Canadian Democratic Audit useful, but not exhaustive
Based on claims made in your frontpage article “Democracy under the microscope,”(The Hill Times, March 14), readers may look to the Canadian Democratic Audit project for an audit of Canada’s democracy. If so, unfortunately they will be very disappointed. While the series of books produced by the project does cover many parts of Canada’s political […]
Tobacco, pills and other frills
What wonderful news it is to hear that our friendly neighbourhood pharmaceutical giants have come up with yet another way to quit smoking. These new drugs will either make our brain unresponsive to nicotine, make us immune to it or keep us so happy that we will forget all about it. While they are at […]
Canadian aerospace has a lot to offer
The United States unveiled a plan in September 2004 fostering international participation in the Missile Defence Program, which calls for “significant partner costsharing as well as new agreements.” The key element in this strategy is the Northrop-Grumman led Kenetic Energy Interceptor which is being developed with a rocket booster provided by the Raytheon Corporation.The U.S. […]
Conservative criticizes Boudria [I have always fought for agricultural interests in my riding and will continue to do so to the best of my ability, March 5, 2005]
Liberal MP Don Boudria insists that he has always stood up for farmers and for agriculture as a Member of Parliament: “I have always fought for agricultural interests in my riding and will continue to do so to the best of my ability.” (Ottawa Sun, March 5, 2005). However, Mr. Boudria’s record doesn’t live up […]
NAFTA question worth pursuing
A proposal giving the U.S. Department of Commerce everything it has been seeking but has been unable to win before WTO and NAFTA panels “could figure in discussions with the Americans as early as next week,” according to a recent newspaper report. All tribunals have found claims that Canadian forest management practices perceived by the […]
The Emperor has no clothes: And only Canada has the guts to say that missile defence is an ill-fitting suit
LONDON, ENGLAND – Hans Christian Andersen’s 19 th century fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes, is in need of updating for a contemporary audience. In our modern-day morality tale, the Ruler of a distant land (let’s call it the United States) is so enamoured of his righteousness that he has a different military weapon for […]
Law enforcement seriously broken
There are those (mostly Liberals and their supporters) who are still trying to convince us that the tragic deaths of four RCMP officers is proof that we need stronger gun control. The facts are that James Roszko was prohibited from owning firearms, that “it was well-known to police he had weapons hidden around the 200-hectare […]
Why Canada’s No. 12 on Transparency International: Still a state of denial that record alterations, political interference tools of the government
Back in the 1980s, I raised some eyebrows in Ottawa when I wrote about official government tampering with the public’s right to know.That kind of thing is supposed to only happen in totalitarian regimes.There was and still is a state of denial that record alterations, political interference and abusive use of secrecy are tools of […]
Emerson’s ardent desire to increase foreign ownership: Time to have a look at most recent numbers from Investment Canada Division of Industry
Given Industry Minister David Emerson’s ardent desire to encourage increased foreign ownership, and despite the fact that so much of our economy is already under foreign control, it’s time to have a look at the most recent numbers from the Investment Canada Division of Industry Canada. (You can view this information yourself by going to […]
Commons committees budget doubles, soars to $5-million
The Commons Board of Internal Economy quietly more than doubled the budget for House committee travel and witness expenses to $5-million earlier this month, in a move Liberal MPs say fulfills one of the key planks of Prime Minister Paul Martin’s promise to fix the democratic deficit. But opposition MPs said the boost is really […]
