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OPINION > OPINION PIECES
A constitutional crisis from within

  
Where's the public accountability in Canada's military contracting?

A year has passed since the government announced more than $17-billion in military equipment programs, and in that time the process for awarding these contracts has been subject to numerous complaints.


  
It is time to tap Canada's biggest, cheapest source of energy: energy inefficiency

If Canada is serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions quickly and at the lowest cost, boosting energy efficiency is the best plan. Efficiency normally increases at about one per cent a year. Imagine what doubling or tripling would do for productivi


  
Clean energy innovation: does leadership count? You betcha, nation

Canada ranks 14th in the OECD's listing of R&D intensity, part of a declining and disturbing trend for a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world.


  
Some 42% of Canadians don't have skills to succeed in a knowledge-based economy

International comparisons suggest that Canada does a good job at preparing youth for the labour markets of today –but we need to go further.


  
Royal Canadian Legion is not all about 'booze, beer, and bingo': Allard

The Legion is a progressive organization that has a significant economic impact on our Canadian society.


  
PM Harper's new science and technology strategy hardly mentions China and India

Not only would our $3-billion-plus-per-year on foreign aid be better spent if linked to science, but also four billion poor people in the developing world represent a huge market for Canada's science and technology services.


  
He was innocent, but it took more than a decade to confirm

Last month Cabinet ruled that Wasyl Odynsky will not be denaturalized and deported despite his having been demonized as a 'Nazi' and a 'collaborator' for over 10 years.


  
Why you should care about Doha

It's in the best interest of the Canadian economy and the vast majority of Canadian farmers that Canada recognizes the opportunity provided by the chair of agriculture negotiations and use his efforts to move the negotiations to conclusion.


  
Our oceans are in trouble and Canada's government isn't doing anything to protect them

Canada's government isn't doing anything worth its weight in gold or green to protect our oceans.


  
Forget state funeral for last WWI vet, make Remembrance Day a stat holiday

A full state funeral for the last WWI veteran will be a disservice to both John Babcock and to all that Remembrance Day has come to stand for in Canada.


  
Political players regularly 'leak' government announcements to hand-picked national reporters without consequence

But public servants who do the same are investigated by the RCMP for breach of trust


  
Climate change issue deserves better than playground sarcasm

  
Open climate science hearings now essential

New findings indicate today's greenhouse gas levels not unusual


  

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE SLIDESHOWS
Party Central: Raising money, saying thanks to the troops with Party Under the Stars May 21, 2013

The Hill Times photo by Jessica Bruno.
Hill Staffer Cheri Elliott founded her charity, To the Stan and Back, to raise money for soldiers returning from Afghanistan.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Conservative MP and veteran fighter pilot Laurie Hawn and then-chief of defence staff General Walt Natynczyk at the 2011 party.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Tory MPs Chris Alexander, Candice Bergen and Bob Dechert.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Kenzie Potter, chief of staff to House Speaker Andrew Scheer.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay pictured at the 2011 party.

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