Canadian entrepreneurs tap into the power of strategy: innovation powers productivity of firms right across the country, it means more, better jobs
MONTREAL–I see it for myself everyday — the remarkable energy of Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses. This year, as Canadian SMEs continue to face many challenges such as the SARS outbreak, the long-term effects of the war in Iraq and the unpredictable U.S. economy, they have responded with their trademark optimism, resilience and creativity. In […]
Grits want some policy at Liberal convention
It won’t be a policy convention, but a government backbencher says next month’s Liberal leadership convention should definitely include more policy workshops as well as briefing sessions on the impact of the new and controversial Campaigns and Elections Financing Bill C-24 as incumbents and candidates prepare for the next federal election. Grit MP Walt Lastewka […]
British and Irish governments trying to rebuild trust: Canadian goodwill will be critical to huge task of reconciliation ahead: Murphy
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND–Anyone who has followed the Northern Ireland peace process over the years will know that it has been a difficult journey for all involved. Nearly 30 years of conflict and suffering finally gave way to painstaking talks, which led to the euphoria of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. But as the chairman of […]
Manji on her new book, The Trouble With Islam: ‘if God is as majestic as we claim he is then why can’t he be understood in any language? Why?’
It’s not a well-known fact, but Irshad Manji who recently created quite a stir when her new book The Trouble With Islam: A Wake-Up Call for Honesty and Change was released last month, is a former NDP Hill staffer. In her new sensational book, Ms. Manji, 34, currently an author, journalist and media entrepreneur based […]
Accountability, lobbying and the public interest: Patrick Boyer’s book views lobbyists as a big part of the accountability problem [Just trust us: The erosion of accountability in Canada]
This week will see the launch of the underground royal commission (urc), an ambitious multimedia undertaking financed and directed by the people at Stornoway Communications, operators of cablecaster, the ichannel. It’s a brave and laudable attempt to make comprehensible for the masses what is otherwise broadly seen as one of those issues or themes which […]
Fraser sets sights on small agencies: Radwanski scandal prompts watchdog to pursue small agencies
Auditor General Sheila Fraser, who delivered a sensational and scathing audit of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner last week, plans to turn her focus to small federal agencies next spring. The spending watchdog will begin targeting with increasing frequency the books of the many small organizations within the vast federal bureaucracy which too often […]
Local development agencies could be better-managed: NDP has for years lobbied for an Independent Energy Commission to review gas prices
Small and medium sized enterprises are the cornerstone of the Canadian economy and the numbers are here to prove it. Small businesses employ six out of ten Canadians in the private sector and created 343,000, (or six in 10) new jobs in 2002 alone. They play a major economic role in local communities from coast […]
Inside ‘the reign of terror’
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Staff who were victims of former privacy commissioner George Radwanski’s so-called “reign of terror” took another step towards putting the scandal behind them last week when Auditor General Sheila Fraser tabled her much-anticipated report detailing a mind-numbing list of staffing and management irregularities. In an interview, […]
Small businesses need big tax and regulatory reform: we need to utilize tax and regulatory reform to create a leadership role in Canada’s economy
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. 11 than many of our corporate giants. While the titans have cut work-forces, SMEs continue to provide strong and […]
‘People were afraid for their jobs’: anyone who asked too many questions was ostracized, says Douglas Marshall
Auditor General Sheila Fraser’s report describing George Radwanski’s tenure as a “reign of terror” doesn’t even begin to describe how broken down labour relations had become between the disgraced former privacy commissioner and the nearly 100 employees who toiled under him, says Doug Marshall, a review officer on staff who is also a union representative. […]
