Opposition parties want government support on Halifax superport
It could be the Atlantic hub for North America, employing thousands of workers and creating unlimited spin-off jobs, while injecting an estimated $456-million annually into the provincial economy. But unless the federal government commits itself to the project immediately, all hopes of turning Halifax into a ‘Superport’ could dissipate, NDP Leader Alexa McDonough (Halifax, N.S.) […]
Collenette says billions needed for highways [$14b-$16b on highway infrastructure in the next 20 years]
As Transport Minister David Collenette leads his department into the new millennium, he faces the demand familiar to most of cabinet ministers, the demand for money. In the case of Mr. Collenette (Don Valley East, Ont.), the two most high-profile bids $50-million for upgrades to the Port of Halifax which is a front-runner in the […]
Canadian industry leaders have US transport envy
To many in the industry, transport issues are like cars: they are seldom appreciated and only recognized when they need to be repaired. Then costs become the deciding factor. This applies to Canada’s Transportation Department. Here, transportation experts are faced with several challenges unique only to the Canadian landscape: A cooler climate, (making summertime road […]
United Alternative will only strengthen federal Liberals
If a merger of two major banks is good for banking, and a merger of the Conservative and Reform parties is good for conservatism, why wouldn’t a merger of The Globe and Mail and the National Post be good for journalism? Some people think UA stands for United Alternative: others say it means United Alberta. […]
Political pressure mounts on Scott to resign from federal cabinet
The political pressure is expected to mount today against embattled Solicitor General Andy Scott to resign from the federal cabinet as he returns to Parliament Hill since he disappeared from the capital city last week. There s speculation that Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who has so far stood by his beleaguered rookie cabinet minister, will […]
Residences budget to double in 1999: budget doubles from $1m to $2.1m for 1998 and to rise again
Spending on the six official residences has doubled over the past year and the budgets to renovate and maintain the homes of the country’s political leaders will continue to rise for another year, according to National Capital Commission long-range figures. From 1993 to 1996, the NCC had budgeted between $1-million and $1.4-million on the official […]
McGuinty fights “Dalton who” image problem: Marzolini says attack ad campaign will only raise McGuinty’s profile
The Ontario Conservative government’s attack ads launched against Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty two weeks ago have raised two questions: is the political arena becoming more trivialized than it is already now? Will it work? The unprecedented attack ads criticize Mr. McGuinty’s statements on health care, on closing hospitals and on increasing care in community and […]
NDP staffers leave building [Wellington Building]
NDP political staffers in the Wellington Building walked out of their offices last week after they learned there was asbestos-traced dust on bookshelves in an NDP MP’s office by health officials. Last Thursday, 23 NDP staffers from the second floor of the Wellington Building left their offices and have been working out of other NDP […]
CBC TV The National’s Terry Milewski the self-made martyr
As somebody who has quarreled publicly with his employer on several occasions — and been fired in the process more than once — it strikes me that those people wanting to lionize CBC television reporter Terry Milewski are missing a key point. Milewski, of course, was first taken off the APEC story and then suspended […]
Nunziata eyes United Alternative
Independent Ontario MP John Nunziata, who was booted out of the federal Liberal caucus in the last Parliament and got re-elected as the only Independent MP in the House, is considering joining the so-called United Alternative. Mr. Nunziata told The Hill Times that he was approached by senior Reform Party strategist Rick Anderson some time […]
