worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson says his first trip to Afghanistan left him feeling optimistic about reconstruction, but also aware that Taliban militants are determined to keep fighting. Go to news source
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Kabul - Canada is to send more troops to Afghanistan in order to support fight against corruption, drug trafficking, good governance and reconstruct process, visiting Canadian Foreign Minister David Emerson said Saturday. Speaking in a joint press co...
Victoria Chinatown (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
DFAIT release - The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Beijing from August 7 to 11 to lead the Canadian government delegation attending the 2008 Olympic Games and opening ceremonies. Minister Emerson will be accompanied by the Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport). “I am very much looking forward to attending the...
Canadian Dimension Articles (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
July 11, 2008 TheTyee.ca Canada is “re-engaging with the Americas.” That’s what Minister of International Trade David Emerson told the Canada Council for the Americas in Vancouver this past February, elaborating that Canada wants to play “a positive role” to “help citizens throughout the region thrive in the world.”
The Galloping Beaver (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Elmer and Gilles obviously shorted their respective progeny in the gene department. And the department that was acutely aware of that problem was Foreign Affairs . David Emerson may be a political opportunist and one of the worst kinds of turncoats, but no one can fault him for his skills and organizational leadership ability. "I think people are happy we have Emerson as a boss," said one Canadian...
Accidental Deliberations (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
From Norman Spector : Who best can defend Canadian interests in negotiating a successor agreement to Kyoto that would include China, India and the United States: hard-ass Stephen Harper (as Foreign Minister David Emerson has called him), or dreamy-eyed Stéphane Dion (who named his dog Kyoto)? On behalf of those of us who are more interested in Harper's track record than the spin from his underlings,...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
As a junior hockey player, David Emerson was never afraid of the corners where elbows fly and stick blades impale. Along the way, he learned a thing or two about battling hard to get what you want.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shuffled a weak Conservative bench to plug an embarrassing hole by formally confirming David Emerson as foreign affairs minister yesterday. He replaces the hapless Maxime Bernier, who resigned last month after his ex-girlfriend Julie Couillard revealed he left classified documents at her home.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
In Stephen Harper's cabinet, there are two winners of the Lazarus Award.One is Stockwell Day. He was believed to be so dead following his stint as leader of the Canadian Alliance that no deity could possibly revive him.
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Cream rose to the top with the appointment yesterday of David Emerson as Foreign Affairs Minister, but how long will he remain there?Mr. Emerson, the only minister who is the Prime Minister's intellectual equal, might not run again in the next election that could come as early as autumn. Even if he did, it's unlikely to be in the riding Mr. Emerson won last time as a Liberal who, in a bit of breathtaking...
ComingAnarchy.com (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his cabinet today, replacing his fallen foreign minister with David Emerson. Emerson is a well-experienced manager who is looked upon favourably by analysts and others. Former foreign minister John Manley was quoted as saying, “He’s been a very steady performer. He will bring adult supervision to the Department of [...]
David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
I couldn't but help recall, as I stood around the entrance to Rideau Hall today, what David Emerson said on the evening of Jan. 23, 2006 as it became clear that the Liberal government in which he was a minister was clearly about to lose: ""We have got to look at this as Ground Zero for rebuilding a stronger, more vibrant, healthier, winning Liberal Party," Emerson hoarsely shouted.... Ironically,...
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The funny thing about this Cabinet shuffle is that 2 of the 3 winners are the 2 same guys that were so controversial in the first Cabinet: David Emerson, aka the Liberal turn-coat, and Michael Fortier, aka Harperâs I-wonât appoint-any-elected-senators guy. While Emerson has proven often how competent he is, despite being a turncoat, itâs interesting to note that Harper has to rely on a former...
Dispatches from the Socialist Gulag (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
- If all things were equal, i'd say the permanent appointment of David Emerson as Foriegn Minister was a great move. A true heavyweight, the kind of person just made for Foriegn Affairs, given his intellect & business background. However, we're in the world of poll driven, frivilous partisan politics & as such, I think the Emerson appointment could come back to haunt the PM for the sole reason that...
David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's micro-shuffle today involved David Emerson, Michael Fortier, Christian Paradis, and James Moore. It is Harper's fourth cabinet configuration. Here's some numbers on the current set-up: Positions: Prime Minister: 1 Ministers: 26 Secretarys of State: 5 Gender: Men: 25 Women: 6 Stability: There are nine ministers who have the same jobs they had from Harper's original cabinet...
