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Bomb suspect's partner stands by him

OTTAWA A Carleton University professor offered her limited life savings yesterday as insurance that her common-law husband would return to court to face charges in the bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980. Rania Tfaily said her relationship with Hassan ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  22 Nov 2008

Harper must keep focus on economy: NDP, Bloc

OTTAWA NDP leader Jack Layton emerged from a late-afternoon discussion Wednesday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to say he will be looking for help for the hard-hit sectors of the Canadian economy in next week's Throne Speech. “When it comes to ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  13 Nov 2008

NDP can afford to fight again, party says

OTTAWA The federal New Democrats say they will have money to fight an election if the new Conservative government falls quickly - but they won't try to topple the minority Tories just because opportunities arise. Not all of the 2008 election receipts ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  12 Nov 2008

MPs campaign for Speaker job

OTTAWA Conservative MPs are openly campaigning for the job of House of Commons Speaker, vowing to bring more decorum to the parliamentary debates that have repeatedly devolved into hostile partisan attacks. Members of Parliament from both sides of the ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY AND BILL CURRY, Globe and Mail,  8 Nov 2008

Working hard to heal a deep wound

YELLOW QUILL FIRST NATION, SASK. There isn't a lot to do on the Yellow Quill First Nation reserve where Christopher Pauchay lost his two infant daughters last January during a drunken stumble into a subzero night. Paid work is limited. The local lake, ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  7 Nov 2008

Canada falls short on tobacco control: report

OTTAWA Canada is failing to meet key obligations of an international treaty on tobacco control, says a report to be released Friday by health advocacy groups that gives only a lukewarm assessment of this country's progress. Canada does not demand ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2008

Committees set for shakeup

OTTAWA Losses in last month's federal election mean the Liberal Party may have to give up seats on House of Commons committees - spots that could go to the Conservatives, giving them a majority on some committees and allowing them to shut down probes ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  4 Nov 2008

Love of reading prompts wealthy couple to give all to school

OTTAWA Dick and Pam Joho quit school to pay the bills when they got married more than four decades ago at the tender ages of 21 and 19. But their love of human endeavour - of literature, philosophy, politics, religion and the arts - remained the glue ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  29 Oct 2008

Layton reissues call for leaders' meeting

TORONTO A tired Jack Layton called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to convene an early meeting of party leaders to share all of the information about the economy that is available to the government. Mr. Layton is particularly eager to learn what is ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  15 Oct 2008

Layton says NDP message got through

Jack Layton says he is satisfied with an NDP campaign that was better funded than any of its predecessors and is widely predicted to increase the space occupied by his members in the House of Commons. “I believe that our message that it's time for a ...

From GLORIA GALLOWAY, Globe and Mail,  14 Oct 2008

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