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Throne speech: Province to open Ottawa office

Calgary Herald -
Alberta will open a new office in Ottawa to help build stronger relations in Canada's capital and advocate for the province on issues of interest.

Albertans read Speech from the Throne

Edmonton Sun -
Speaker of the Legislature Gene Zwozdesky oversaw the reading of the Speech from the Throne at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

$850K Ottawa office for Alberta

Calgary Sun -
Introduced in the Throne Speech opening a brief one-week legislative session, the office "will serve to promote the province and enhance our strong relationship with the Government of Canada," the premier said. "Alberta has always had a strong and ...

Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Test your knowledge of Her Majesty

National Post -
We will be highlighting the work of some of our best journalists who have written about the Queen, her role in Canada and society, and the future of the monarchy.

Alberta first responders get presumptive PTSD coverage

OHS Canada -
Don Ethell in the speech from the throne that began an abbreviated session of the legislature. ''First responders rush to our aid in times of trouble, and this government will be the first in Canada to do the same for them.'' Bill 1, the signature and ...

A decades-long journey to protect the natural jewel of the GTA

Globe and Mail -
It was approved and the commitment to the new park was announced in the Speech from the Throne in June, 2011. It was also mentioned in the March budget, and, although specific funding was not allocated, Parks Canada has been moving forward with it.

Queen's speech takes aim at modernizing the monarchy

Globe and Mail -
The head that wears the crown looked decidedly weary on Wednesday morning, as Queen Elizabeth took to the throne, put on her heaviest crown, and opened Britain's parliamentary session by reading the traditional agenda-setting policy speech - in this ...

Government in ambitious mode even as challenges start to pile up

Calgary Herald -
The legislature will relaunch this afternoon with an upbeat throne speech from the Redford government, even as challenges start to pile up.

MPs can make a difference

Toronto Star -
Re: Tory MP wants budget bill split, May 24 Thanks to MP David Wilks and reporter Tonda MacCharles we have, in one neat package, a clear expression of what's really wrong with Canadian democracy. If ever there was an indictment of our political culture ...

'Rogue page' back with new book

Vancouver Sun -
... to the Senate floor to stage a Throne Speech-day protest against the government. The 22-year-old has landed on her still-protesting feet since being fired as a result of that protest, and now has a new book out touting youth activism in Canada.

Brigette DePape: from rogue page to activist icon

Macleans.ca -
... uniformed Senate page when she made herself an instant symbol of youth protest nearly a year ago by silently holding a handmade “Stop Harper” sign on the floor of the upper chamber during the reading of the Conservative government's Throne Speech.

'Rogue page' back with new book

Calgary Herald -
... to the Senate floor to stage a Throne Speech-day protest against the government. The 22-year-old has landed on her still-protesting feet since being fired as a result of that protest, and now has a new book out touting youth activism in Canada.

`Prince of piffle' or `philosopher prince'? Once ridiculed, some now hail ...

Montreal Gazette -
The heir to the throne kept the media buzzing with his off-the-wall ideas. He still has his critics, but the laughter is much more muted now.

Harper's real agenda visible in budget bill

CBC.ca -
A senior Conservative adviser opines the prime minister would have a throne speech this fall to set out a fresh legislative agenda - if only the government could find some new initiatives to announce.

Prince Charles honours Rileys, history teacher

Hamilton Spectator -
Earlier in the day, Nathan Tidridge of Carlisle, who teaches at Waterdown District High School, was presented with a medal marking the Queen's 60 years on the throne by the prince at Queen's Park. He wrote a book called Canada's Constitutional Monarchy ...

What's changed since the Queen took the throne in 1952?

CTV.ca -
When the Queen celebrated her 40th year on the throne in 1992, for example, the monarchy was under a dark shadow. It was not, the Queen said in a famous speech, "a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more ...

What's changed since the Queen took the throne in 1952?

CTV.ca -
When the Queen celebrated her 40th year on the throne in 1992, for example, the monarchy was under a dark shadow. It was not, the Queen said in a famous speech, "a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more ...

Jesse Kline: The Internet spying bill is dead. Long live the Internet spying bill

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National Post -
The public safety committee could still debate the bill in the fall, but it would take a significant amount of time to rewrite the legislation, and the Prime Minister is expected to prorogue parliament before then and come back with a Throne Speech ...

Stephen Harper's Tories risk undermining themselves

Toronto Star -
To many Canadians that won't feel like the “smarter, more caring nation” that Harper promised in last year's throne speech. It will feel more like a federal shrug of indifference. Workers at the CBC are feeling the pain, along with those who run our ...

'Prince of piffle' or 'philosopher prince'? Once ridiculed, some now hail ...

Nanaimo Daily News -
The heir to the throne kept the media buzzing with his off-the-wall ideas. He still has his critics, but the laughter is much more muted now.
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