A cow, some goats and MPs, oh my
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 2 Comments
The second annual Embrace-an-Orphanage gala at the Canadian Museum of Civilization was packed with…
The second annual Embrace-an-Orphanage gala at the Canadian Museum of Civilization was packed with MPs. Conservative House leader Jay Hill as one of the ch-chairs.
Cape Breton Liberal MP Mark Eyking helped sell goats.
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See Rachel Harper selling tickets for the big draw!
See who had the most fabulous purse!
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Mitchel Raphael on the lululemon cabinet minister
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 10:40 AM - 0 Comments
And the exercise-challenged MP
A) Once a day? B) Once a decade?????When the Canadian Medical Association was visiting the Hill, many MPs were given a health evaluation. “Do you exercise once a day?” Montreal Liberal MP Irwin Cotler was asked. “No,” he replied. “Once a week?” Again, he replied no. When the questioner got to once a month, the champion for human rights who has served as counsel for such former political prisoners as Nelson Mandela explained he just doesn’t have time for exercise. Cape Breton Liberal MP Mark Eyking noted many MPs, including him, were given pedometers to measure how much they walked in a day. How effective they’ll be remains to be seen. Eyking demonstrated for Capital Diary that just by shaking the machine a little, the number goes up.
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Liberals take back bar!
By Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 10:46 AM - 23 Comments
A Liberal group called “The League of Former Hill Staffers” recently organized a “take…
A Liberal group called “The League of Former Hill Staffers” recently organized a “take back D’arcy McGee’s night.” Darcy’s is the Ottawa pub that was once packed with politicos on Wednesday nights. When the Conservatives first took power, the crowd was mixed for a while. Then the Liberals bailed and the Conservative presence fizzled. The “Take Back” was packed. (Left to right) Cape Breton MP Mark Eyking, Montreal MP Justin Trudeau and Liberal Party Whip Rodger Cuzner.
La Presse reporter Hugo De Grandpré (left) and Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès.
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Student government leaders talk to big government
By Mitchel Raphael - Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:54 AM - 8 Comments
Members of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) were on the Hill lobbying…
Members of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) were on the Hill lobbying MPs on issues pertaining to Canadian post-secondary institutions. Here is Zach Churchill (right), National Director of the CASA, with Liberal Cape Breton MP Mark Eyking.
Labour Minister Rona Ambrose with Stephen Lecce, President of the University Student Council at the University of Western Ontario.
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Fantasy government
By Aaron Wherry - Monday, December 1, 2008 at 2:25 AM - 37 Comments
Latest reports put a coalition cabinet at 24 members—18 Liberal, 6 NDP.
Consider this a rough draft (uninformed by any inside information and based only on personal speculation). Continue…
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The Final Day: Early returns
By Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 10:01 PM - 0 Comments
For the Liberals…
Re-elected: Scott Brison, Todd Russell, Scott Simms, Gerry Byrne, Rodger Cuzner, Lawrence MacAulay, Dominic LeBlanc, Mark Eyking, Geoff Regan, JC D’Amours, Shawn Murphy, Brian Murphy
Out: Charles Hubbard, Robert Thibault, Paul Zed
New: Judy Foote, Scott Andrews.
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BTC: Roll call
By Aaron Wherry - Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 8:06 PM - 0 Comments
Not that anyone’s currently around to hold a vote. Nor that there could be a vote—or at least one that could matter. But for those of you keeping score at home, here’s a breakdown of those MPs who’ve spoken publicly about the appointment of Dr. Morgentaler. Continue…
