Posts Tagged ‘ government minister ’

Tories Defend Berniers Travel Bill

May 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Travel

OTTAWA–Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has to travel first class to “stand tall” on the world stage, Conservative government House leader Peter Van Loan says.
Van Loan was defending Bernier, who has been dogged by criticism since taking on the portfolio last August, including over his relationship with a Quebec woman who had close ties to [...]



City man tasked with finding passengers

Apr 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Entertainment

An officer of the now defunct Government Tourist and Publicity Department based in Wellington, Mr King was to find himself in the middle of survivors as they trickled into a clearing station in Wellingtons Central Railway Station.
The Invercargill man had not long moved to Wellington after four years based in the departments Sydney office and [...]