Life on the Back Page…
First, so it’s official, a week after quitting as the National Post’s Ottawa columnist, Paul Wells was trotted out by Maclean’s magazine last week as its new back page columnist (the weekly spot once owned by Allan Fotheringham.) P.W.’s first offering will be in next week’s edition of the mag, which hits the newsstands Monday. […]
Parliament’s committees badly need reform: MPs: Jim Mitchell says committees need more money, more presence, expertise
OTTAWA–Parliament’s committee structure and the culture that gives life to these all-party mechanisms for fine-tuning legislation and keeping an eye on government spending is all but broken down, several former and current veteran MPs said at a special meeting on Parliamentary reform last Wednesday evening. The MPs who spoke out at the poorly-attended session organized […]
Comartin exaggerates nuclear facts
NDP MP Joe Comartin’s editorial piece (The Hill Times, May 5, 2003 “Time for Nuclear Debate”) contains exaggerations and errors regarding the Canadian nuclear industry’s safety record and its contribution to Canada as a clean and safe energy source. The Canadian nuclear industry is proud of the fact that nuclear power will help Canada to […]
Bank of Canada completes shakeup of senior ranks: Fills vacancy left by retirement of ‘Chuck’ Freedman after 30 years at Crown corp
OTTAWA–The Bank of Canada completed a minor shakeup of its senior ranks last month, one caused by the promotion and upcoming retirement of two of its most senior and well-regarded employees. Paul Jenkins was made the bank’s senior deputy governor for a seven-year term on April 9, replacing the recentlydeparted Malcolm Knight who is now […]
The Hill Times Third Annual Terrific Twenty-five Staffers
[Graphs not transcribed] 1. Colin McSweeney East Ontario Outreach Coordinator, Opposition Leader’s Office 54 2. Eddie Goldenberg Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office 33 3. Bruce Hartley Executive Assistant, Prime Minister’s Office 23 4. Jim Munson Director of Communications, Prime Minister’s Office 21 5. Richard Wackid Chief of Staff, Government Whip’s Office 21 6. Tony […]
SARS: Or what you don’t know can hurt you: Health research is truly the light that is leading us out of the darkness
OTTAWA–The recent global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) provides a number of important lessons for Canada. First, we have an incredibly dedicated clinical and public health community who have literally put their lives at risk to help contain this new infectious and very serious disease. And second, Canada’s health research community ranks amongst […]
One out of two ain’t bad…
Well, not when it comes to rumours. The hot talk over in the National Press Club, meanwhile, last week had Globe and Mail bureau chief Shawn McCarthy heading off to Washington, D.C., as the paper’s new correspondent in Power Town. He was supposed to be replacing Paul Koring, who was said to be leaving D.C., […]
Terrific Twenty-Five staffers
Political staffers don’t often get publicly recognized for their talent. Just ask any one who toils behind the scenes or who works for a prima donna Cabinet minister, or an MP or Senator with a double personality. But if the boss is top drawer, the staffer will be too. There are stars in the political […]
Tories and elephants — neither forget…
New Brunswick Tory MP Elsie Wayne, who with Jean Charest kept her party alive in the Commons after the Great Conservative Wipeout of ’93, was quick to point out last week what many may not recall – or are too young to remember. Responding to the Canadian Alliance white paper on defence policy – and […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Liberal Sen. George Furey, 55, May 12, 1948 *NDP MP Yvon Godin, 48, May 12, 1955 *Liberal Sen. Bill Rompkey, 67, May 13, 1936 *Bloc MP Real Menard, 41, May 13, 1962 *Bloc MP Antoine Dube, 56, May 15, 1947 *Liberal Sen. Vivienne Poy, 62, May 15, 1941 *Liberal MP Diane St-Jacques, 50, May 16, […]
