Bob Rae

Hon. Bob Rae: Lawyer, Mediator, Speaker, Writer. Political Leader. Active on First Nations, Social Justice, Internat'l issues. Liberal. Toronto, Ontario

Christmas in Kabul

I advised the government in November that I wanted to visit Afghanistan once the House rose for Christmas. My several earlier trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and in particular my strong support for a continuing...

On 01 Dec 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Economic Club

The theme of my speech is simple and direct - much public policy debate seems to assume that Canada can take its prosperity for granted. Politicians squabble about how to divide up the cake. The...

On 09 Nov 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Morocco Election - Notes From A Trip

Stretching from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean, the size of California and the population of Canada, Morocco is not an easy country to read. It is modern and feudal, progressive and deeply conservative,...

On 01 Nov 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Myths and Realities about the Charter, Patriation, and a Federal Canada

Prime Minister Harper said in Chile that the patriation of the constitution was so controversial he couldn’t celebrate the Charter. What nonsense. Patriation happened after an exhaustive national...

On 01 Oct 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Caucus Speech - September 5 2011

Canadians don’t want to be forced into a false choice between the tea party and the occupy movement. Naturally both the NDP and the Conservatives will continue to argue that the only choice is between...

On 05 Sep 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Some thoughts on Canada Day, 2011

First there is the land. We love Canada as a special place - each of us has such a favourite spot, a lake or a street corner, a mountain top or a river bank, a sunset or a fog lifting on an open...

On 01 Jul 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Speech To Liberal Delegates

I am honoured to be speaking with you as the Interim Leader of the Liberal Party. This extraordinary convention of the Party has been called to consider two proposals - one to schedule a “biennial...

On 18 Jun 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

Interim Leader Message

I am writing with a desk piled high with calls to return, e-mails to answer, and decisions to make. One step at a time. The Liberal Party’s defeat on May 2nd was tough for all of us - supporters...

On 26 May 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

On Mental Health

Lives lost, kids struggling with identity and bullying, young people suddenly feeling lost and abandoned, veterans returning home from the trauma of Afghanistan, older people struggling with health and uncertain...

On 01 Apr 2011 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment

The Public Character of an “Amigo”

I know nothing of the private character of Stephen Harper. He has a sullen sharp-eyed look as he faces the Liberal opposition, and we all have opinions as to “what he is really like”. But...

On 01 Oct 2010 By Bob Rae / 0 Comment


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