Inuit perspectives on Canada’s Kyoto commitment: Inuit are deeply committed to help slow, and eventually put a halt to dangerously early melting of ice
OTTAWA, ONT. – Canadians now have a “Plan for Honouring Our Kyoto Commitment,” though it isn’t so much a plan as it is a plan to develop a plan, after widespread national consultation. For the Inuit of Canada, in whatever form we examine it, it’s a disappointment. We’ve all seen the Prime Minister’s rallying call […]
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: Roche to discuss future of nuclear weapons April 27: Leadership lessons of secretaries to Cabinet, sponsored by IPAC, to take place on April 26
MONDAY, APRIL 25 Political Sizzle-The Economic Club of Toronto is hosting “The Political Sizzle, An Examination of Canadian Politics Featuring Politicians, Pollsters, Journalists, Pundits and More.”Session 2: Liberal Party Leaders of Tomorrow. Liberal MPs Pablo Rodriguez, Ruby Dhalla, Michael Savage on April 25 at 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 145 Richmond […]
Ministerial political staffers ‘worry about their future’: Should Liberals lose next election, more than 300 ministerial political aides will lose their jobs
Dwindling Liberal fortunes in public opinion polls and the prospect of a snap election on June 27 is forcing ministerial political staffers to “worry about their future,”say political aides to Cabinet ministers. “Staffers are wondering what’s going on? What are they going to do if an election is called next month? Polls are not showing […]
Gomery Inquiry effects to create ‘crisis of public trust’: ‘It’s about accountability, about changing the institutional arrangements, it’s got to be earned’: Boyer
The long-term effects of the corruption revealed in the federal government during the Gomery Inquiry “will create a crisis of public trust between citizens and the government,”say some experts. Patrick Boyer, a former Progressive Conservative MP in the Brian Mulroney government from 1984 to 1993 and who represented Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ont., told The Hill Times that […]
Expect dirty, mud-slinging spring election: Conservatives determining how ‘entrenched’ support is
The next election will be a mud-slinging, dirty, rabble-rousing campaign, not seen in years, say insiders, and despite some hubris, federal parties aren’t really ready for next month’s likely election, and are furiously polling and conducting focus groups, say insiders. “If there’s a paucity of anything in this campaign, it’s going to be ideas,” said […]
ANNOUNCEMENT [Ivan G Whitehall]
Ivan G. Whitehall, Q.C. Heenan Blaikie LLP is pleased to announce that Ivan G. Whitehall has joined the Ottawa office of the firm, where his exceptional experience blends in beautifully with the strength of our Litigation Group. Mr. Whitehall was the Chief General Counsel of the Canadian Department of Justice from 1989 to 2003. He […]
Liberals unfreeze nominations, poised for election call: ‘We’ve informed our campaign chairs that they should start nominations this week’: Steven MacKinnon
Federal Liberals lifted the freeze on nomination meetings in unheld ridings last week. Nomination contests will start across the country as early as this week, says Steven MacKinnon, national director of the Liberal Party. “We have informed our campaign chairs in the provinces that they can and should start nomination [meetings] this week,” Mr. MacKinnon […]
Autism funding problems: families
I wanted to thank The Hill Times for publishing the articles and letters about autism and the difficulties that families face in accessing funding and services. When my son was diagnosed in late 1998 we were not even afforded the luxury of being told what treatment options there were available for children with autism, apart […]
The Spin Doctors: “What’s your party’s campaign slogan for a spring election?”
“Of course, that is a highly confidential secret and if I told you, I would have to kill you all. But I would be able to share with you some of the slogans that didn’t quite pass muster when we focus-tested them. In no particular order: ” ‘Give the poor bugger another chance.’ ” ‘Stephen, […]
Renovating our own Peace Tower: Resetting the time on the clock to 2 p.m., Members’ Statements
A Canadian icon, the Peace Tower, was completed in 1922, after it was destroyed in the infamous fire in Centre Block in 1916. In 1996, it was restored. For The Hill Times, the stylized Peace Tower has been a part of our logo, beginning with the very first issue on Oct. 5,1989. It has also […]
