McLellan defends PM against Copps accusations
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OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet ministers are coming to the defence of Prime Minister Paul Martin over accusations contained in a book written by Sheila Copps.
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Cherie Blair, the prime minister&#39;s wife, has denied claims that her husband considered standing down earlier this year. Mrs Blair said she would have been &quot;one of the first people to know&quot; if the allegations were true.
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OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin is facing renewed questions about his involvement in the federal sponsorship program. The questions come after former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano issued an open
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OTTAWA (CP) - Deputy prime minister Anne McLellan has applauded the intervention of Ukraine's supreme court in that country's disputed presidential election.
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The cash-for-honours police chief defends his probe - but says he received "less than full co-operation" from some.
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Canadian officials Friday defended using undercover police to pose as protesters during a visit this week by President Bush, and denied allegations the officers tried to instigate violence.
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The S.E.C. on Tuesday defended its investigation of Pequot Capital Management, saying it was professional, thorough and untainted by outside political influence.
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A Metropolitan Police commander defends action taken last week against crime gangs thought to be involved in child trafficking.
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SYDNEY -- On one side is the incumbent, a conservative career politician who steadfastly defends his decision to send troops to Iraq.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Liberal MPs and cabinet ministers came to the defence of Paul Martin Friday against suggestions by ex-minister Alfonso Gagliano that the prime minister made a grave error in abolishing the sponsorship program.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The lawyer for Alfonso Gagliano says the former public works minister can't be held responsible for money mishandled by the federal sponsorship program.
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A key aide to Prime Minister Tony Blair again denied Tuesday any wrongdoing over a cash-for-honours row clouding the leader's last months in office, as fresh allegations emerged.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin is denying Sheila Copps&#39; accusations that he wanted to dismantle the Canada Health Act. During a news conference Monday with Mexican president Vincente Fox, Martin said it&#39;s &quot;simply
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Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty today will defend his past statements about the firings of U.S. attorneys, rebutting allegations from other Bush administration officials that he misled Congress by suggesting there was no substantial White House role in the dismissals, according to prepared...
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KNOWLTON, Que. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin brushed aside criticism on Friday from a former premier who said Quebec&#39;s side deal in a federal-provincial health accord could weaken the country.
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Prime Minister John Howard said a former public servant had not backed the claims by former adviser Mike Scrafton about the children overboard affair.
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OTTAWA: A kiss-and-tell book from a former cabinet member accuses Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin of trying to undermine the country&#39;s cherished health care system, dealing him another blow as he struggles to keep his minority government afloat.