Government looks into photovoltaic electricity and solar
Summer days are here again and along with them come great demand for energy as we power up the air conditioners and make every effort to beat the heat. As power shortages and blackouts start to occur with increasing regularity, Canadians are becoming acutely aware of how we use power and how that energy is […]
Hall Findlay to talk to Women’s Executive Network this week
MONDAY, JULY 10 Finnish Ambassador Hosts a Reception-Ambassador of Finland Pasi Pato-Kallio and Mrs. Raija Patokallio host guests at Ben Franklin Place in Nepean. TUESDAY, JULY 11 Belgian Ambassador Hosts a Reception-Ambassador of Belgium and Mrs. Daniel Leroy invite guests to a reception at their residence in Rockliffe. Preventing Fraud in the Public Sector-A two-day […]
NRCan’s ‘institutional inertia’ impedes renewable energy development in Canada: advocates
The federal Natural Resources Department is steeped in “institutional inertia” in its approach to renewable energy and its focus on developing conventional energy poses one of the greatest challenges to advancing renewable energy production in Canada, alternative energy advocates and critics say. “Part of the problem we run into sometimes is just a lack of […]
Alternative energy future: more than just wind turbines and solar panels
The wind, the sun and the trees are elements of the natural world we cherish and enjoy, especially in summer. In the decades ahead, they’ll also become a growing part of the solution to our energy and climate-change challenges. Alternate forms of energy from wind, solar and biomass sources have, for some time already, played […]
Entire FAA exempt from Sec. 126 of Criminal Code, protects deliberate violators from prosecution
To date, media and political reaction to the Federal Accountability Act (FAA) has focused on whistle-blowers, floor-crossers, and access to information. Little attention has been paid to the amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA). Those amendments promise to lower the ceilings on campaign donations, regulate political trust funds and tighten up the enforcement of […]
Government should play bigger role in fast-tracking alternative energy sources
The days of cheap and abundant oil are behind us. The new energy paradigm demands that we understand now more than ever that we must reduce our dependence on traditional fossil fuels. We must act for two important reasons-oil reserves are shrinking, with new finds increasingly more difficult and costly to get to, and, more […]
Elections Canada says Tory ‘cheque-swapping’ may be a violation of federal law
Elections Canada says the Conservative Party may have violated sections of both the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act by engaging in a “cheque-swapping” scheme at its 2005 national party’s policy convention in Montreal, a system that one legal expert says is designed to maximize revenue. The Vancouver Sun reported on July 1 […]
Renewable energy a reality: all that’s needed is political will
In any discussion of our energy future in Canada and our national response to the reduction of greenhouse gases, the subject of renewable energy is raised, only to be shot down by a variety of nay sayers, usually associated with existing large energy interests. At a recent House Natural Resources Committee meeting the Energy Dialogue […]
No realistic option to reduce energy consumption by one-third over next few years: PM Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose Conservative minority government will introduce the Clean Air Act this fall, says he wants to move forward on some issues the Kyoto Protocol “completely ignores,” such as pollution and smog and promises a more comprehensive package “than anything that was envisioned by Kyoto.” The following is an excerpt of an […]
Information Commissioner says MPs’ legal fees should be made public
Canada’s Information Commissioner says the House of Commons should publicly reveal how much it pays for MPs’ legal fees. “My view is that it’s as legitimate as a Member of Parliament’s travel expenses or office expenses,” John Reid told The Hill Times. “They release all their other expenditures and this is certainly a legitimate expenditure, […]
