“What must the next leader of the Tories do to turn the party’s fortunes around and get more seats in the next election?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Me giving advice to the Tories? Why in the name of all that’s holy would I do that – or, more to the point, why would they listen to me in the first place? “Alright, alright. Here’s five quick things they can do that might help (but I doubt it): “1. […]
Breaking Nunavut’s oil addiction: Environmental damage of fossil fuel use has a direct impact on Arctic ecosystem
IQALUIT, NUNVUT–The wise use of resources has long been a trademark of Inuit. Inuit hunters have always harvested animals in order to sustain their families. The meat is used for food, while by-products of the animals are used for clothing, tools, shelter, heat and light. The oil from marine mammals provided the precious fuel to […]
Let’s stop the fiction, GDP is not enough: Canada needs to adopt natural capital indicators to monitor the economy’s ecological foundations
Canada’s decision-makers have no way of measuring whether we have adequate ecological resources to maintain our current level of economic activity and prosperity into the future. Because we haven’t kept track of our ecological resources, we don’t know if we are running down our stocks of this “natural capital” to the detriment of future generations’ […]
MP Comuzzi claims Boudria blocked travel
The chair of the House of Commons Transport Committee says his own Government House Leader blocked the committee from doing a cross-Canada consultation on the National Transportation Agency Act and has interfered in the rights and privileges of the committee to do its work. Joe Comuzzi (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), chair of the House Transport […]
MPs’ and Senators’ Birthdays
*Liberal MP Claude Drouin, 47, May 26, 1956 *Tory Sen. Pat Carney, 68, May 26, 1935 *Liberal MP Brent St-Denis, 53, May 27, 1950 *Liberal MP Andrew Telegdi, 57, May 28, 1946 *Liberal Sen. Jack Wiebe, 67, May 31, 1936 *Liberal MP Claude Drouin, 47, May 26, 1956 *Tory Sen. Pat Carney, 68, May 26, […]
Caccia: ‘major’ shortcomings of Environmental Assessment Act: Bill C-9 still needs a compliance mechanism
PARLIAMENT HILL–I will put forward some of the major improvements that were made to Bill C-9 on [Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act]. I will also outline some of the major shortcomings. If time permits I will make brief comments on interventions made by my colleagues during the debate so far. The improvements are the following. It […]
Tory leadership convention on May 29 in Toronto
Former PM Brian Mulroney to address the Tory delegates at the convention on May 30 MONDAY, May 26 House Sitting–The House of Commons is back and will sit straight through until June 20. For more information on the House calendar, please call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. Senate Standing Committee on Official […]
Cities say government stalled on urban agenda: Some waiting for Martin to take over for action to start
When it comes to urban issues, Canada’s mayors are keeping a close eye on candidates in the Liberal leadership race. The annual meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which will be held in Winnipeg, Man., later this week, has long been a favourite speaking venue for Cabinet ministers and opposition politicians alike. Federal Cabinet […]
Shock, awe and clash
Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel. “Shock and awe,” this time of crude bombs strapped around the bodies of terrorists rather than of cruise missiles and precision-guided munitions, has now been turned on us. We ought to have expected it. Al Qaeda and the other Islamic extremist organizations have been severely damaged by the war on terrorism. […]
Whistleblowing to get statutory footing: ‘It moves us closer to a statement of protection for people who do legitimately raise issues’
The government’s two-year-old policy that’s given whistleblowers formal channels to expose wrongdoing within the public service is about to be finally enshrined into law, provided a key amendment added to the Liberals’ massive Public Service Bill gets the green light by the House of Commons. The move is expected to give legal protection to public […]
