Martin tries to be all things to all people
Paul Martin wants the title but not the job. The Prime Minister’s position would be a symbolic one under Paul Martin akin to the monarchy and the role of the Queen. Being the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada requires that the person lead. A leader must be able to listen, and mediate but […]
‘I don’t want to be anybody’s hero’: Three-term Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish pushes highly-dramatic vote in House
It was sex, in a manner of speaking, that got Mississauga Centre Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish started in politics. Two weeks ago, the three-term MP set off a rip-roaring controversy that resulted in the biggest parliamentary embarrassment to Jean Chretien from his own benches in nine years, with serious Liberal leadership implications. Ms. Parrish did […]
Human health needs to be more important than commerce
Just because a practice is legal doesn’t mean it’s the moral thing to do, says Tory Health critic Andre Bachard The first thing law students are taught is that “legal” and “moral” are not synonymous. The second is that by looking at any country’s criminal code, it is possible to determine what the values of […]
Nobody can argue for ignorance, says Canadian Institutes for Health Research president Bernstein
With a large number of people in official Ottawa still buzzing about Dr. Alan Bernstein’s interesting and thought-provoking defence of biotechnology in our last policy briefing, The Hill Times is fortunate enough to have his views once again, this time on the state of health research. Dr. Bernstein, who is the president of the Canadian […]
Research is nice but health under assault from other fronts: high tax structure an impediment for private health companies to invest in their own research: Martin
Never before have there been so many assaults on our most cherished social program, health care. In the spectrum of health issues, one of the brightest spots that holds untapped potential is the area of medical research, one of the bleakest is our medical manpower crisis. In the last two years we have seen an […]
Investment in research shows Grits ahead of public opinion
It was over three years ago at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Medical Association in Victoria when I really became worried that our “healing” profession had lost its way. There was actually a resolution on the floor of the Council that suggested that all new health care dollars would go to acute care. […]
House debating idea of Internet at every desk in Commons
Strahl worried MPs on House duty will pay even less attention to debates if they can surf the net Liberal MP Reg Alcock considers himself ‘wired.’ Like many other Canadians, he has a laptop computer and the ability to navigate the vast ocean of information available online through the Internet. But when he steps into […]
Big surprise, Landry’s offended by Summit of Americas snub: no goodbye party for outgoing premier Bouchard, who might find home with big Montreal law firm
If anyone is surprised to see the PQ government whine about being treated unfairly as we approach the big Quebec City Summit, then surely they must be from a foreign country. The summit offers such a juicy occasion for the sovereigntists to quarrel with Ottawa that no one who has ever read anything about Canadian […]
Secretive selection process of new auditor general all wrong: Treasury Board shouldn’t have all the power in deciding who will be bugging them for the next 10 years
Canada’s chief government critic, the Auditor General, is chosen every 10 years by the Governor in Council – quietly, without much public oversight, and on the advice of a selection committee of top government insiders. Parliament currently has no control whatsoever on the Auditor General’s selection, and will not unless the Auditor General Act is […]
Dalton McGuinty should build next election platform on youth, education
The easiest and most expedient way for an opposition party to come to power is essentially by default. If the government self-destructs and there is only one viable alternative, then avoiding any major campaign setbacks is often the only real prerequisite to electoral success. The federal Liberals, for example, swept to office in 1993 mostly […]
