are enjoying a 10-point lead over their Liberal rivals, a new poll has found. The Sun Media-SES Research survey shows Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories now have the support of 38% of Canadians, compared to 28% for the Grits. The NDP has the support of 19% of Canadians, while the Bloc Quebecois has 9% and the Green Party 6%. The national poll of 930 Canadians on May 9 revealed a five-point climb for the Conservatives in the last three months since Feb. 9. The survey of committed voters...

Faith and the left New Democrats pushing for a faith caucus say their spiritual life underpins their commitment to social action Apr. 8, 2006. 10:02 AM STUART LAIDLAW FAITH AND ETHICS REPORTER OTTAWA—Sitting in a fair trade coffee shop a few blocks from Parliament Hill, Christopher Duncanson-Hales does something few on the left have dared. He speaks openly about how his faith brought him to both social activism and politics. "It's the idea that you are there for something bigger than yourself," he says. Duncanson-Hales, president of the Carlton-Mississippi Mills New Democratic Party riding association in Ottawa, is a leader...

With the most fiercely fought Canadian election in more than a decade taking place on Monday, the crossfire of political rhetoric between the incumbent prime minister and his Conservative Party challenger is becoming heated – but which one is more trustworthy? According to a new computer algorithm, Prime Minister Paul Martin, of the Liberal Party, spins the subject matter of his speeches dramatically more than Conservative Party leader, Stephen Harper, and the New Democratic Party leader, Jack Layton. Spin, in this case, is defined as “text or speech where the apparent meaning is not the true belief of the person...

In a last-minute blow to high-profile Liberal candidate Michael Ignatieff, the president of the party’s riding association in Etobicoke-Lakeshore swung his support today to Conservative rival John Capobianco in Monday’s federal election. The controversial process by which Ignatieff was acclaimed the candidate over local hopefuls ruled ineligible by the party was a major factor in the decision, said Ron Chyczij, who had hoped to contest the nomination himself. "I can no longer in good conscience support the Liberal candidate in this riding," he said in a statement released this afternoon. "After the nomination fiasco, I’ve purposely waited on the sidelines...

Updated Mon. Jan. 16 2006 11:41 PM ET With one week remaining before the election, the Conservatives have unleashed their own vicious television ad, but this time the target is Jack Layton and his New Democrat Party. The Tories have taken aim at Layton in the commercial, charging among other things that he is in favour of higher gas prices and legalizing drugs. The ad features a Jack Layton-style moustache and mouth digitally placed over the mouths of Canadians, with a male voice speaking. "I support legalized drugs," says the voice, speaking for a mother with her young child. "Who...

Canada's Conservative Party was in a clear lead across the country over the Liberals led by Prime Minister Paul Martin for the first time since the federal election campaign began in late November last year, said a new poll published on Thursday. The EKOS poll, done for the Toronto Star and La Presse, shows the Conservatives led by Stephen Harper with a lead of nearly six percentage points over the Liberals. The Conservatives had the support of 36.2 percent of the people surveyed, while 30.4 percent said they would vote for the Liberals in the Jan. 23 election. That lead...

OTTAWA—The election campaign has taken a dramatic turn, with the opposition Conservatives jumping into their first real lead over the governing Liberals, a new poll shows. The survey, conducted by EKOS Research Associates for the Star and La Presse, found that 36.2 per cent of decided voters say they will support the Conservatives, while 30.4 per cent favoured the Liberals. The NDP is supported by 17.9 per cent of voters, while the Bloc is at 10.4 per cent nationally and the Green party is at 4.7 per cent. If the numbers hold up, it would mean a Tory minority government....

Strategic voting could once again drive supporters away from the NDP and into the waiting arms of Paul Martin's Liberals, indicates a new opinion survey that comes as the federal election campaign enters its crucial second half. Stakes are high as polling suggests Mr. Martin and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper are in a statistical dead heat, leading observers to warn an ugly fight for dominance lies just ahead. And that means NDP supporters who fear a Conservative win could become crucial in the Jan. 23 vote as some consider shifting alliances to tip the balance in the Liberals' favour, says...

OTTAWA -- The Liberals and the Conservatives both have an equal chance of forming a government in the wake of a RCMP investigation that has dented Liberal support, suggests a new poll. The survey by Decima Research pegged Liberal support at 32 per cent of those who are likely to vote, compared to 30 per cent who said they intend to back the Conservatives. Given the poll's margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, the two parties are in a statistical dead heat. New Democrats are backed by 18 per cent of the 1,020 respondents to a telephone survey between...

VANCOUVER, TORONTO — Industry Minister David Emerson said yesterday he would not apologize for comparing NDP Leader Jack Layton to a boiled dog's head because he didn't mean the remark to be insulting. Mr. Emerson was quoted on a Liberal blog in December using the translated Cantonese phrase saap suk gau tau in reference to Mr. Layton. The phrase means a boiled dog's head and can imply someone is grinning insincerely.

U.S. is 'walking the walk' when it comes to environmental issues, David Wilkins says OTTAWA — The Bush administration issued a sharp, public rebuke today to Prime Minister Paul Martin for dragging the Canadian-U.S. relationship into the federal election campaign. Ambassador David Wilkins said Canada risks damaging one of the world’s best relationships by focusing on short-term political gain. “It may be smart election-year politics to thump your chest and criticize your friend and your No. 1 trading partner constantly,” Wilkins said in a speech to the Canadian Club at the historic Chateau Laurier Hotel, next door to Parliament Hill....

New Democrats' support level drops to single digits as Grits reach their highest mark since May, poll says By MICHAEL DEN TANDT AND GLORIA GALLOWAY Monday, December 12, 2005 Posted at 12:45 AM EST From Monday's Globe and Mail Ottawa and Beamsville, Ont. — Prime Minister Paul Martin made a targeted campaign swing through Ontario's southern heartland yesterday as a new poll showed Liberal support in the province surging to its highest point in weeks, mainly at the expense of the New Democrats. A poll taken for The Globe and Mail and CTV on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday showed nationwide...

NDP Leader Jack Layton is promising to cut greenhouse gas emissions by one-quarter over the next 15 years as part of his plan for the environment introduced Tuesday. Layton slammed the Liberals' environmental record while speaking to reporters outside an international climate change conference in Montreal. "It is a disgrace that our emissions, after we have been promised by Mr. Martin that they would be reduced by 20 per cent, are up by 24 per cent – worst in the developed world," Layton said while campaigning for the Jan. 23 election. Layton's plan includes the creation of a new clean...

Toronto Sun December 6, 2005 BAUBLE-HEAD SVEND By MARK BONOKOSKI The cesspool of political "entitlement" and "corruption" in which the federal Liberals are trying not to electorally drown is no longer a one-party domain now that a jewel thief has been acclaimed as Jack Layton's NDP candidate in the riding of Vancouver Centre. No longer can Jack call the kettle black. No longer can Jack talk ethics. How can Jack Layton accuse the Liberals of "helping themselves" in the sponsorship scandal, for example, when he has given his blessing to Sunday's endorsement of Svend Robinson, a politician who helped himself...

The Canadian House hits Paul Martin with a vote of no confidence, paving the way for Tory Stephen Harper.The House condemns the government for its arrogance in refusing to compromise with the opposition parties over the timing of the next general election and for its "culture of entitlement," corruption, scandal and gross abuse of public funds for political purposes and, consequently, the government no longer has the confidence of the House. --The Canadian House of Commons November 28, 2005    THOSE WORDS ended the reign of embattled Canadian Liberal party leader Paul Martin over a presumably outraged Canadian electorate. Canada's...

Federal MPs have passed an NDP motion that calls on Prime Minister Paul Martin to dissolve Parliament in January for a Feb. 13 election. But the minority Liberals immediately said they would ignore the non-binding motion, clearing the way for a no-confidence motion expected to take down the government next week. The motion – which was introduced by NDP Leader Jack Layton and supported by the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois – passed by a vote of 167-129 on Monday night. After the vote, Layton said he hoped it would spur a change of heart from Martin, who has repeatedly rejected...

Our next PM: Stephen Harper Andrew Coyne National Post (Editorial) Thursday, November 17, 2005 I wonder if anyone fully realizes what happened last weekend. The political ground has just shifted beneath our feet, even if the tremors are not felt until after the election. Which is to say: Sunday's agreement among the three opposition leaders has not just put an end to this government. It has also chosen the next. Jack Layton has just made Stephen Harper the next prime minister. The NDP leader's decision to break with the Liberals would be momentous enough in its own right. It...

Let Liberals, NDP put the public first Nov. 8, 2005. 01:00 AM Whatever the latest opinion poll may show, it's a safe bet Prime Minister Paul Martin would rather lead his Liberals into an election today, having been exonerated of personal wrongdoing in the sponsorship scandal, than at any time in recent months. Angry as Canadians are with Jean Chrétien's $332 million fund to sell Canada in Quebec and the abuse that flowed from it, Martin emerged in the clear from Mr. Justice John Gomery's scathing report. Meanwhile Ottawa's budget surplus may hit $12 billion, the economy is booming, the...

Luis Palau has been invited by the White House to give the closing prayer at the National Cathedral on Friday, September 16th as part of ceremonies for the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. President Bush and other dignitaries are expected to attend the special services which are part of a nation-wide initiative to stage memorial services and other appropriate observances in the wake of the Katrina disaster. “This tragedy can be an opportunity to allow God’s love to bring healing and hope to people all across our country,” said Palau. “It has shown...

Leave Catholicism to Catholics Michael Coren National Post Tuesday, July 12, 2005 NDP MPs Charlie Angus and Joe Comartin claim to have been deeply hurt by the Roman Catholic Church. The first was told that he could not receive communion; the latter has been prevented from teaching marriage classes in his local church. The reason is that both men actively supported and voted for same-sex marriage. One would have hoped that they would have the courage of their convictions and realized that they could not simultaneously hold two mutually contradictory views. It really is extraordinary that politicians who want...

Canada's main opposition Conservative Party moved in for the kill on Wednesday, saying it would try to quickly topple the country's fragile minority Liberal government, which has been damaged badly by a corruption scandal. If Conservative leader Stephen Harper succeeds in bringing down Prime Minister Paul Martin's 10-month-old government, Canada would likely be set for a June 27 election. Polls show the Conservatives have a narrow lead over the Liberals, who have been in power since November 1993. The Liberals have been in serious trouble since an inquiry into a spending scandal heard allegations that Liberal Party members in Quebec...

Jan. 22, 2005 22:39 | Updated Jan. 24, 2005 18:18 German party protests tribute to victims By ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN A top leader of Germany's main Jewish group called on Germans to fight more strongly against far-right groups on Saturday, a day after legislators from a nationalist party walked out of a state parliament to protest a tribute honoring victims of Nazi aggression. All 12 members of the National Democratic Party stood up and headed for the door of the eastern state of Saxony's parliament Friday after parliament president Erich Iltgen called for a moment of silence to mark the...

TORONTO - Tommy Douglas, the former Saskatchewan premier who is credited with being the founding father of Canada's health-care system, was named Monday night as the winner in the CBC's Greatest Canadian contest. The socialist politician was chosen by CBC viewers as the Canadian who has had the most profound impact on the country's history. Marathon of Hope runner Terry Fox placed second in the voting. Behind Fox was former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Douglas was the leading vote-getter going into Monday's finale. In all, 1.2 million votes were cast during The Greatest Canadian's six-week run. The show debuted...

Opposition leaders won't be welcome at any of U.S. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Paul Martin's handful of meetings Tuesday. Both NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe have been all but frozen out of the president's two-day visit. A senior official in the Prime Minister's Office said the Bloc and NDP's written requests to meet with Bush will be turned down. "This is a government-to-government relationship," the official said. "That is protocol." Conservative Leader Stephen Harper will get a brief opportunity to meet Bush on Tuesday, but only because rules require it, the official...

(Canadian socialists are planning trouble for Bush's official visit to Canada, November 30th, 2004) George W. Bush is making an official visit to Canada November 30 - December 1, in what will mark both his first trip to our capital — that's Ottawa, not Toronto, as I assume someone has briefed George — and one of his first international visits since the November 2 election. People across the country are looking forward to giving the American President the welcome that he deserves. Let's hope we can make it a welcome worthy of the memory of the tens of thousands of...

NDP wants trans fats banned By ALLISON DUNFIELD Globe and Mail Update E-mail this Article Print this Article Advertisement Everyone is aware of the dangers of transfatty acids by now, NDP Leader Jack Layton said Friday, which is why they should be banned in Canada. The New Democrats will use their opposition day motion on Nov. 18 to ask Parliament to vote on a motion to eliminate processed trans fats from Canadian food products. Mr. Layton said Friday at a press conference that the move is something that all Canadians concerned about their health would support. "Families want protection from...

Tories dismiss 'flake' Layton's talk of a plot 'The accusations are ridiculous. There's nothing to add': Bloc Anne Dawson and Bill Curry CanWest News Service Thursday, October 07, 2004 OTTAWA - Jack Layton yesterday alleged the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois were scheming to vote down the Throne Speech and install Stephen Harper as prime minister, but members of the opposition parties immediately dismissed the NDP leader's accusations as "ridiculous" and "embarrassing." Mr. Layton was angered to learn Mr. Harper had presented amendments to the Throne Speech that the NDP leader had proposed himself when he was negotiating with Mr. Harper...

Martin's Weakness on Election Eve Laid to Misjudging Rivals and His Own Popularity TORONTO, June 26 -- Paul Martin worked 10 years to become Canada's prime minister, assembling a formidable political war machine to achieve his goal. He finally succeeded in December after pushing out longtime prime minister Jean Chretien as leader of the governing Liberal Party. But the Liberals were soon implicated in a corruption scandal, and Martin's standing in polls began to drop. He appeared determined to follow through on calling a new election, but his advisers recommended that he wait, reasoning that he could call it at...

SASKATOON - The NDP is launching a television ad warning Canadians that Stephen Harper and Paul Martin want Canada to get too close to the U.S. NDP strategists say the ad is being released to coincide with Martin's meeting with Bush at the G-8 summit in Georgia. In the new ad, President George W. Bush is featured prominently alongside pictures of Martin and Harper. The message is that only NDP Leader Jack Layton can keep Canada from becoming too close to the United States. "Both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to move Canada closer to George Bush," the ad...

TORONTO - NDP Leader Jack Layton outlined a proposed $61 billion election platform Wednesday that would include five consecutive balanced budgets and tax increases for the wealthy. The left-of-centre party, long tagged as a tax-and-spend outfit, is eager to prove to Canadians it won't spend the country into deficit. "Our fiscal projections are reasonable and moderate," Layton said. "But if the money isn't there, we will change the time of our proposals so that we keep the budgets balanced." Layton pledged to reform the tax system and impose higher corporate and capital gains taxes. Other planks in the NDP platform:...

Soon to be starting up: http://www.thepartyparty.ca This will be a satirical site much like 'The Onion', only this site will take a humorous look at the Liberal (Canadian politics) side of the fence (poking some good-hearted fun at 'em). Should be very enjoyable for all us Conservatives out there. I'm sure we can form some funny stuff for our American friends as well. Cheers! Ryan The Party Party

NDP leader Jack Layton is a man of great energy and high purpose. To him, Canada is a nation without enemies, a nation whose security is threatened only by climate change, global disparities, abuses of human rights -- and the United States government of George W. Bush. Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) -- or Star Wars, as Layton inaccurately describes it -- threatens Canada's independence, will never work, and will cost Canada millions and millions. Worse, as Layton said in a large newspaper advertisement on Jan. 22, "Star Wars is un-Canadian," undermining "Canada's proud tradition of peacekeeping." Layton's advertisement listed six...

The NDP's loony left and international terrorismBy Joseph Bressano web posted April 14, 2003Let's suppose that shortly after September 11th one of Canada's main political parties had put up a link on their website to the site of al-Qaida or Islamic Jihad. And even worse, had also written a glowing description of the terrorist group to go along with the link. How would most Canadians have reacted?If as with most Canadians (except for maybe a few Liberal cabinet members and backbenchers), your answer is that you would have been outraged, you can imagine how Colombians living in Canada would feel...

A German far-right leader on trial for praising the 11 September attacks continued to lash out at the US in his first court appearance on Monday. Horst Mahler, a leading ideologue of the extreme-right National Democratic Party, is accused of condoning an illegal act. Nine days after the attacks in September 2001 he said in an interview on the ARD television network they were "cruel" but "justified" and said the perpetrators had his full sympathy. In court in Hamburg he said Arabs had a right to retribution against the United States, which he described as "the bloodiest and most imperialist...

By Canadian Press The Liberals lost strongholds in Newfoundland and Ontario Monday in a string of seven byelections that also saw Canadian Alliance chief Stephen Harper win the seat he needed to become Opposition leader. Harper cruised to an easy win in Calgary Southwest in a race where the Liberals and Tories opted not to run candidates. "You have taken the overwhelming vote that this party got in the last election in this riding and you have taken it higher," Harper told cheering supporters. "Notwithstanding the decayed state of our parliamentary institutions, it is still an honour to represent people...