Prime Minister Stephen Harper woke up in Bangalore, India today but will go to sleep in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Harper’s final event in India will be a visit to a boys school before the 7-hour flight east to Manila.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper woke up in Bangalore, India today but will go to sleep in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Harper’s final event in India will be a visit to a boys school before the 7-hour flight east to Manila.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads today to his final stop in his six-days-and-five-nights tour of India. He arrived in Bangalore, the southern India city that is in the heart of India’s Silicon Valley. Here’s what he’s up to today:
Here’s the statement just issued by Prime Minister Stephen Harper from New Delhi, India:
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA ON BARACK OBAMA’S RE-ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to congratulate President Barack Obama on his victory in tonight’s election and on being re-elected by the American people for a second term.
“Canada and the United States enjoy one of the closest and most extensive relationships in the world.
“Over the last four years, the President and I have worked on several important bilateral initiatives to generate jobs and growth in both our countries. This includes the Beyond the Border Action Plan, which will speed up trade and travel across our borders while also enhancing security.
We are also working together with other partners to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, which seeks to boost trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
“I look forward to working with the Obama Administration over the next four years to
continue finding ways to increase trade and investment flows between our countries. This includes putting in place the transportation and security infrastructure necessary to take bilateral commercial relations to new heights and reducing red tape so companies on both sides of the border can create more jobs.”
“I also look forward to continuing to work with President Obama on pressing global economic issues as well as on security challenges, such as those in Iran and Syria.
“I would also like to congratulate all incoming and re-elected Members of Congress and Governors. Close cooperation between our two countries will be essential as we seek to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity over the coming months and years.”
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s day in New Delhi, India begins Wednesday just as Americans are counting up their ballots Tuesday night. Sun News Network, of course, is providing live coverage of the U.S. election until the last ballot is counted. Here in New Delhi, we’ll be waiting to see what Harper has to say. Continue reading Harper's Asia tour: Day 3 itinerary
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the Indian capital of New Delhi today as part of his six-day tour of the country. His itinerary includes a mix of cultural, business and political events.
I’m part among the group of journalists covering the PM’s tour. It’s just 8 a.m. as I post today’s itinerary for the PM. Today, it’s all about Indian politics. Continue reading Harper's Asia Tour: Day 2 Itinerary
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Agra, India Sunday night to begin a six-day tour of the country. His itinerary includes a mix of cultural, business and political events.
I’m part among the group of journalists covering the PM’s tour. It’s just after 6 a.m. Monday morning in Agra as I post this and here’s a look at what the PM is up to Monday in India. Continue reading Harper's Asia tour: Day 1 itinerary
In Ottawa tonight, journalists and politicians are getting together for the annual Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner.
Meanwhile, a smaller group of Parliamentary Press Gallery journalists, including yours truly, was 41,000 feet in the air on board RCAF 01 enjoying a smaller party with a smaller group of politicians, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Continue reading The PM's Samosa Party in place of the Press Gallery gala
I’m part of the press corps that will be following Prime Minister Stephen Harper around Asia for the next several days. We leave Saturday. First stop is in India. Last time Harper was there (with me in tow as well), we visited the Golden Temple (me and said Temple, below) in Amritsar (spectacular) and this time, the Taj Mahal is on the itinerary. Never seen it.
“I’m going to run on (being) number one in job creation,” BC Premier Christy Clark told the Liberal Party of BC convention last Saturday, boasting at one point that BC had created 57,000 jobs and that that was more than any province in Canada.
At the time, as I pointed out in a blog post, that claim was not true based on the most recent 12 consecutive months of jobs data for BC (and the country) as provided by Statistics Canada.
On Saturday, the most recent numbers available were for September, 2012.
Today, Statistics Canada released the numbers for October, 2012 and they were awful for British Columbia.
Continue reading Latest job numbers: BC is number one — in job losses
The Silver Cross is presented to the mothers of all members of the Canadian military killed in the service of their country and, each year, the Royal Canadian Legion asks one of those mothers to be the “Silver Cross Mother” for the National Remembrance Day service held in Ottawa. This year, the Legion has announced that Mrs. Roxanne Marie Priede of Hamilton, Ontario will represent all the mothers who have lost sons or daughters in action. Mrs. Priede is the mother of Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede, who died in a Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2007.
Here is the background on the Priedes provided by the Legion: Continue reading This year's Silver Cross Mother: Mrs. Roxanne Marie Priede