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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 2:39 PM EST
On This Day In History: February 3, 1916
Firemen battle a blaze on Parliament Hill, February 3, 1916. By William James Topley / The Canadian Press / National Archives. [Audio]
Link to this postSaturday, January 30, 2010 10:44 AM EST
In Quotes: ABC Campaign
Premier Danny Williams: "At this point, I'm not sort of getting out on any ABC campaign. We've been there, we've done that. And that's not even a matter that even comes up for discussion now between myself and the Prime Minister." [News] [Previously]
File Photo: The southside of Union Station in Toronto, October 6, 2008. By Fred Lum / The Globe and Mail.
Friday, January 29, 2010 5:42 PM EST
PETA Protester Pied
Seal-hunt opponent hit with pie [News] [Video]
Photo: Emily Lavender, from the animal rights group PETA, continues her protest after being hit with a cream pie by a counter-protester in St. John's on Friday. Ms. Lavender was protesting the annual seal hunt outside a city hotel where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was making a speech. PETA took credit earlier this week for hitting federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea in the face with a pie to protest her support for sealing. By Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press.
Friday, January 29, 2010 8:22 AM EST
Then & Now: Liberals On The GST
Sept. 23, 1989: The GST is "an attack on the weaker regions of the country, regressive, against the lower income groups, invisible, sneaky and of course ... an administrative nightmare." — Liberal Leader John Turner
Nov. 28, 1989: "Mr. Speaker, the goods and services tax is a stupid, inept and incompetent tax." — Liberal MP Paul Martin
April 4, 1990: "I would abolish the GST.'' — Liberal MP Paul Martin
Sept. 27, 1990: "I want this tax dead.'' — Liberal Leader Jean Chretien
Oct. 29, 1990: "I am opposed to the GST. I have always been opposed to it, and I will always be opposed to it. It is a tax that is both regressive and discriminatory." — Liberal Leader Jean Chretien
Nov. 19, 1990: "We will continue to oppose the GST and the tax won't be long in place when the Liberals win the next election." — Opposition Leader Herb Gray
Feb. 11, 1993: "I say we will replace the tax. This is a commitment. You will judge me by that. If the GST is not gone, I will have a tough time the election after that." — Liberal Leader Jean Chretien
1993 — Liberal Party Red Book: "A Liberal government will replace the GST with a system that generates equivalent revenues, is fairer to consumers and to small business, minimizes disruption to small business, and promotes federal-provincial fiscal co-operation and harmonization."
May 2, 1994: "We hate it and we will kill it." — Prime Minister Jean Chretien
Aug. 11, 1995 — The Canadian Press: "On Wednesday, [Prime Minister Jean] Chretien said the replacement for the GST will be announced in the federal budget, though he didn't provide details."
Nov. 1, 2007 — The Canadian Press: "[Liberal Leader] Stephane Dion's suggestion that he might one day increase the goods-and-services tax had some of his Liberal troops shaking their heads Wednesday."
Dec. 18, 2008: "So I'm not going to take a GST hike off the table later. I just think it'd be a bad idea now in a recession." — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff
Jan. 29, 2010 — Liberal MP calls for debate on increasing GST
Illustration by Brian Gable / The Globe and Mail.
Friday, January 29, 2010 6:46 AM EST
Grassroots Fury? No Spring Election
Polls not enough to entice Ignatieff into election [News] [Charles Adler]
Photo: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gestures as he answers a question from the media on Thursday. By Pawel Dwulit / The Canadian Press.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:55 PM EST
Dept. Of Apologies: Er, Sorry
Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj: "I sincerely regret these comments. I would never trivialize a Minister's visit to Auschwitz and especially on the 65th anniversary of its liberation. Had I been fully informed, I would not have made these comments." [News] [Previously]
Photo: A member of the Liberal caucus wears a pin during a news conference in Ottawa on Monday. By Chris Wattie / Reuters.
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:34 AM EST
Grassroots Fury? 0.08% Protest
The Globe and Mail: Media estimates of the crowds at demonstrations in 13 of Canada's biggest cities ranged from about 10,000 to 14,500. Former NDP press secretary Ian Capstick, compiling figures from protesters, journalists and bloggers, estimated that protests in 32 communities, including New York, exceeded 27,000. [News] [Adler] [Previously]
Photo: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff speaks to protesters on Parliament Hill during a anti-prorogation protest on Saturday. By Pawel Dwulit / The Canadian Press.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:09 PM EST
Grassroots Fury? 300 Protest In Montreal
300 attend prorogation rally in Montreal [News] [No Crow For Dinner]
Photo: The Peace Tower is seen behind a sign of Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a anti-prorogation protest in Ottawa on Saturday. By Pawel Dwulit / The Canadian Press.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:33 PM EST
In Pictures: Toronto, Ontario
Protesters brave the cold to demonstrate against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament in Toronto on Saturday. By Chris Young / The Canadian Press. [News] [Adler]
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