Cabinet ministers walk tight-rope in leadership race, so far: Some don’t feel free to say where they stand with eight months to go
OTTAWA–Although most of Jean Chretien’s Cabinet is expected to support former finance minister Paul Martin in the Liberal leadership race, very few have been brave enough to declare their true colours this far in advance of the Prime Minister’s retirement next February. Which explains Environment Minister David Anderson’s tortured explanation to the Ottawa Citizen last […]
R&D and pharmaceuticals: shorten approval process: While the approval period is supposed to be 345 days, in fact, it is 714 days
The pharmaceutical industry is important for the Canadian economy as well for all Canadians. As the population ages, it is crucial that this industry grows to allow the discovery of new medications. We need specifically to shorten the approval process for drug registration so that these drugs can be marketed and made available to those […]
Parliament must vote on Iraq: MPs must rely on media reports or American TV programs to find out about Chretien
PARLIAMENT HILL–Prime Minister Jean Chretien has had a way over the last nine years of adopting policies of Brian Mulroney that the Liberals once opposed, like Free Trade. In this, he has helped, at least in some quarters, to redeem Mr. Mulroney’s image. What is less openly noted is the many other ways that Chretien […]
PM’s Election Campaign Finance Bill to move forward
OTTAWA–Claiming he feels confident Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s controversial Election Campaign Financing Bill has as many critics among the government’s backbenches as among those found on the opposition side, Alliance House Leader John Reynolds says his party will finally stop filibustering on it so that it can finally reach the committee stage where he expects […]
Health research: where health and innovation intersect: Happily, conventional boundaries are dissolving between disciplines
The August, 2002 editorial of the Harvard Business Review noted, “innovation is all about breaking down silos.” If Canada is to succeed in developing new ideas and technologies and harnessing them to create a new economy built on knowledge and innovation, we must bring together diverse sectors, people, institutions and ideas to drive innovation and […]
Americans would jump to Canada’s aid in a minute
Regarding last week’s letter-to-the-editor, “American won’t be summering in Canada,” (The Hill Times, March 10). At first, I wanted to write to protest the unfortunate and thoughtless comment made by Canadian Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish, but then I read the unfortunate and thoughtless comment made by a fellow American. Sadly, the same criticisms I have […]
Goodbye Girl, Grey to leave politics
Grey Power… In a sense, Deb Grey’s decision to quit politics at the next election is even more of an end of an era than the departure of Reform founder Preston Manning – at least as far as the Reform-Canadian Alliance’s history in Ottawa is concerned. It is hard to believe it was 14 years […]
Kenney’s outgoing EA
Mark Buzan, Alliance MP Jason Kenney’s longtime aide, recently left the Hill for a job at the Canadian Hydropower Association in Ottawa. Mr. Buzan started his new job on March 3 as public affairs coordinator for the Canadian Hydropower Association. A native of London, Ont., Mr. Buzan, 29, graduated with a BA in political science […]
Save the people, don’t kill them
The U.S. Pentagon has recently been quoted as saying that a war with Iraq will cost a minimum of $60-billion. I find it absolutely shocking that any country would spend this much invading a country and killing people! I suggest that instead of killing people, some of the world’s wealthier nations such as the United […]
Martin made right choice
Further to my letter-to-the-editor in last week’s issue of The Hill Times “Martin must make a choice,” (March 10). I now think Paul Martin has succeeded in developing a proper divestment plan for his Canada Steamship Lines. He gave the realization that the job of Prime Minister is unique, and that running Canada should be […]
