May, 2008

This page contains stories that appeared on KTH's front page during the month of May, 2008. As these links are now old, some of them may not work.

• PMO Retracts Message About Italian Troop Commitment - CBC _5/29

• Angus Hits House of Commons with Net Neutrality Bill (C-552) - CBC via Yahoo _5/28

• Layton Unveils NDP Carbon Plan After Slamming Liberal Carbon Tax - CP via Yahoo _5/28

• Bernier Affair Sparks House Fight Over Canada's Reputation Abroad - CBC via Yahoo _5/28

• MPs to Help Choose Next Supreme Court Nominee - CBC via Yahoo _5/28

• Bernier Takes 'Sole Responsibility' for Actions - CBC _5/28

• Commons Defence Committee Kept Under Wraps During Secret Afghan Visit - CP via Yahoo _5/27

• Staffer Fired as Conservatives Scurry from Sex Film Screening - CP via Yahoo _5/27

• Harper Dismisses Claim that Couillard's Bed was Bugged - CP via Yahoo _5/27

• Lunn to Reaffirm Canadian Sovereignty Over High Arctic Waters at Conference - CBC via Yahoo _5/27

• Scientists Call on Clement to Release Asbestos Study - CBC via Yahoo _5/26

• Bernier Resigns Cabinet Post After Learning he Left Classified Documents at Ex-Lover's Home - CP via Yahoo _5/26

• Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Will Allow Warrant-less Searches and Confiscation of Electronic Media on iPods, Computers - Canwest News via Slashdot _5/26

• Oda's Claim of Government Aid to Myanmar and China Far Less Substantial Than Originally Stated - CP via Yahoo _5/24

• Patry: Canadian Endangered Because of Death Penalty Stance - Regina Post-Leader _5/24

• PM's Chief of Staff Cleared of Wrong-Doing in ObamaGate - CBC _5/23

• Gay and Lesbian Groups Still Waiting to Hear from Lukiwski - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix _5/23

• Harper Attacks Carbon Tax Proposal - Reuters via Yahoo _5/21

• Ian Brodie Out as PM's Chief of Staff - CBC _5/21

• Judge Rumours Swirl, but Toews says He'll Run in Next Election - CP via Prince George Citizen _5/20

• Kill Immigration Bill, Committee Urges Tories - Ottawa Citizen _5/20

• Court's Youth Crime Decision a Blow to Tory Crime Agenda - National Post _5/20

• Ritz Disappointed with WTO Farm Proposal - Reuters via Yahoo _5/20

• Canada 'Concerned' Over Russia-Georgia Tensions - AFP via Yahoo _5/12

• Parliament, Senate, & CSIS Contracts Exempted from Ombudsman's Scrutiny Under the Fed. Accountability Act - CP via Prince George Citizen _5/19

• Heritage Minister Invokes 18th Century Rule to Avoid Testimony - The Montreal Gazette _5/19

• Poilievre says Ottawa Shouldn't Pick Up Tab for Ontario's Sex-Change Coverage - CP via Yahoo _5/19

• Eyking & Cuzner: Bill C-51 is Not an Attack on Health Products Choice - The Cape Breton Post _5/19

• Flaherty says Tax Cuts Stimulating Economy as Tax Rebates Up 14% - CP via Yahoo _5/19

• AIDS Groups Fear Feds Ideology Could Further Threaten Funding - CP via Yahoo _5/18

• Bernier to Visit Croatia for Talks on Afghanistan - AFP via Yahoo _5/18

• Ottawa Axes Plan for Two Nuclear Reactors - The Montreal Gazette _5/17

• Lobster Tomalley Advisory Crosses the Line Says Thibault - The Yarmouth County Vanguard _5/17

• Goodale says Tories "Don't Have a Clue" Regarding $30 Billion Defence Plan - CBC _5/16

• Bill Threatens Natural Health Products - Victoria News _5/16

• PM to Apologize for Native School Abuse - CBC _5/16

• Bains Talks Tough on Colombian Human Rights Following Free Trade Scouting Mission - Mississauga News _5/15

• Trade Minister Urges EU to Want Canada's Oil - AFP via Yahoo _5/15

• Clement Supports Getting Tough on Crime Act - Bracebridge Examiner _5/14

• Tories Stand by Bernier Despite New Report of Ex-Girlfriend Biker Ties - CP via Yahoo _5/16

• Canada Blasts Hezbollah for Lebanon Unrest - AFP via Yahoo _5/12

• Industry Minister Promises Action to Keep Gas Prices Accurate - CBC _5/12

• Tories Begging for Cash - CP via Canoe _5/13

• "Dean of Deputy Ministers" Arthur Kroeger Dies - CBC _5/10

• Thibault Barred from Asking Questions on Mulroney Saga - The Globe and Mail _5/10

• Prentice Confirms Decision to Block Sale of MDA Space Division - CBC _5/9

• MP's Bill on Foreign Aid is Set to Pass at Long Last - The Toronto Star _5/9

• Tony Martin's Non-Confidence Motion Censures Tory Performance - The Sault Star _5/8

• MPs Target Bernier Over Ex-Girlfriend's Alleged Biker Ties - CBC _5/8

• NDP says Conservative MP Bev Oda Hid Limo Expenses - ctv.ca _5/7

• Shawn Murphy says Tories 'At War' With Access to Information - CBC _5/6

• Pallister Questions Rush to Support Native Casino - Daily Graphic _5/6

• Charles Caccia, Former MP for Davenport, Dead at 78 - CBC _5/5

• Tories Snub GG's Arts Gala - Globe and Mail _5/2

• NDP Bill Would Ban Loud Toys - Montreal Gazette _5/2

• Soldiers Getting Ahead of Civilians Promoting Afghan-Taliban Talks:MacKay - CP via Yahoo _5/2

• Cannon Denies Knowledge of how Ad-Scheme Money Was Doled Out - CP via Yahoo _5/2

• Chinese-Made Canadian Olympic Gear Raises Ire of MPs - CTV _5/2

• Bernier Calls for African Leaders to Resolve Zimbabwe Crisis - AFP via Yahoo _5/2

• Science Not the Only Factor for Future of Vancouver Safe Injection Site: Fletcher - CP via Yahoo _5/2

• Moore Says Provisions Tackle Serious Weaknesses in Criminal Legislation - Telegraph-Journal _5/2

• Tories Kill Access to Information Registry (CAIRS) - CP via Yahoo _5/2

• Tories Out-Fundraise Liberals 5:1 - CP via Fredericton Times and Transcript _5/1

• Suspicious Package Sent to Paul Szabo Turns Out To Be False Alarm - Mississauga News _5/1

• Commons Committee Urges Gov't to Help Tobacco Farmers - CP via Brandon Sun _5/1

• Liberal senator Romeo Dallaire Vows to "Harass" PM on Behalf of Khadr - Toronto Star _5/1

• Strahl Defends Position on Aboriginal Issues to UN in New York - CBC _5/1

• Biofuel Mandate Wins House Support - Reuters via Globe and Mail _5/1