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, […]
How is Canada doing in a world driven by innovations? Canada lags behind several developed countries
Governments, academia and the private sector have made significant investments in innovation in recent years. As a result, Canada’s innovation performance is improving at a quick pace, and we enjoy the fastest rate of growth in some areas. However, a number of other countries moved earlier. Consequently, we lag behind many developed countries in terms […]
Grow up York University students
In searching through the national papers this morning, I have been unable to find one report of the disgusting incident that occurred at York University on March 5. This incident was caused by so called “pacifist” students attacking a group of students manning a table promoting the principles and policies of the Canadian Alliance. Is […]
Innovation for the environment: a trillion dollar market: We are entering an era where the most valuable natural resources are genetic
The economy’s dependence on the environment is so great that if the Government of Canada is going to produce a successful Innovation Strategy to secure the country’s economic future, the environment is going to have to be a big part of it. We all know Canada must innovate to improve productivity and prosper in a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moral case tilts against Bush
While in New York recently, I asked an exceptionally well-informed senior UN official his guess at what would happen to the U.S. resolution on Iraq at the Security Council. He replied confidently that the U.S. was virtually certain to win by at least the required minimum of nine votes out of the 15, quite possibly […]
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 […]
