Newspapers in midst of critical experimentation, innovation as digital news changes landscape
The Canadian newspaper business is in the midst of a critical time of experimentation and innovation to adapt to challenges sparked by an increasingly digital world, say industry players and observers. By the end of this era, there may no longer be a standard way of publishing a newspaper, and only the strongest players will […]
Labour, Education and Skills Training
National auto strategy ready in ‘next few months’
The Liberal government’s national policy on the automotive sector will be ready in the “next few months,” says new Industry Minister David Emerson. The new MP from British Columbia also said he plans to organize a fall meeting of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC), a relatively new group of car assemblers, parts manufacturers, and […]
Liberal Party auto policy plan is in neutral
The Liberals haven’t acted on an auto policy in the decade since the end of the Auto Pact. The end of the Auto Pact and signing of NAFTA created challenges for the auto industry the Liberals just didn’t anticipate or understand. Similarly, Kyoto presents new opportunities and challenges but with the right policies we can […]
It’s crunch time for Canada’s auto industry
The auto industry is one of the crown jewels of the Canadian economy. As a whole, this sector that is made up of the production of finished vehicles, parts and related services, is Canada’s biggest contributor to manufacturing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at approximately $7.5-billion. It is also our country’s largest manufacturing employer. More than […]
Justice system contributes to new confidence: Minister Cauchon
Recently, a reporter asked me a simple question: What was the most important issue that I had dealt with since I had the honour of becoming Justice Minister and Attorney-General in January of 2002. The answer is far from easy. I may be tempted to respond with the obvious. After all, the government’s decision to […]
Paul Martin, architect of social inequality? Yes, says MP Davies
VANCOUVER EAST, B.C.–The same day Paul Martin became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the next Prime Minister, I held a townhall meeting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in my riding of Vancouver East to discuss the looming impacts of some very nasty welfare cuts in B.C. Paul Martin was very much on our […]
Canadian taxpayers deserve fair and honest EI program
PORTAGE-LISGAR, MAN.–The new Liberal leader owes a lot to working Canadians; modest calculations put the bill up around $45-billion. As finance minister, Paul Martin kept EI premiums unnecessarily high and used the excess to create the false impression of balancing the books. In fact, 70 per cent of the so-called budgetary surplus in the past […]
Breaking ‘knowledge barrier’: the renewal of human sciences
When the first plane broke the sound barrier in 1947, scientists learned something surprising: the controls didn’t work as expected. Flying at the speed of sound required new understanding, a new approach to aerodynamic design and controls. Failure to adjust to the supersonic speed paradigm would lead to serious trouble, loss of control and potential […]
Social policy in the 21st Century
REGINA-LUMSDEN-LAKE CENTRE, SASK.–Governments must address at least two basic components. One is fiscal and the other is social. The challenge is to balance these two competing components. In this regard, the fiscal responsibilities must not be so conservative as to fail to address the social needs of our families and our communities nor should the […]
