Ralph Goodale’s budget 2005 in brief: Minority government’s first budget: a primer and some highlights
Economic developments and prospects: The Canadian economy grew at a pace in the first three quarters of 2004; Real gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 2.7 per cent in the first quarter before strengthening to 3.9 per cent in the second and 3.2 per cent in the third; Private sector forecasters expect growth to be 2.9 […]
House and Senate to get 10 per cent budget boost in spending
The federal government’s spending plans for the coming fiscal year of 2005-06, tabled by Treasury Board President Reg Alcock (Winnipeg South, Man.) on Friday, include a funding boost of about 10 per cent for each Chamber of Parliament. The government has put aside $383-million for the House of Commons (up from last year’s request of […]
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: Conference of Defence Associations seminar March 3: International Women’s Day May 8, celebrations at National Press Club
MONDAY, FEB. 28 Gomery Inquiry – The Gomery Inquiry, or officially, the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, headed by Mr. Justice John H. Gomery, will hold hearings in Montreal until May 6. For more information, call Francois Perreault at 613-992-1834. The Arar Inquiry – The Commission of Inquiry into the […]
ATAC Announces New VP Policy and Strategic Planning
Cliff Mackay, President and CEO of the Air Transport Association of Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Fred Gaspar as ATAC’s new VP Policy and Strategic Planning. Fred has an impressive background in government relations and policy analysis and will bring substantial value to ATAC’s members. Most recently, Fred served as Manager, […]
Canadian MPs head to Ireland to observe peace process: ‘We want to use our influence as legislators to encourage the peace process’: Jason Kenney
Seven Parliamentarians on the Canada- United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association will visit Northern Ireland and Ireland this week to monitor the Northern Ireland peace process which was dealt another blow last week after the Irish government, in a stunning move, publicly accused three of Sinn Fein’s top leaders, including Gerry Adams, of being members of the […]
RECENTLY RELEASED [Pierre] [Canadian energy policy and the struggle for sustainable development] [Ill-health Canada: Putting food and drug profits ahead of safety] [Churchill: The unexpected hero] [Continentalizing Canada: The politics and legacy of the Macdonald royal commission]
Pierre, edited by Nancy Southam, McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 408 pages, $37.99. From the inside jacket: “As Trudeau’s close friend, Nancy Southam has gathered more than 150 reminiscences and anecdotal narratives about him from all over the globe. Included in this astonishing collection are stories from people who worked for Trudeau in the PMO, longtime […]
BMO to move this June
The Bank of Montreal on the corner of Wellington and O’Connor streets just across from the West Block is moving a couple blocks away to Laurier Avenue West in June, after the Department of Public Works did not renew its lease a few years ago. Public Works informed BMO in 2002 it needed to vacate […]
Arthur Kroeger lauds new sponsorship-driven trend: Kroeger says scandal will force Cabinet ministers to keep hands out of administrative matters
The fallout from the sponsorship scandal is driving a laudable new trend in Canadian politics that’s forcing top politicians such as Cabinet ministers to reconsider their involvement in local administrative matters, says retired deputy minister Arthur Kroeger, one of the country’s most respected voices on government reform. Mr. Kroeger made the comments last week before […]
Correction [AG Fraser reports to Parliament, February 21, 2005]
There was a typo in last week’s editorial, “AG Fraser reports to Parliament,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 21). The following sentence should have read: The government has transferred more than $9-billion to various foundations “in advance of need” since 1997 “and $7.7-billion is still sitting in their bank accounts.” T
Proposed lobby regs create stir: ‘You can’t swing a cat without hitting a lobbyist’
Ottawa’s lobbyists will have to share more details of their past lives in government under proposed amendments to the Lobbyists Registration Act.The new LRA, which would also include measures to streamline the registration process for corporate lobbyists, will require former public office holders-turnedlobbyists to disclose any and all previous positions held within the federal government. […]
