Article content Canada’s dysfunctional Parliament has all but shut down as the Conservatives have, quite rightly, filibustered over the Liberals’ refusal to release documents regarding a so-called “green slush fund.” Recommended Videos In September, MPs from the Conservative, Bloc Quebecois and NDP demanded documentation regarding Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a now-defunct federally-funded arm’s length body that gave taxpayer money to new green companies. Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer asked Speaker Greg Fergus to rule the Liberals in contempt of Parliament for not responding to that request, as they are formally required to do. There’s a precedent for this in what happened in the Ontario Legislature in 2012. Former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty had a minority government and was ordered by a committee of the Legislature to produce documents relating to the costs of cancelling two gas-fired generating plants. Opposition politicians questioned the Liberals’ estimate of $230 million to cancel the two plants and requested “all correspondence” relating to the controversial cancellations. McGuinty’s Energy Minister, Chris Bentley, refused to do that, citing commercial confidentiality. (The provincial auditor later said the cancellations cost about $1 billion.) Ontario Speaker Dave Levac, a Liberal, acted with integrity. Like all good Speakers, when he donned the tricorn hat, he was unafraid to rule against his own party. The rights of Parliament are greater than the rights of any party. Levac ruled there was a prima facie case of contempt. At the height of the dispute, McGuinty shut down the Legislature and resigned. Bentley resigned later that year. Parliaments that follow the Westminster model are governed by precedent. Fergus also sided with the Opposition parties. “The House has clearly ordered the production of certain documents, and that order has clearly not been fully complied with. The Chair cannot come to any conclusion but to find that a prima facie question of privilege has been established,” Fergus wrote in his decision. The Opposition parties are correct in demanding the Liberals obey the will of Parliament. Fergus should give the Liberals one more opportunity to produce the documents. If they fail, he must bring down the hammer and declare them in contempt. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should look to McGuinty’s precedent, and either resign or call an election. To do otherwise is an insult to Parliament and the people it represents.Klubnik's 3 TD passes, DT Page's pick-6 lead No. 17 Clemson to 51-14 win over The Citadel
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Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd (Image: AP/Mark Schiefelbein) Despite Kevin Rudd’s assurances last week that his team is “ready” to work with Donald Trump’s incoming administration, his precarious ambassador position in Washington demonstrates the risks of political appointments. Rudd was undoubtedly well qualified for the ambassadorship under the previous Biden administration: he has foreign affairs experience and extensive political experience, including as an Australian prime minister; is a fluent Mandarin speaker; and has specialized in a range of international studies. However, this has not prepared him for an unpredictable Trump administration. Most politicians have fixed opinions about policy options, and their capacity to accept opposing views is often limited. Australian political debates occur most commonly in a rigid environment where negotiation and compromise are regarded as signs of weakness. Consequently, it is harder for senior politicians to consider alternative policy agendas and adapt a nuanced diplomatic position in international discussions. Rudd works room at Republican convention to shore up ‘Trumpified’ AUKUS deal Read More Like Trump himself, Rudd is also an enthusiastic social media commentator, and some of his past personal observations about the returning US president — a number of which were posted on Twitter, since deleted — are unacceptable within diplomatic circles. Australians may need to be reminded that we have a professional workforce of career diplomats working in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, professionals who gain expertise in a variety of cultures and complex issues in international relations — and work in a variety of positions in Canberra — before being considered for posting to other countries. Despite this extensive in-service training of career diplomats, Australian governments frequently appoint politicians with scant special diplomacy skills to represent the nation overseas. Critics argue that elected members and senators representing either the Liberals or the ALP are not necessarily familiar with world affairs, and many would doubt their capacity to be diplomatic. Government leaders often make ambassadorial appointments when rewarding former ministers. These appointments are criticised as “jobs for the boys” — and indeed very few women have been anointed with this benefit. (We have yet to see a minor party or independent political appointment, so the partisan nature of this process reinforces the view that diplomacy should be about more than mateship.) Such political appointments can take advantage of the particular skills or experience of former parliamentarians, particularly in the case of former treasurers, ministers or prime ministers. However, it must be frustrating for career diplomats to be overlooked when their political masters prefer familiar former parliamentarians instead of professionals with years of experience in diplomacy and international relations. The Lowy Institute shows that political appointments are increasing, and former politicians currently head our diplomatic missions in Washington, London and Dublin. Political appointments rarely have bipartisan support, too, and we’ve seen Peter Dutton further entrench the debate about Ambassador Rudd’s future by reminding the community his appointment was Anthony Albanese’s “captain’s pick” . This ties the prime minister to remain loyal to Rudd despite the prospect that the Trump administration may demand a diplomatic replacement. Perhaps it is time for Australian governments to seriously examine how highly they rate diplomacy in their management of foreign policy. Since its early role at the formation of the United Nations in 1945, Australia has a proud tradition of taking a leading role in key initiatives like peacekeeping missions and the Chemical Weapons Treaty. However in recent years, our governments have lost interest in being proactive as a middle power, preferring more to line up with old allies than assert our independence in foreign and defence policy.CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Cade Klubnik threw for three touchdowns, backup running back Jay Haynes scored twice on the ground and defensive tackle Payton Page had a 57-yard pick-6 score as No. 17 Clemson routed The Citadel 51-14 Saturday to move to 39-0 all-time against FCS opponents. The Tigers (9-2) won their third straight and still held on to feint hopes of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference title game and the College Football Playoff. Clemson, which finished ACC play at 7-1 with last week's 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, needs No. 11 Miami to lose at Syracuse next week to play for a league crown for the eighth time in 10 seasons. Clemson cranked it up early in this one, looking a lot like the offense that averaged better than 48 points during a six-game win streak earlier this season instead of the one that had not surpassed 24 points in any of its past three contests. Klubnik connected with Antonio Williams for a 30-yard TD to start the scoring and then the 315-pound Page stretched out for an interception and rumbled along the left sidelines — losing momentum with each step — for Clemson's first score from a defensive lineman in four years and a 14-0 lead. And Page wasn't the only defender to score. Clemson's All-American linebacker Barrett Carter playing his next-to-last home game, had a 4-yard TD run on Senior Day to end the Tigers' scoring. The Citadel (5-7), of the FCS Southern Conference, went on to its 19th straight loss to Clemson since 1932. Klubnik completed 12 of 16 passes for 198 yards. He headed to the sidelines after his second TD pass to Williams that gave the Tigers a 42-0 lead in the third quarter. Haynes got the bulk of the work after starter Phil Mafah achieved his 1,000-yard rushing season with three first-quarter runs. Haynes had scoring runs of 70 and 9 yards. The Citadel: The Bulldogs are the leaders among FCS teams in victories over FBS opponents with nine since the college football split into Division I and Division I-AA in 1978. They couldn't stay competitive, but did roll up a season-high 288 yards rushing and scored a touchdown against Clemson for the first time in the past four games in the series. Clemson: The Tigers reached nine wins in a season for the 14th-straight time. Only Alabama, which entered the season with 16 straight nine-win seasons, had a longer current streak. The Citadel's season is complete. Clemson closes the regular season with its rivalry game with South Carolina on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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TORONTO - Losses in the tech sector led Canada’s main stock index lower Friday, while U.S. stock markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index ended down 50.42 points at 24,796.40. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 333.59 points at 42,992.21. The S&P 500 index was down 66.75 points at 5,970.84, while the Nasdaq composite was down 298.33 points at 19,722.03. The Canadian dollar traded for 69.37 cents US, compared with 69.51 cents US on Tuesday. The February crude oil contract was up 98 cents at US$70.60 per barrel and the February natural gas contract was up six cents at US$3.38 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was down US$22 at US$2,631.90 an ounce and the March copper contract was down less than a penny at US$4.12 a pound. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD)