One small step for Nunavut
After years of chronic underfunding in Nunavut’s infrastructural and social programs, the Canadian government has been making strides to provide Nunavummiut with the means necessary to support territorial development. Funding allocated in the 2017 is a step in the right direction, and will begin to address some vital areas that are in desperate need of […]
Northern projects waiting on the feds
On Feb. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told hundreds of people attending a town hall in Yellowknife that “[The federal government has]…closed one door of potential economic opportunity. We need to work together to ensure that we are opening many more doors of economic opportunity.” That statement was in reply to a question about how […]
Territorial Development
Federal NDP, Greens buoyed by B.C. election results, Liberals stay diplomatic
Federal New Democrats and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May say the gains their provincial cousins made in Tuesday’s election in British Columbia show that the majority there want change that doesn’t align with either the federal or provincial Liberals’ policies. The close election results mean which party or parties will form government in Canada’s third most populous […]
Provincial Liberals have a leader that suits Ontario
Re: “Ontario premier’s resignation not only option,” (The Hill Times, May 1, p. 22). I’ve got a seven-year history of election campaign volunteer canvassing provincially for Dalton McGuinty, John Fraser, Nathalie Des Rosiers, as well as federally for Mauril Bélanger and Mona Fortier. I think the provincial Liberals have a leader that suits Ontario. A […]
‘It’s kind of surreal,’ Gatineau MP MacKinnon says ‘people are petrified’ in his flooded riding
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon spent the weekend in hip waders filling sandbags and helping out his Gatineau, Que., constituents who have been affected by some of the worst flooding in decades. “When you’re a Member of Parliament, you live with the same pit in your stomach of those people in your riding who are the most […]
The Great Thaw: our melting Arctic must be monitored, and Canada should lead the way
Imagine autumn in the Gatineau’s without trees, or the Rideau River without water. Now imagine the Arctic without ice. All unimaginable images, yet despite our proud ‘Great White North’ designation, the problem in grasping the magnitude of an ice-free Arctic is that it seems so far from our daily lives. In fact, most of Canada’s […]
Liberal MPs push for pharmacare, while Health minister says drug costs must first be controlled
Liberal MP John Oliver hopes that one of the goals behind his decision to enter politics—establishing a national pharmacare program—will become reality before the next federal election. Mr. Oliver, who previously served as assistant deputy minister in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and as president and CEO of Halton Healthcare Services, which […]
Christy Clark could make history (again) with a B.C. election win
If Christy Clark wins the British Columbia election on May 9, she will be the first woman premier to win two general provincial elections. Even though Canada has had several female premiers, and one female prime minister, none have been elected twice. The first woman to become premier was Rita Johnston, who won the leadership […]
Cut methane emissions now to fight climate change
Methane emissions largely from liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fracking are at least 2.5 times higher than the government estimates, meaning that the LNG/fracking industry is much dirtier than we have been told. Indeed, the oil and gas sector, which includes LNG and fracking, could be the largest source of climate pollution in British Columbia. […]
