Canadian Heritage Moment: Chrétien Chokes a Guy

In the spirit of Sheila Copps’ “heritage moments”, Fildebrandt.ca is pleased to bring you the latest addition to this site.
February 15, 1996: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is shaking hands at an event to commemorate Canada’s national flag. Radical socialist and separatist  Bill Clennett heckled the prime minister and in close proximity. The closeness of that [...]

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May 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content, Canadian Heritage Moments  5 Comments

Sheila Copps Supports Reinvigoration of Local Party Democracy

In today’s Hill Times, former Jean Chretien Cabinet minister Sheila Copps makes a case for parties to scrap “lieutenants” and reinvigorate local party democracy.  Ms. Copps has personal experience with the gerrymandering that takes place from party elites in the nomination process, and she speaks from a position of wisdom on this matter.
Regardless of someones [...]

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