Federal government ‘dragging its feet’ on electoral reform: NDP MP Ed Broadbent
The government says it can’t meet the House’s deadline to bring in major reforms to Canada’s electoral system. And the government snuck its response in through the Commons Clerk’s Office, not through the House of Commons. The government says it can’t meet the House’s deadline to bring in reforms to Canada’s federal election system, which […]
Le Devoir’s Buzzetti ‘loves’ pressing Cabinet ministers
Helene Buzzetti, Parliamentary reporter for Le Devoir, the Frenchlanguage newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and across Canada, says she considers herself an idealist, is a strong believer in the democratic process and is non-partisan, which she believes are just some keys to success as a political reporter on the Hill. Originally from […]
University of Quebec professor wants to bring in more creativity into the federal public service
Fostering creativity in the public service is important, says University of Quebec en Outaouais professor Larisa Shavinina. “Nothing is being done to develop the creative and innovative abilities of public servants,” said Prof. Shavinina, a professor in the Department of Administrative Sciences and founder of Innocrex, an organization specializing in developing creativity.”Employing creative people is […]
Critics say there’s a disconnect on government’s international aid
Plenty of critics and talk radio shows lined up to criticize the government’s initial reaction to the Pakistan earthquake last week, but more defended Canada’s response. The federal government fumbled the ball once again in its initial financial response to the Oct. 8 devastating earthquake in Pakistan that killed more than 30,000 and reacted similarly […]
Industry Canada’s Look at Automotive Industry: 2005
Canada has grown steadily into one of the largest automotive producers in the world. Our industry shipments have risen from $44.6-billion in vehicles and $17.4-billion in parts in 1994, to $72.4-billion in vehicles and $33.0-billion in parts in 2004. We have a proven, global reputation for innovation, research and development, expertise, quality and productivity. And […]
Access Copyright and more
Re: “Licensing will solve the schools’ copyright challenge,”(The Hill Times, Oct. 3). Christopher Moore accuses educators of “lobbying hard for a free ride on the backs of those who create and make learning material available.” Indeed it is not educators, but Canadian copyright collectives and Access Copyright itself who is guilty of this.To require schools, […]
Public Accounts Committee to compare Sponsorship Scandal witness testimonies
The integrity of evidence heard at the Public Accounts Committee’s probe into the Sponsorship Scandal prior to Justice John Gomery’s Commission is “exceptionally important,”says Liberal MP Mark Holland,which is why the committee will do a formal analysis of witnesses’ testimonies to see if there are any discrepancies between the one the witness gave to the […]
House Heritage Committee members vow to ask CBC management some tough questions on seven-week lockout
Liberal and opposition MPs say they all have some probing, difficult questions for the CBC’s top brass later on Oct. 27. Government and opposition MPs on the House Heritage Committee say they will ask the senior management of the CBC some tough questions on Oct. 27 when they appear before the committee about the way […]
Licensing internet is unworkable
Re: the opinion piece (The Hill Times, Oct. 3) by Christopher Moore says that the Council of Ministers of Education are “talking scary nonsense”when they say that internet use by students and teachers is illegal. He is right.The vast majority of internet use is covered by implied consent (how can somebody sue you for pressing […]
The week ahead in Parliament
Both the House and the Senate are on a break, but when the House returns, the following bills will be debated: * Second reading of Bill C-63, the Registration of Political Parties Bill * Report stage and third reading of Bill C-49, the Human Trafficking Bill *Second reading of Bill C-65, the Street Racing Bill […]
