On the subject of those fake new Canadians at the citizenship ceremony

Well, I must say, that story that moved on the CP wire this morning by Parliamentary Press Gallery colleague Jennifer Ditchburn sure had us talking in our Sun Media newsroom in Ottawa. (And in other newsrooms as well apparently!)

I don’t want to knock Ditchburn’s writing on this because it’s a bit of a complex story but it’s quite clear from many reactions to those who read her story that many of you finished reading the first draft of her piece (it has since been updated) and came way with the belief that Sun News Network colluded with the political staff working in Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s office to produce and broadcast a ceremony for Citizenship Week that was stuffed with fake new Canadians. Continue reading On the subject of those fake new Canadians at the citizenship ceremony

Liberals, Nathan Cullen shine on Mulcair issue; other New Democrats, Tories not so much

As I write in a column that will be in our papers tomorrow, I believe the Liberals are doing best so far when it comes to the politics around the issue of NDP leadership hopeful Thomas Mulcair’s dual citizenship. I make the argument that, as Bob Rae pointed out today, the NDP can be characterized as hypocrites on the dual citizenship issue for back in 2006, when it was about Stephane Dion’s dual citizenship, their leader at the time, Jack Layton, as well as several other NDP MPs argued that holding two passports was untenable with being the leader of a party, let alone PM. Continue reading Liberals, Nathan Cullen shine on Mulcair issue; other New Democrats, Tories not so much

Dion on Mulcair's dual citizenship: "What multiculturalism is all about"

Today, we’re reporting that Thomas Mulcair will not relinquish his French citizenship should he win the NDP leadership race and go on to battle Stephen Harper in the 2015 to become Canada’s prime minister.

In 2006, Stéphane Dion was asked Continue reading Dion on Mulcair's dual citizenship: "What multiculturalism is all about"