Grits to debate Senate reform
The candidates vying for the Liberal leadership are gearing up to address Senate reform at the governing party’s caucus retreat next month. The three contenders – former finance minister Paul Martin (LaSalle-Emard, Que.), Deputy Prime Minister John Manley (Ottawa South, Ont.), and Heritage Minister Sheila Copps (Hamilton East, Ont.) – will each outline their plans […]
Nomination: l’Association miniere du Canada
Le president et chef de la direction de l’Association miniere du Canada (AMC), M. Gordon R. Peeling, est heureux d’annoncer, au nom du conseil d’administration, la nomination de Maggie Papoulias au poste de directrice des affaires gouvernementales. La nomination prend effet le 7 juillet 2003. Madame Papoulias apporte a l’AMC une riche experience du double […]
Large gaps in skilled labour, says HRDC Minister Stewart: ‘by 2011, immigration will account for all net labour force growth in Canada’: Jane Stewart
Canada’s Baby-Boomers are retiring and leaving behind large gaps in skilled-labour pools that urgently need to be filled, says Canada’s Human Resources Minister. “Employers — particularly small business — are continually reporting to us that the lack of skilled employees is one of their most significant problems,” said federal Human Resources Minister Jane Stewart (Brant, […]
Alliance and Tory merger all about trust
Regarding Tory MP Inky Mark’s “Canadians don’t trust Alliance: Mark,” (The Hill Times, June 23). Mr. Mark is correct, it is about trust. The question is, ‘Does anyone truly trust Inky’s recently-passed judgment on Stephen Harper?’ Mr. Mark was critical of Stephen Harper “jumping ship” after working for the PC Party and then choosing to […]
‘Langley, we’ve had a problem here’: There’s been a systemic error in the intelligence assessment of Iraq: David Jones
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Those with a sense of history may recall the Apollo 13 Space Mission to the moon where an incipient catastrophe on the spacecraft prompted the laconic comment “Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” In the end, while the world watched, a combination of brilliant extemporaneous engineering and good luck resulted in the survival of […]
Reynolds’ ludicrous assertion
Regarding Alliance House Leader John Reynolds’ letter-to-the-editor “Mr. Gwyn’s ludicrous assertion: Reynolds,” (The Hill Times, June 23). If the Alliance is serious about some form of cooperation with the Tories, John Reynolds has a funny way of being welcoming. His reassertions that the Alliance is ready to win all on its own combined with his […]
Media studies crucial
Regarding “Senate’s doing one of the most ambitious media studies in history,” (The Hill Times, June 30). I believe that the media studies research and especially getting its conclusions out to the largest possible audience is crucial to all of us. Personally, I have been especially distressed about The Independent in London’s policy to charge […]
Radwanski scandal could change way government works
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee’s recent scathing report that accuses former privacy commissioner George Radwanski of deliberately misleading Parliament by “falsifying” documents and “concealing” expense information could prompt significant policy reforms for all Officers of Parliament, say leading experts on government and Parliament. And Members of the House of Commons Government Operations and […]
First Nations Governance Act is dead: Chief Coon Come
It has been the subject of one of the longest and most fractious series of committee hearings in Canadian Parliamentary history, but as the spring session wound to a close in mid-June, the much-maligned First Nations Governance Act, which had been considered to be among the bills with the highest priority for pre-recess passage, found […]
Sir John Abbott was Canada’s third PM
Regarding “The ‘You’re a Great Canadian’ Canada Day Quiz 2003,” (The Hill Times, June 30). Just a quick remark, aside from really enjoying the quiz. I noticed a mistake in the answer to question #14. John Abbott was Canada’s third Prime Minister, after John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie, not the 2nd PM Just thought […]
