Canuck

  Tuesday, 13 January 2004

MacKay says 'tough calls' cost him, won't... < 11:32:37 PM>.

MacKay says 'tough calls' cost him, won't run for Conservative leadership
Peter MacKay has ruled himself out of a bid to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada. The former leader of the federal Tories says it was simply "not the time" to mount a second leadership campaign in less than a year. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

Lost his credibility I'd say. Looks more and more like whatever was left of the Conservative Party got swallowed whole.

< 11:30:19 PM>.

Critics call new Canada-U.S. agreement 'window dressing'
Prime Minister Paul Martin says a new understanding with Washington goes beyond any agreement the U.S. has with any other country. Martin calls the agreement "unprecedented." F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

< 11:29:02 PM>.

President Bush's reversal on U.S.-financed Iraqi reconstruction projects brought to an end a bitter dispute with a major ally. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]