MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘AT THE TOP’ OF TORY CAUCUS AGENDA
CORNWALL, Ont.-While some Cabinet ministers avoided any public discussion of Canada’s position on the escalating Middle East conflict in Lebanon, their colleagues in the federal Conservative caucus said the controversial topic was top-of-mind during their summer retreat in Cornwall last week. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.), Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.) […]
Climate change can be solved, but we need a ‘plan to move the car in reverse’
Canada’s climate change problem can be solved. To do so, we must first realize that climate change and the ways we develop, produce and use energy are inextricably linked, because they all relate to carbon dioxide-the waste product of fossil fuels-and have an impact on our atmosphere. Climate change is real, so it is absolutely […]
‘Humanity is sitting on a powder keg’: Chirac
We cannot discuss energy security without talking about climate change. Humanity is sitting on a powder keg. The forecasts speak volumes: at the current rate, global energy consumption will rise 50 per cent between now and 2030; coal, oil and gas will account for 80 per cent of this increase. The scientists are unanimous: global […]
McDonough urges Harper to recall Parliament
Prime Minister Stephen Harper should recall Parliament to discuss at length Canada’s role in the escalating Middle East crisis, NDP Foreign Affairs critic Alexa McDonough says. “If this government very, very quickly can’t be pressed to take on a more responsible position about supporting a call for an immediate ceasefire, then it’s our view that […]
Environmental groups left in the dark, Tories not consulting with them on ‘made-in-Canada’ plan, they say
The Liberals may not have accomplished much with their plans to slow climate change in their 13 years in office, environmentalists say, but they wonder whether the Conservative government has any plan at all. Environmentalists said the government hasn’t engaged in any formal policy discussions with them and that they are left in the dark, […]
More public transit will reduce GHGs: Ambrose
Our new government is very proud to support the Canadian Urban Transit Association Clean Air Day Sustainable Transportation Campaign. This initiative shows how important sustainable transportation, more specifically public transport, can be in our effort to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. This year’s theme-“Give the World Some Air”-says it all. Canadians can take […]
HEARD ON THE HILL
Last week, HOH delved into the dining habits of the current crop of ministers and political staffers-not, she stresses, as one of those lazy “gotcha” expense account stories, but to see what’s changed since the Tory takeover earlier this year. Call it a hard-hitting socio-cultural politico-gastronomical analysis of the shifting trends in the rituals of […]
More than 13 regions in Québec want the government to honour the Kyoto commitments: Bigras
In the throne speech of October 2004, on page 12, we read that the Government of Canada will respect the commitments on climate change that it made in signing the Kyoto Protocol. In October 2004, the government clearly and solemnly affirmed before this House and the people of Quebec and Canada that it intended to […]
Liberal leadership donations are down, but what do they mean?
Kinsella: Lots of political tongues are wagging about the Liberal leadership donations-because they seem so small- but it’s much ado about diddly-squat, if you ask me. The relatively-paltry figures are all about the tough new fundraising rules that all of the political parties must now observe. If you were to dig into the financial returns […]
Tories had no firm policy on the Mid-East conflict: critics
Under criticism for apparently forming its Middle-East policy on the fly, Tory MP Peter Goldring (Edmonton East, Alta.) told The Hill Times that the Conservatives’ pro-Israeli stance in the current Middle East conflict is consistent with a party stance against terrorism that they’ve held since coming into power. Mr. Goldring’s comments echoed Foreign Affairs Minister […]
