Rice, Ingrid

State of the Nation "I'm not a Prime Minister but I play one on Parliament Hill"
Looking back, at first glance it had seemed so innocentLiberal ministers admit accepting Irving family fishing lodge freebies; Allan Rock gone fishing; Robert Thibault gone fishing; David Anderson gone fishing
Adrienne Clarkson: Bucking for a promotion "I travel 150,000 km a year and I am very proud of that. I think you can't do this job without doing that." "What precisely is her job?" "Collecting frequent flyer points was wasting taxpayers' dollars"
"Just a heads up: Rumour has it the auditor general's upcoming report has a few examples of wasteful spending that will be very embarrassing to certain individuals" "Uh oh"
"44 days without food? That's not much of a trick - we've gone without food for months." Ethiopia Times; Famine; Illusionist Blaine ends stunt after 44 days
Overheard during the storm of the century "During the watering restrictions I prayed and prayed and prayed for rain" "Now I'm trying for a tall, dark, handsome version of Stan - one with hair and money"
"Brrrrrrr... - just got a little chilly down here" Tories, Alliance agree on merger; Cold front hits hades
"Boy, Chretien sure seems determined to decriminalize pot before he leaves office" "I wonder why the big rush?" "Retirement plans." Ottawa pushing ahead on pot bill; Chretien awaiting decriminalization before trying marijuana
"Gord has a point - why irritate people for free when we can get paid to do it?" "Thousands of jobs" exist for homeless; Premier suggests telemarketing
Life imitates Arnold Schwarzenegger; Total recall "Rerelease?" "Election results" Schwarzenegger True Lies "Rerelease?" "Groping accusations" Collateral damage "Rerelease?" "Maria Shriver reviews true lies"
"What's the hold-up on the Asper obit?" "Waiting for approval"
Pre graduated licensing program "Hey dad, can I borrow the car tonight?" 2003 "Hey dad, can I borrow you tonight?" Tough new driver regs introduced; Supervising driver age upped to 25 or older
Another attempt to unite the right ends in failure "If anyone here has any objections to this union, speak now or forever hold your peace"
"Nepotism, waste, favouritism, scandal, corruption, cronyism, questionable ethics, lavish spending, bully tactics, arbitrariness" "Whew! Dat's a relief. For a minute there, I thought they were [...]
"I don't understand, Phil: Why the sudden desire to take a ferry? And why does it have to be the Queen of Coquitlam? Why can't you give me a little warning? That's your problem, you know - no [...]
"I want a job that will give me a CEO lifestyle complete with lots of 1st class travelling, gourment dining and a bottomless expense account" "Do you hear that, Stan? Jason's finally decided on a [...]
"With only 10% support, Sheila will have a really hard time raising any more funds for her leadership bid" "Maybe not" Martin Victory! Sheila Copps vows to stay in race; Dunk-A delusional $10 a throw
"Paul Martin's touring the West?" "Well he didn't waste any time getting a foreign junket arranged" Paul Martin to assuage Western alienation; No early exit for Chretien
Overheard during the Prime Minister's physical "Can you do something about this boil on my neck?"
Profiling continues at U.S. Borders "Spineless, ineffectual, lapdoggish...matches the profile of the Canadian government responding to mistreatment of Canadian citizens abroad. Yep, totally toothless. Let him in!"
"Dang! Not another politician meddling in our affairs?" "What meddling? I'm just here hiding from all the real issues." MPs vote on gay marriage legitimacy; Gay wedlock already legal in B.C., Ont.
The U.N.'s role in Iraq as envisioned by Bush
"Dear mom and dad I'm emailing you from the laptop I got as incentive to find off-campus housing since all the dorms are full. The only place I could find is really small (one room) and I have to [...]
"We've really been looking forward to this! We've been coming to the Okanagan for years just to get away from it all." "Where do the people who live here go to get away from it all?" "Evacuation centres"
"Wow, that was something!...Haven't been this close for 60,000 years...wouldn't want to get too much closer tho... In fact, kind of a relief it's getting further away... Those earthlings are pretty darned scary"