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The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
“The worsening national economic situation has continued to move the budgeting goal line,” said Tom Hanson, commissioner of the Minnesota Management & Budget department, in a statement. “Just two years ago the governor and Legislature crafted a state budget that was balanced through fiscal year 2011.”
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Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for a picture in his office on Parliament Hill yesterday. (Tom Hanson, The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Stephen Harper will move to shut down Parliament today to avoid the imminent defeat of his government. Just minutes after the PM made a rare televised address to the nation, Harper's office served notice he will visit the governor general's official Rideau...
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Victoria Chinatown (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Caption: Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Minister of Sport Michael Chong announces his resignation as a cabinet minister at a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 27, 2006. Chong resigned due to his difference in opinion regarding the government#8217;s motion to recognize Quebecois as a nation within a united Canada. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson) If there#8217;s any [...]
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Chinese in Vancouver (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Caption: Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and Minister of Sport Michael Chong announces his resignation as a cabinet minister at a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 27, 2006. Chong resigned due to his difference in opinion regarding the government’s motion to recognize Quebecois as a nation within a united Canada. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson) If there’s any [...]
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Fred Doucet, former chief of staff for Brian Mulroney, chats with colleagues before his testimony to the Commons ethics committee on Feb. 12, 2008. (Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)A 1993 fax from Air Canada's manager of investor relations to Fred Doucet, a close friend of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, calls into question Doucet's sworn testimony before the House of Commons ethics committee...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Questions swirled over who would lead a Liberal-NDP coalition following reports that a tentative agreement to replace the minority Conservative government had been reached between the two parties.New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton arrives for a meeting of his caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday to discuss a possible coalition government. (Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)"A very constructive,...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Canada's opposition parties say talks to topple the government are progressing well and that moves by the government to thwart ...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a statement regarding the opposition's plan to form a coalition government, in front of the House of Commons on Friday.(Tom Hanson/Canadian Press)Prime Minister Stephen Harper has temporarily stymied a Liberal plan to bring down the government and propose a governing coalition with the New Democrats, delaying the opportunity for a no-confidence vote by one...
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Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Flaherty grins and bears opposition threats to bring government down over fiscal report card. (Tom Hanson, The Canadian Press) Canadians could be plunged into a constitutional crisis and possible election just weeks after making a $300-million trip to the polls. The explosive development comes after the Conservative government tabled its economic statement yesterday, which was flatly rejected...
