House budget surpasses $274m mark, up by $26m
The House of Commons budget has risen by 10 per cent or almost $26-million this year. House officials say the increase is due to the pressing needs caused by fiscal restraints in past budgets and the financial demands of a new Parliament. That brings the House Main Estimates for 2001-2002 in at $274,926,833. “It’s a […]
Parliament is in a crisis, it’s out of touch [Shawinigangate]
Our Parliament, not to put too fine a point on it, is in crisis. The problem is not specifically the Auberge Grand-Mere affair, which has become a distraction largely because nobody — not the government, and not the opposition — has anything particularly useful to say or do about anything else. The real issue is […]
“Ottawa has gone crazy!” says Grafftey: Heward Grafftey blames Tory “militants” efforts to “even the score”
[Graph Not Transcribed] Former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Heward Grafftey has come out publicly to voice his support for Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s integrity and blames ‘militants’ within his party for using the Shawinigan scandal to “even the score” for what the Liberal Rat Pack did to former party leader Brian Mulroney during his time […]
Shawinigate? It does make a difference to know if PM is honest
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] To hear The Toronto Star tell it, “there is not a shred of proof” that Prime Minister Jean Chretien benefited personally from the $615,000 loan to his pal Yvon Duhaime from the Business Development Bank. Indeed, in its Tuesday editorial, Canada’s largest newspaper — and most consistent Liberal apologist […]
What happened to those Liberal “stars”?
[Graph Not Transcribed] They were described as political “stars,” but don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard too much about them since last November. Four Liberals who were touted as potential cabinet ministers by the media during the last election says they are enjoying life on the backbenches. In fact, it seems more and more […]
Fontana says immigration bill not good enough: House Immigration Committee chairman warns own minister
[Graph Not Transcribed] Liberal MP Joe Fontana says the new immigration bill needs some work and is warning his own government not to jeopardize “a fantastic asset for this country.” Mr. Fontana (London North Centre, Ont.), chair of the Commons Immigration Committee and the former chair of the National Grit Caucus, said he thinks the […]
We’re all for “public interest,” but what the heck does it mean?
[Graph Not Transcribed] One of the most ubiquitous concepts in government and public-policy advocacy is “the public interest.” Everyone cites it, at one time or another. Most everyone embraces the ideal it represents. Policy-makers consider its protection as their ultimate objective. Lobbyists, across the political spectrum, sprain their brains trying to craft arguments using it. […]
PM running “elected dictatorship,” says Gordon Robertson
The federal government has become an “elected dictatorship” and may even be in violation of the Constitution, says former PCO Clerk Gordon Robertson. The retired civil servant based his criticism on the fact that there is a lack of checks and balances on the government’s decision-making process and on the increasing concentration of power in […]
[Canadian Assn of University Schools of Nursing/Assn canadienne des ecoles universitaires de nursing]
Canadians Need an Adequate Supply of Knowledgeable Nurses Who Provide High – Quality Nursing Services Canadian nursing education faces a number of challenges if it is to meet the nation’s current and future requirements for adequate numbers of well-qualified registered nurses. Of critical importance is the establishment of a national strategy which requires all levels […]
Canadian Alliance drags in Ontario: CA strategist John Capobianco says there’s no feuds in Ontario
Alliance supporters believe the most recent public opinion polls are starting to prove that the bickering within the party’s all-important Ontario organization may jeopardize the national aspirations of party leader Stockwell Day. “The reality is that Canadian Alliance has more support in Ontario than the Conservatives who have more candidates than voters, yet, we have […]
