Political corruption and expensive election campaigns: If it wasn’t on the books, how much was on the books for all political parties’ election campaigns?
TORONTO, ONT. – Corruption: dishonest exploitation of power for personal gain.This is the traditional explanation found in every dictionary under the dreaded ‘c’ word. In less noble terms, corruption means stealing public money and putting it in your own pocket. This was true up until 20 to 25 years ago. But now things have changed. […]
Martin’s bigger Cabinet adds millions to PCO: PCO already $8-million over planned budget for 2005-06, budget already at $149-million
Kathy O’Hara, the federal government’s top mandarin on government machinery, says the sweeping changes Prime Minister Paul Martin made to his Cabinet upon taking office has had a “huge impact” on the Privy Council Office which has added millions of dollars in new program expenses. Ms. O’Hara said the many new Cabinet committees and new […]
Increase money for malaria
Malaria has been one of the world’s deadliest diseases. My dad is a doctor and I learned from him that around three million people die from malaria every year.There are almost five billion cases of malaria each year because people get it over and over again. The president of the World Bank committed to give […]
Liberals to release foreign policy review, after many delays
The Liberal government’s highly-anticipated and much-delayed foreign policy review will finally be released on April 19 in Ottawa, following a major political speech by the Prime Minister, says Liberal MP Bernard Patry, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Liberal government had been struggling to craft the document for 16 months. Billed as the […]
Buzz on proroguing Parliament is fun: But latest rumour doesn’t hold much water as election fever spreads
So here’s the scoop… We have the opposition parties, who share only slightly less enmity toward each other as toward the Liberals, forced to work together if they want to have a spring election. Only the Bloc seems certain to win a big victory, though the NDP are suddenly feeling lucky after a big jump […]
Sen. Austin hires Scandiffio as new director of communications: Michael Mercer, son of Sen. Terry Mercer, joins Lynn Myers office as executive assistant
Jack Austin,leader of the government in Senate, and also one of two powerful political ministers for British Columbia, has hired a new director of communications. Mike Scandiffio,who most recently worked as director of communications for Veterans Affairs Minister Albina Guarnieri, started his new job as director of communications to Sen. Austin (Vancouver S., B.C.) two […]
Gomery breathes new life into Quebec sovereignty: If the Liberal Party did not exist, Quebec sovereignty movement might have to invent it
With the sponsorship scandal, the federal Liberals have given the cause of Quebec sovereignty the breath of life for the third time in little more than two decades. It first happened under Pierre Trudeau, when the Constitution was patriated against the will of the Quebec National Assembly. Then Trudeau and Jean Chretien led the fight […]
Lobbyists: it’s not business as usual now
Election fever may be running rampant through the corridors of Parliament Hill, but Ottawa lobbyists aren’t ready to push the panic button just yet. It isn’t that they’re unprepared for the prospect of a spring vote – in fact, according to Capital Hill partner Herb Metcalfe, reading the electoral tea leaves has always been a […]
Why erase an ugly truth to replace it with a cheerful lie? The Order is tarnished, of course – permanently, whether Ahenakew is acquitted or not
They are twins, like Jekyll and Hyde, in perennial conflict. One is The Official Version, the other is truth. Truth is weaker. Venality is in us; that was the point of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel.Yet when the truth is awkward, our first impulse is to erase it from the records. Media are reaching for the […]
Canada at a crossroads as a world leader in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical innovation, says RX&D president Williams
Canada is at a crossroads in terms of establishing its position as a leader in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical innovation. The federal government has recognized that Canada must be innovative if we are to be competitive internationally. In this regard, it has set an objective of making Canada one of the top five countries in the […]
