This week
The House is back for a four-week stint before it breaks again on April 14. Two days have been set aside to complete debate on the budget, and two more on opposition days. The Alliance is tilting toward making the gun registry the subject of its opposition day, but has also expressed interest in debating […]
Former Hill staffer on Post’s list of 50 most influential women
The National Post recently published its list of 50 of the most powerful women in Canada, “The Powerful 50,” and the list included women from a variety of fields such as politics, academia, the civil service and included such powerful names as the Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin, prominent novelist and writer Margaret Atwood, […]
Creating an innovative economy, culture of learning
The high quality of life Canadians have earned and enjoy is rightly recognized as among the best in the world. Yet, we, as a nation, must also recognize that our quality of life hinges on the skills and knowledge of each and every Canadian. The Government of Canada has long realized the importance of investing […]
Federal government trying to reverse trend, wants best and brightest to stay here: Rey Pagtakhan
This past year has given me the distinct privilege to meet some of our best and brightest scholars, researchers, and scientists throughout the country. Everywhere I travel, I am constantly reminded of how vastly different the state of innovation, research and development is now from slightly over a decade ago. We were losing many of […]
UN will survive current Iraqi crisis: Other than doomsday prophets, world leaders are keeping UN in perspective
OTTAWA –The United Nations will survive the current Iraqi crisis. This is a minor challenge compared to what the world body encountered during the protracted Cold War. U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair started the mantra that the UN will become irrelevant if it does not back an attack on Iraq. […]
Lack of leadership defines government’s online: strategy: Newly-released report portrays anxious community of high-tech workers
OTTAWA–Some of the federal public servants responsible for driving the Liberals’ ambitious e-government strategy have sent a clear message to the government that the bureaucracy lacks the leadership, qualified help, and funding to get the job done, a newly-obtained document reveals. The lengthy report, drawing on feedback gathered from officials in 12 major departments, is […]
Poverty in our backyard
In the headlong rush toward war in Iraq, let’s not forget our own backyard. Pikangikum is an isolated reserve north of Kenora, Ont. Tragically, it is known to have the highest suicide rate in the world. Over 2,000 people live on this reserve, half of whom are under the age of 25. Ninety-five per cent […]
‘Bastards’ controversy continues
Francoise Ducros and Carolyn Parrish have simply confirmed one of Canada’s dirty little secrets. A number of Canadian politicians clearly despise our American neighbors, particularly if they happen to be Republicans. The stream of invectives clearly establishes the incidence of anti-American prejudices that pollutes the ranks of the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean Chretien tends […]
Starting Sunday – The Trueman Show…
Okay, so that’s not its real name, but Global Television has brought alumni Anne Trueman back to its Ottawa bureau to produce the latest entry into Canada’s Sunday morning lineup of political television shows. The half-hour program, called Ottawa Inside Out will feature regular talking heads Bob Fife and Anne Dawson from the National Post, […]
Rock: Canada needs better ‘culture of commercialization’: Investors and researchers must work closer together, says Industry Minister Allan Rock
OTTAWA–Industry Minister Allan Rock, who is the lead minister of the government’s multi-billion dollar Innovation Strategy, says the country’s top thinkers and investors must learn to work better together if Canada is to thrive in today’s global economy. In a lengthy interview on the government’s innovation agenda, which is intended to make Canada one of […]
