Questions swirl around CPAC licence
OTTAWA–The federal Cabinet is poised to debate this week whether to overturn a recent licence renewal granted to CPAC — Canada’s Political Channel — in the face of intense lobbying from backbench Liberals who claim the broadcast regulator has given an unfair advantage to the Parliamentary affairs channel. Last November, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications […]
Rock on a roll again…
Rock on a roll again… Glad to see Industry Minister Allan Rock is throwing himself into his work now that he’s out of the leadership race. That’s not to suggest he was neglecting his duties before, but it must be easier to focus without the immense distractions and demands on time that a leadership campaign […]
House standing committees run out of money, again: ‘House leaders and whips play games,’ says Grit MP Walt Lastewka
OTTAWA–The ongoing dispute among House leaders over private member’s business – which has resulted in a freeze on most committee travel – has made managing the House’s multi-million dollar budget for standing committees a major pain, says the chair of the Liaison Committee. “The system is really awkward because the House leaders and whips play […]
Kakfwi’s big national vision for the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T.–Three years ago, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) stepped up its campaign to inform Canadians and the federal government about the new Northwest Territories. In previous briefings on northern development, The Hill Timeshas been a part of our efforts to highlight the potential of the Northwest but also the risks we take […]
Media study in limbo
The Senate’s latest attempt to launch a wide-ranging study into the country’s increasingly concentrated media industry has hit another snag. Members of the Transport and Communications Committee, who have been pushing for the move for the past year, have been asked to take their idea back to the drawing table. Last November, Liberal Senator Joseph […]
Devolution will lead to positive changes for Yukon: Fentie
WHITEHORSE, Y.T.–Only three months into our mandate as the newly-elected Government of the Yukon, this administration is already working with the governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to forge a pan-Northern approach to dealing with economic development and social issues North of Sixty. The Yukon and the two other northern territories earlier came out […]
Public outcry forces StatsCan to release 1906 census: Agency stymied genealogists, historians, politicians for four years
OTTAWA–Last week, the Liberal government introduced a small bill in the Senate allowing the release of census records for historical research. No more than 800 words in all – or three pages long – Bill S-13 brings to a close a strange saga that started five years ago when Statistics Canada caused a major public […]
The Canadian Way…: Since 1945, Canadians have elected to reduce forces and capabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.–An old axiom describes military procedures: “There is a right way, a wrong way, and an Army way.” That is, from outside the system, the logic appears inexplicable, but from inside the system, it makes sense. Some rail against the system as did Joseph Heller in Catch 22 ; others swear by it (especially […]
Pilots honoured
Several members of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton and 17 Wing Winnipeg were honoured last month in Ottawa for their contribution to the war against terrorism. All have served in the Arabian gulf as the logistical spine that flies troops into “theatre,” keeps them fed, clothed and armed and also gets them out in a hurry. The […]
Robert Nault ‘disappointed’ with Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA–Northern Development Minister Robert Nault is currently stick-handling a very heavy legislative agenda through Parliament, with no less than four government bills on the go designed to overhaul the complicated century-old statutory relationship between Ottawa and First Nations. But the quiet politician – often described as one of Cabinet’s “unsung heroes” – has also experienced […]
