Canada boosts international aid
Bloc MP Tremblay earlier urged Canada to increase overseas development aid budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP [Graph Not Transcribed] Prime Minister Jean Chretien recently stood beside the visiting President of Ghana, John Kufuor, and pledged Canada will boost its international aid program. Canada’s spending of 0.25 per cent of GDP on overseas development […]
Here’s a bright idea: how about smart tax and regulatory reform
Canada needs significant tax reform to reduce profit-insensitive taxes, such as capital and payroll taxes [Graph Not Transcribed] Small and medium enterprises play an important role in the Canadian economy. They account for 50 per cent of our GDP, and provide over half of all employment. The sector has also been more resilient post-Sept. 11th […]
There’s no real Canadian voice
[Graph Not Transcribed] I think it was Mark Twain who explained he did not attend the funeral of a local politician but that he had sent a nice note saying he approved of it. This reminds me of the recent Ontario Tory fundraiser at which the federal leader, the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, addressed the […]
Federal government’s pro-biotech bias is most evident at CFIA
Consumers are cynical because there’s no clear line between biotech industry, government and organization [Graph Not Transcribed] Consumers can be forgiven for being cynical about biotechnology. After all, it’s hard to know who to trust when there’s no clear line between the biotech industry, government and organizations that claim to be on the side of […]
EI should be a separate, stand-alone insurance-based system
Return to system with contributions based on actuarial guidelines would result in significant savings for business Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for over 50 per cent of the GDP and over 50 per cent of total employment in Canada. Moreover, they have been a major engine of job creation and innovation in this country. […]
Wong’s self-serving flight
[Graph Not Transcribed] Globe and Mail news editor Bob Cox, defending the controversial and high-profile airport security stunt staged by reporter Jan Wong, wrote that all she did was expose security problems “by travelling as a normal air passenger.” Well, not quite. For one thing, Wong mentions that she was recognized by the gate agent […]
Who’s coming to dinner? Hill folks raising landmines awareness
Mark Nov. 28, 29 and 30, it’s party time as Senators organize event, House staffers to meet at Club Soho It’s dinner with grace. Parliamentarians and Hill staffers have embraced the “Night of a Thousand Dinners” cause. Slated for Nov. 30, “Thousand Dinners” is a worldwide network of fundraising dinners that encourages members of the […]
Faith and public life targets the Hill: where does Christian social action stop, abetting of terrorism begin?
When the Centre for Faith and Public Life started five years ago, its key people, Bruce Clemenger and Janet Epp Buckingham, had a great view of the Peace Tower and the offices beneath it. Those offices were often the targets of their mandate, perceived to be spokespersons for three million Canadians. Then the good folk […]
There’s no real Canadian voice
[Graph Not Transcribed] I think it was Mark Twain who explained he did not attend the funeral of a local politician but that he had sent a nice note saying he approved of it. This reminds me of the recent Ontario Tory fundraiser at which the federal leader, the Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, addressed the […]
Cellucci hails “extraordinary” political efforts
U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci says Canada’s pulling its weight U.S. Ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci, who is lobbying for a North American security perimeter to better protect Canadian and American citizens from terrorists, says the perimeter can largely be achieved through better technology. Mr. Cellucci also said there’s no need to harmonize immigration policies. Mr. […]
