Paul Martin, architect of social inequality? Yes, says MP Davies: liberalB.C. government will cut people off welfare on April 1, 2004
VANCOUVER EAST, B.C. — The same day Paul Martin became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the next Prime Minister, I held a townhall meeting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in my riding of Vancouver East to discuss the looming impacts of some very nasty welfare cuts in B.C. Paul Martin was very much […]
Black energized newspapers
TORONTO–“We are born brave, trusting and greedy,and most of us remain greedy.” Author Unknown And so it goes that media mogul Conrad Black, the controversial author of so many positive things for the Canadian media market, seems to have tripped over his own insatiable appetite for more cash. Pity. [Graph Not Transcribed] Black’s army of […]
TACTIX
TACTIX Government Consulting is pleased to announce that John Banigan has joined the firm as Vice President. John recently retired from the Government of Canada following a distinguished 30-year career, mainly with Industry Canada and its predecessor departments. As Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry (1995-2003), John led seven industry sector branches that addressed competitiveness issues and […]
Martin has the vision thing
For our first new leader in the 21st century we’ve got a banker who possesses the out-of-character qualities of “the vision thing,” and, even more surprisingly, of a heart. [Graph Not Transcribed] In his acceptance speech, Paul Martin said many of the things that freshly-minted leaders always say. He stuffed the words “new” and “different” […]
Alex Himelfarb handpicks new PSC president: Maria Barrados’ appointment pending review by Parliamentary committee in new year
Maria Barrados couldn’t have been happier with her job at the Auditor General’s Office. For nearly two decades, the veteran public servant was a key figure in the powerful office currently headed by the equally powerful Sheila Fraser. Her official title was assistant auditor general, and that made her part of the many high-profile investigations […]
Martin’s democratic reform team gets to work: ‘a lot of these things willbe implemented in the context of the new House’: Reg Alcock
Paul Martin’s transition team on democratic reform quietly met last Wednesday on the third floor of Centre Block with a renewed sense of purpose. Led by co-chairs Reg Alcock (Winnipeg South, Man.) and Roger Gallaway (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.), the dozen or so MPs involved in the discussions are about to be thrust into the spotlight after […]
Three Hill staffers plan to fight over Conservative Party nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean, ‘vulnerable’ Liberal riding
Three Hill staffers are planning to fight over the nomination for the proposed new Conservative Party in Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont., considered a highly vulnerable riding by small-c conservatives. The parties will find out if the new party will become a reality on Dec. 6. Alliance staffers Andy Gibbons, 25, a research assistant to Alliance MP […]
Speed up childcare funds, says HRDC Minister Stewart: HRDC minister says $935-million national childcare program needs ‘faster investment funding’
Human Resources Development Minister Jane Stewart wants to speed up the distribution of the new $935-million federal childcare fund set aside last February in the federal budget. The fund, to be spent over five years to reduce the burden of working parents with young children, has been criticized as being “backloaded” as only $25-million has […]
(Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA))
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) is pleased to announce the election of Al Snyder as its new president. Mr. Snyder is currently vice president of Transmission and Distribution at Manitoba Hydro. He takes over the helm of the national association representing Canada’s hydropower industry. A civil engineer and MBA in […]
Maher Arar case continues to puzzle, but answers are not in Washington, D.C., believe it or not
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Commenting on the Maher Arar case is like painting a moving train. Every day/week there are new revelations, often reversing the “facts” on which previous analysis was based. It is akin to the observation by SecDef Donald Rumsfeld that there are knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. Before we reach the end of the […]
