Taxing Internet will be a major challenge facing government [E-commerce policy briefing]
Stakes are high enough that we must be vigilant to ensure that the government gets it right in information age There is no doubt about it. Electronic commerce (e-commerce) will be one of the single most important factors in the domestic economy and international trade in the next few years. E-commerce offers many exciting opportunities […]
Manley says e-commerce must be taxed, expects US to follow [E-commerce policy briefing]
John Manley says government online has to be pursued ‘really aggressively because we’ve got to be the leader’ Industry Minister John Manley, a seasoned computer-user in his own right, is responsible for the government’s Electronic Commerce Bill C-6, which is considered to be the cornerstone of the government’s e-commerce strategy. He has some big plans […]
Question period: does your office use call display?
“The problem is, even using call display, the number is [sometimes] blocked or people will grossly misrepresent who they are. Unfortunately, it puts legitimate reporters at a disadvantage. Both my staff and myself are cautious of the fact there could be pranks. I have an excellent assistant, with 27 years of experience on the Hill, […]
Grit study wants more money in west [Prime Minister’s Task Force on the Western Provinces report]
The Prime Minister’s Task Force on the Western Provinces is advising the prime minister to start pouring more money into the West if it wants to build more than a foothold west of Ontario. Highways, farm assistance funds and a natural resources research fund were some of the program the task force recommended for more […]
Media, aided by politicians, overhype school shootings [Emery Collegiate Institute]
The Duchess of York, hardly one to lecture anybody about proper social behaviour, dropped by Toronto over the weekend just long enough to comment on the highly-publicized “high school shooting” in the northwest section of the city. The Duchess, secure in the reality that she knew next to nothing about the actual circumstances, nattered on […]
Prime minister chastises volatile Ontario Grit caucus
Prime Minister Jean Chretien lashed out at some of his own unruly MPs last week, blaming them for some of the negative media coverage his government is getting over the Human Resources Department’s billion-dollar job creation program. Government MPs have gone to the media, admitting that the potential political fall-out from allegations of mismanagement surrounding […]
Oh, oh, there’s a speed bump on the e-commerce autobahn
A lot of Internet players stood up and took notice as unknown hackers struck at many of the top e-commerce operations in the U.S. two weeks ago. If anything, it highlighted the vulnerability of e-commerce and affected Internet traffic to the targeted Web sites. Media Metrix is a U.S.-based company which monitors Internet usage in […]
Living in Quebec’s capital city: thanks but no thanks, says PQ
If you remember, a few weeks ago, there was a little controversy between Ottawa and Quebec about the words used to describe their capitals. The federal government was a little upset to see Quebec City describe itself as a national capital. In the eyes of Ottawa mandarins, there can be only one capital for the […]
Newfoundland’s Furey and Copps talked about hiring Hickey: Heritage department pays 80% of Hickey’s salary, provincial tourism department picks up the other 20%
Newfoundland Provincial tourism Minister Charles Furey and federal Heritage Minister Sheila Copps discussed hiring a prominent Liberal for a $50,000-per-year contract in the Newfoundland civil service before the position was funded or even created. Former Liberal MP Bonnie Hickey, a one-term MP for St. John’s East, Nfld., who ran unsuccessfully for the federal Liberal Party […]
Reform would carry status into Canadian Alliance merger
Reform Leader Preston Manning has said that he plans to spend the next month on the road, drumming up support for the nascent Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance Party. But chief CA strategist Rick Anderson said as far as Elections Canada is concerned, the whole process is nothing more than a name change for Reform. That’s […]
