On Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007 Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Throne Speech was read by Governor General Michaelle Jean. The speech outlines the Conservative government's plan for Parliament. During the past week from Wednesday through Sunday The Toronto Star has been focusing on the Conservative government's stance on crime, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's reaction to the Throne Speech and how the Throne Speech is affecting Canadian women.
The Conservative and Liberal governments are at odds on the key issues put forth by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in his Throne Speech. According to The Toronto Star, The Conservatives are against Kyoto being used to battle greenhouse gas emissions, want Canada to continue being a player until 2011 in the Afghan war, and are fighting for required prison sentences for gun crimes.
The Liberals, on the other hand, want to involved with Kyoto until 2012, have Canadian troops out of Afghanistan by 2009 and have anti-crime legislation be amended.
In relation to crime, the throne speech has promised to introduce stiffer impaired driving laws, raise the age of sexual consent to 16 years of age and work towards denying bail to criminals accused of serious crimes.
The Toronto Star also reported on Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's reaction towards the Throne Speech. Dion was convinced by the Liberals to not challenge the Conservative minority government because of the Throne Speech. Even though, this is the case, Dion still wrote a Throne Speech which was made exclusive to the Toronto Star. In his Throne Speech Dion talks about an alternative plan for Canada which works towards making the country the richest and fairest in the world.
According to The Toronto Star, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government did not do much to sway female voters. Belinda Stronach, Liberal Women's Caucus Chair said that the silence on women's issues speaks volumes. According to her Harper may have worsened his chances of receiving votes from Canadian females. Also according to an Angus Reid poll which results were published in The Toronto Star , more men than women are in favour of what the speech had said.
The Toronto Star again also with the help of Angus Reid Strategies Poll, published an article which discussed the nation's disapproval ratings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Throne Speech.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
A 300-word blog about the issue OR about the way in which the issue is treated in the media
The election to vote for the new Premier of Ontario is taking place on Oct. 10, 2007. The four men vying for Ontario's vote are Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory, New Democratic Party Leader Howard Hampton, Green Party Leader Frank De Jong and Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty whose government is currently in power.
The idea of tax payers paying $400 million to publicly fund faith-based religious schools, raising the minimum to $10.25 an hour by 2010 and Ontario's health care system have been the issues getting the most coverage in The Toronto Star. As well a new vote on electoral reform also taking place on Oct. 10 is also grabbing headlines in the newspaper.
In their coverage on the issue of the proposal to publicly fund faith-based religious schools, The Toronto Star has been very informative. Stories on the issues sourced the opinions of Teachers, Principals and students whom work at and attend faith-based relgious schools respectively.
The Toronto Star also published a story which involved Bill Murdoch, the Bruce-Grey- Owen Sound Progressive Conservative who is against PC Leader John Tory's idea to faith-based religious schools.
The paper explained in Minimum wage talk galvanizes Unionist an article by Robert Benzie how the NDP will go about raising the minimum wage.
When it comes to Health Care Issues, The Toronto Star, published articles about how Premier Dalton McGuinty is not well liked by a few patients because of his broken health care promises.
Overall, The Toronto Star did a very good job in reporting on the issues making headlines during election time.
The idea of tax payers paying $400 million to publicly fund faith-based religious schools, raising the minimum to $10.25 an hour by 2010 and Ontario's health care system have been the issues getting the most coverage in The Toronto Star. As well a new vote on electoral reform also taking place on Oct. 10 is also grabbing headlines in the newspaper.
In their coverage on the issue of the proposal to publicly fund faith-based religious schools, The Toronto Star has been very informative. Stories on the issues sourced the opinions of Teachers, Principals and students whom work at and attend faith-based relgious schools respectively.
The Toronto Star also published a story which involved Bill Murdoch, the Bruce-Grey- Owen Sound Progressive Conservative who is against PC Leader John Tory's idea to faith-based religious schools.
The paper explained in Minimum wage talk galvanizes Unionist an article by Robert Benzie how the NDP will go about raising the minimum wage.
When it comes to Health Care Issues, The Toronto Star, published articles about how Premier Dalton McGuinty is not well liked by a few patients because of his broken health care promises.
Overall, The Toronto Star did a very good job in reporting on the issues making headlines during election time.
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