House and Senate back in session this week
Let the games begin: parties to meet on Hill on Wednesday MONDAY, MARCH 17 House Sitting — The House is scheduled to return today after a two-week long break for the MPs. It will continue to sit weekdays until Friday, April 11. For more information, please call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952- […]
Prepare for heightened levels of rhetorical violence: Richard Perle savages writers who challenge the Bush administration on Iraq
OTTAWA–Utterly confused and burdened with, what is for me, an unprecedented degree of two-mindedness about the whole Iraq war matter, as an escape of sorts, my attention is turned instead to the form and dynamics of advocacy used by both sides. Actually, that should read “all sides.” Because no matter how hard most in the […]
Grit MP Mills’ billion-dollar solution
OTTAWA–The federal Liberal Party is “in the midst of a major crisis” because young people no longer care about the political process, says Liberal MP Dennis Mills who is proposing to fix the problem with an ambitious new national program that rewards students who get involved in politics by paying them government-funded credits. Mr. Mills […]
Drouin hires a new executive assistant
OTTAWA–Claude Drouin, Secretary of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has hired a new executive assistant for his ministerial political office. Pierre Lacoursiere started his new job as executive assistant last December, replacing Serge Gosselin. Prior to coming to the Hill, Mr. Lacoursiere, a native of Quebec, earned […]
Society must be protected
Those of us with more concern for the safety of society than the ability of individuals to satisfy their wants have two questions which must be definitely answered: can the ability of those driving vehicles be impaired by the use of marijuana; if so, is there a roadside administerable test the courts will accept as […]
Fostering a culture of excellence in Canada: Today, Canada becoming world-class place where research scientists want to be
It is well-known that there is a direct connection between better publicly-funded research and industrial growth in modern knowledge-based economies. History has demonstrated that successful knowledge economy clusters develop and are centered around universities that have the ability to provide outstanding opportunities for their researchers to perform at internationally competitive standards. These are the features […]
UN will survive current Iraqi crisis: Other than doomsday prophets, world leaders are keeping UN in perspective
OTTAWA –The United Nations will survive the current Iraqi crisis. This is a minor challenge compared to what the world body encountered during the protracted Cold War. U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair started the mantra that the UN will become irrelevant if it does not back an attack on Iraq. […]
This week
The House is back for a four-week stint before it breaks again on April 14. Two days have been set aside to complete debate on the budget, and two more on opposition days. The Alliance is tilting toward making the gun registry the subject of its opposition day, but has also expressed interest in debating […]
Former Hill staffer on Post’s list of 50 most influential women
The National Post recently published its list of 50 of the most powerful women in Canada, “The Powerful 50,” and the list included women from a variety of fields such as politics, academia, the civil service and included such powerful names as the Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin, prominent novelist and writer Margaret Atwood, […]
R&D and pharmaceuticals: shorten approval process: While the approval period is supposed to be 345 days, in fact, it is 714 days
The pharmaceutical industry is important for the Canadian economy as well for all Canadians. As the population ages, it is crucial that this industry grows to allow the discovery of new medications. We need specifically to shorten the approval process for drug registration so that these drugs can be marketed and made available to those […]
