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Tuesday August 11, 2015

August 11, 2015 by Graeme MacKay

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Tuesday August 11, 2015 Harper heads north on campaign tour as Duffy trial resumes  Stephen Harper is heading to Northern Canada in the days after his former chief of staff Nigel Wright begins testifying at the Mike Duffy trial, a campaign itinerary that will take the Conservative Leader far from the story as it begins unfolding in an Ottawa courtroom. Mr. HarperÕs chartered election plane is expected to fly to the Northwest Territories Thursday and Nunavut on Friday before heading south again. ÔIÕm not denying thatÕ: Six key exchanges from the first leadersÕ debate   Video Video: Why Nigel WrightÕs testimony could mean trouble for HarperÕs election campaign The Conservative Leader has made a habit of touring the North for about one week each summer as part of an effort to cement a legacy in the region Ð from defending sovereignty to promoting development Ð and he cancelled this yearÕs trip in favour of an early election call. His campaign stumping in the territories by comparison will be brief. Campaign spokesman Kory Teneycke declined to discuss Mr. HarperÕs itinerary this week, saying the Tories will Òprobably spend a couple of daysÓ in Northern Canada along the way. He dismissed the notion the Harper campaign is setting its travel itinerary by the Duffy case. ÒThe trialÕs going to be going on for three weeks during the middle of the campaign. WeÕre going to go to every corner of the country while the trial is on. And everywhere we go, weÕre going to have a bus or plane full of media and [weÕll be] taking questions from them,Ó Mr. Teneycke said. (Source: CBC News) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-heads-north-on-campaign-tour-as-duffy-trial-resumes/article25920402/ Stephen Harper, Arctic, election 2015, polar, campaign, mike duffy, security

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday August 11, 2015  (Revised from original printed August 21, 2012)

Harper heads north on campaign tour as Duffy trial resumes

Stephen Harper is heading to Northern Canada in the days after his former chief of staff Nigel Wright begins testifying at the Mike Duffy trial, a campaign itinerary that will take the Conservative Leader far from the story as it begins unfolding in an Ottawa courtroom.

Mr. Harper’s chartered election plane is expected to fly to the Northwest Territories Thursday and Nunavut on Friday before heading south again.

‘I’m not denying that’: Six key exchanges from the first leaders’ debate

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The Conservative Leader has made a habit of touring the North for about one week each summer as part of an effort to cement a legacy in the region – from defending sovereignty to promoting development – and he cancelled this year’s trip in favour of an early election call. His campaign stumping in the territories by comparison will be brief.

Campaign spokesman Kory Teneycke declined to discuss Mr. Harper’s itinerary this week, saying the Tories will “probably spend a couple of days” in Northern Canada along the way.

He dismissed the notion the Harper campaign is setting its travel itinerary by the Duffy case.

“The trial’s going to be going on for three weeks during the middle of the campaign. We’re going to go to every corner of the country while the trial is on. And everywhere we go, we’re going to have a bus or plane full of media and [we’ll be] taking questions from them,” Mr. Teneycke said. (Source: Globe & Mail)


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Posted in: Canada Tagged: Arctic, campaign, election 2015, election2015, Mike Duffy, polar, security, Stephen Harper, tearsheet

Friday February 20, 2004

February 20, 2004 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday February 20, 2004

Cutting back on the GG’s exces

The federal government has frozen the circum- polar travels of Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, just days after the Star revealed it cost taxpayers $5.3 million for her northern trip last fall.The decision, announced yesterday by Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham, was explained in diplomatic terms.

“The first trip was a huge success,” Graham told reporters. “We don’t need to replicate that at this time, and we’ll be looking at future trips for the GG in the light of what we can do with the GG, but at this particular time we don’t intend to pursue anything to do with the Nordic trip.”

The first “circumpolar” tour last fall by Clarkson — with her husband John Ralston Saul, 22 staffers, and 59 “prominent Canadians” — racked up bills of $5.3 million.

It burned up nearly a third of the $16 million annual foreign travel budget for the GG, Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister combined.

When the bill came in the total exceeded even the government’s own projections, which were around $4.5 million. Coming in the midst of the sponsorship scandal over wasted taxpayer dollars, the tab embarrassed an already embattled government.

The second leg of the trip, to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Greenland that Clarkson was slated to conduct later this year, is now off. (Source: Toronto Star) 

 

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Posted in: Canada Tagged: Adrienne Clarkson, Canada, excess, Government House, Governor-General, igloo, John Ralston Saul, laurentian, polar, Rideau Hall, spending

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