Nunavut needs ‘provincial-like’ authority to help manage Canada’s Arctic sovereignty: Nunavut Premier
Inuit have occupied and flourished in what is now the Canadian Arctic for thousands of years. Our unbroken tenure gives us a unique claim and understanding of the requirements of living in and protecting the North. Because of the impacts of climate change and concerns about national security, questions of Canadian sovereignty and security along […]
Canada hasn’t turned its back on Kyoto, says Ambrose
Canada’s Environment Minister says the Conservative government hasn’t given up yet on Kyoto. In an interview with the Western Standard at the end of July, Rona Ambrose said that her government is focused on “equal partnerships with the private sector,” technological advances and pollution controls and played down suggestions that the Conservatives are moving toward […]
Tuberculosis and AIDS lacking at conference last week
For far too long, the world has all but ignored the deadly relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS. TB is the number one killer of AIDS patients, and since up to two-thirds of Africans with AIDS are co-infected with TB, almost 50 per cent of AIDS deaths on the continent are due to TB. Worldwide, […]
103 people appointed to review Ontario’s electoral system
Ontarians could be voting to change its electoral system next year, based on recommendations to be made by an Ontario Citizens Assembly reviewing the province’s electoral system. One hundred and three randomly selected people representing each riding in Ontario will begin studying a variety of electoral systems around the world over the next eight months […]
Softwood lumber agreement a do-or-die deal this week
The Conservatives’ softwood lumber deal is “amateurish” and “irresponsible” and the industry will not likely support it by Monday’s deadline, says the NDP. “The industry is clearly not supportive and understandably so,” said NDP MP Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Westminister, B.C.), his party’s international trade critic. “It’s just not a commercially viable deal which is why […]
Top undecided Liberals to declare support for leadership candidates
Some of the 50-undecided Liberal caucus members will declare their support for various Liberal Party leadership candidates at this week’s national Liberal caucus retreat in Vancouver, say Liberal sources. “There will be some announcements at [or leading up to] the caucus meeting. It’s good for the momentum of the campaigns. Rae last week got a […]
Conservative Del Mastro ‘got the call from the PMO’ says Liberal
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough, Ont.) got a call directly from the PMO to say that he would not be going on a Parliamentary fact-finding mission to the Middle East with two other MPs, Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre, Ont.) told The Hill Times. “The call came from the PMO,” Mr. Wrzesnewskyj said […]
Canadian government centralizes procurement as the trend is more decentralization, says procurement expert Hansen
The federal government’s procurement strategy, called The Way Forward, introduced in 2001, has gone from bad to worse, says an e-procurement expert who is working on a “blueprint” to find the best way to do business with the public service. “There’s a major shift in the market place, but there’s too much of an investment […]
NDP to court ‘progressive’ Quebecers at fall convention
The federal NDP says it chose Quebec City to hold its policy convention next month to approach Quebecers and ask them to consider voting for the New Democrats in the next federal election. “Quebec is a very important component to the shape of the next Parliament and the future governance of Canada. Seventy five seats […]
Privacy Commissioner Stoddart investigates SWIFT
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has launched an investigation against the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) for potentially improperly disclosing information about Canadians’ financial transactions to foreign authorities. “The risks resulting from personal information flowing across borders is something that we have been expressing concerns about for some time,” Ms. Stoddart said in a […]
