‘We will help ensure environmentally friendly, energy efficient, innovative and economically stimulating development’: Scott
History has proven that a country’s ability to innovate directly affects its economic success. Innovation makes businesses more competitive, provides consumers with choices, and provides individuals with new learning opportunities, higher incomes and better jobs. Another cornerstone to our success is our communities — their people, their public infrastructure, housing and land use. Communities are […]
Martin government to make Bill C-13 a priority: Pettigrew
The new Paul Martin government will move ahead with the Liberals’ controversial bill that outlaws human cloning but allows stem cell research on embryos, confirmed new Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew. The legislation, introduced by the previous government under former prime minister Jean Chrétien, died on the Order Paper last fall but Mr. Pettigrew (Papineau-Saint-Denis, Que.) […]
Health Canada: getting out of the business of health protection?
As a member of the House of Commons Health Committee, I have often marvelled at the sheer weight of lobbying and political influence that gets mounted by very powerful interests in the healthcare industry. There is simply no equal to the pharmaceutical industry in the scope of its activity and the depth of its pockets […]
CIHR: Positioning Canada as a country of excellence in health research and innovation, the only way to go
In the 21st century, health research and innovation will be central to Canada’s future. Harnessing our investments in health research are key to improving the health of our citizens, building sustainable, evidence-based, leading edge health care and public health systems, and developing the transformative new technologies of tomorrow. It was with this vision that CIHR […]
Martin’s new Cabinet ministers and the diversity agenda
The number of visible minorities in Canada is likely to hit four-and-a-half million in 2004, up from the four million mark at the 2001 census. That is well above the combined population of the four Atlantic provinces or of Alberta and Saskatchewan combined. The percentage of Canadians with a minority ethnic origin, which includes non-whites […]
Public Health Agency exists in ‘virtual form’ for now: Bennett
Canada’s new Public Health Agency will only exist in a “virtual way” for the foreseeable future, says Carolyn Bennett, the new Minister of State for Public Health. Ms. Bennett (St. Paul’s, Ont.), who admitted that much ground work remains to be done before the agency is created, also said the government can not afford the […]
Health priorities must not take second place to Martin’s election
A Throne Speech and new Parliamentary session should bring a clear focus to the priorities of the nation. But what, if anything, will the tired Paul Martin Liberals deliver when it comes to health care, which continues to rank as the No. 1 concern of Canadians? As noted in a previous column in these pages, […]
The lost decade: Paul Martin’s record on the environment
Prime Minister Paul Martin, who is proudly trying to present to Canadians a “new agenda of change and achievement,” seems to be suffering from an acute case of selective amnesia. Although he presents his government as new, his environmental agenda and achievements are old and tired. If actions speak louder than words, Paul Martin’s actions […]
Kyoto Protocol is dead in 2004: Conservative MP Bob Mills
Anyone who thinks the Kyoto Accord still matters in 2004 is dreaming. The treaty is dying before our eyes, which is exactly the fate it deserves. And no matter what he says, Paul Martin knows it too. Not convinced? Consider some of the recent Kyoto news. The European Union, Kyoto’s biggest supporter, admitted in December […]
New government should pull fiscal levers to safeguard Canada’s natural capital, the foundation of our prosperity: NRTEE
New Prime Minister, new Cabinet, new priorities — this is an excellent opportunity to finally recognize that the environment — our natural capital — should be nurtured in the coming federal budget as surely as we use the annual financial plan to strengthen the other pillars of our economy. Natural capital consists of the environmental […]
