Leader Day enlists new recruit in the battle of press releases: longtime CBC Newsworld producer Deborah Gyapong now works as Official Leader of the Opposition communications officer
HILL CLIMBERS [Graph Not Transcribed] Former CBC Newsworld producer Deborah Gyapong now finds herself in the strange position of being on the other side of the phone line. As a communications officer with the Official Leader of the Opposition, she’s now touting the message of Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day. [Graph Not Transcribed] Ms. Gyapong […]
Arthur Kroeger College to award contributions to democracy [Kroeger College Awards for Public Affairs]
[Graph Not Transcribed] Advocacy As the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy once said, ‘Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan’ An astute John F. Kennedy once observed: “Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan.” He was reflecting on his experience at the Bay of Plgs; but the young […]
Ethics counsellor Wilson looks into Biotec Canada complaint
But Conacher says he has little faith in PM’s ethics With an election in the air, it’s highly unlikely the House Industry Committee will get to its five-year mandatory review of the Lobbyists Registration Act this week. In fact, the committee, headed by Liberal MP Susan Whelan (Essex, Ont.), has not discussed the review of […]
Pie-bashing, milk-throwing pranksters are not funny
[Graph Not Transcribed] Reporting Last week, shortly after a socalled social activist doused Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day with chocolate milk, Newsworld’s Don Newman, his network covering the event live, told his producers aloud that he didn’t want them to show another picture of the incident because he didn’t want to give the protester that […]
[Star-spangled Canadians: Canadians living the American dream]
Star-Spangled or star-crossed, Jeffrey Simpson’s takes a look ‘Brain drain’ or ‘brawn drain’ has been a regular theme in Canadian political debates since the 1920s BOOK REVIEW8 BY DAVID JONES THE HILL TIMES Star-Spangled Canadians, Jeff Simpson’s new study of “Canadians living the American dream,” should be as fascinating for Americans as for Canadians. Built […]
Premier Tobin expected to resign today: if elected, Captain Canada Brian Tobin would be named industry minister
[Graph Not Transcribed] Dubbed “Captain Canada,” Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin is expected to resign as premier today to join the Liberals in the next federal election as a “star” candidate to help the party pick up Grit votes in the Atlantic provinces. But a Liberal strategist told The Hill Times last week that there was […]
Is there a legitimate role for lobbyists in our federal government?
It is very useful to me, as a Parliamentarian, to have self-reliant industry associations represent their views [Graph Not Transcribed] When I was first elected in 1993, I was of the opinion that all lobbyists should simply be abolished. Who needs them anyway? It was my opinion that Parliament should be a place where members […]
[Executive director appointment]
[Graph Not Transcribed] Brendan Wycks was appointed Executive Director of the Insurance Brokers Association of Canada on October 2, 2000. He brings to IBAC 17 years of management experience in the public and professional association sectors. Most recently, Brendan was Director of the Executive Office of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Brendan holds […]
[President appointment]
[Graph Not Transcribed] Calgary area independent insurance broker Ginny Bannerman has been appointed as President-Elect for 2000-2001. Ginny is a third generation insurance broker. She joined the family brokerage in 1976 after attending the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Ginny has served as President of the Independent Insurance Brokers Association […]
[President appointment]
[Graph Not Transcribed] Kevin Umlah has been appointed as President for 2000-2001. He is an independent insurance broker and President of K.N. Umlah Insurance Agency Ltd. in Halifax. He began his career in the insurance industry in 1973 and has been involved in industry association work for many years. Kevin has served as President of […]
