No museum in Canada puts spotlight on political history
Governing Grits say the recently-announced Canadian politics and history museum won’t unduly highlight the milestones of the Liberal Party and its prime ministers in political history, despite concerns from one of the country’s leading museum presidents. Liberal MP Carole-Marie Allard (Laval East, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and a member of […]
Those darned Liberals
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t read letters from people complaining about the abhorrent Liberals, what with all the boondoggles and other wasteful schemes they have cooked up since they have been in power. I couldn’t agree more with those people as I am far from being a fan of the federal Liberals […]
‘We must do more on long-term plan for sustainable system to protect our environment and build a transit/transportation’
TORONTO–Liberal MP Judy Sgro, a former Toronto councillor, and chair of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Urban Issues, says she is one of strongest proponents of a national strategy for transportation. The highly-anticipated final report released in November, 2002, recommended an urban strategy for Canada with three priority programs; housing, infrastructure and transit/transportation. During […]
Is e-consultation everything it’s cracked up to be? MPs debate merits of on-line consultations and reconnecting Parliament with Canadians
A guru on the future of technology and government, professor Stephen Coleman, believes that, “Parliament’s role is emerging as that of a mediator between the voice of the public and government.” At a recent round of engagements in Ottawa, the former first e-envoy of the British Parliament and current professor of e-government at Oxford University […]
Ottawa gets one message from business and labour: Putting a dollar figure on cost of Innovation Strategy’s engagement process would hardly do justice
Over the past two years, the federal government has made a commendable effort to highlight the human resource challenges facing our economy. An aging workforce, with growing skills shortages in critical areas as baby boomers begin to retire. Rising workplace skill requirements, outstripping our capacity to train and re-train workers. Tough global competition — a […]
Transit a crowbar cities can use to pry away from urban sprawl: Transit investment is one of the best ways for Ottawa to address transportation challenge
One of the wisest investments in cities the Government of Canada could make is supporting public transit. That’s one conclusion drawn in a recent report issued by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. Certainly, our cities are in need of aid from the senior tiers of government. While parts of their […]
Crawford joins Bill Graham’s Hill office as manager: Liberal MP Kraft Sloan hires a new LA
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham has hired a new office manager for his MP’s Hill office. Lisa Crawford started her new job as manager of Mr. Graham’s Hill office last month. She has succeeded Carrie Wilson who currently has moved to Spain where she is studying Spanish and travelling throughout Europe. She also plans to […]
Wayne’s world response
Regarding your editorial, “Wayne’s world,” (The Hill Times, May 19). Isn’t it interesting to note about three per cent of the correspondence received by Tory MP Elsie Wayne regarding her recent comments about homosexuals in the House expressed views contrary to hers, while about 97 per cent are in agreement with her. Russell Crosby Fredericton, […]
Bolstering the nuclear welfare state: Nuclear’s time has long passed, allow this sunset industry to die a justifiable death
Pity the poor nuclear industry. The billions of dollars Canadian taxpayers have spent keeping it afloat just aren’t enough. Bill C-4, an Act to Amend the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, was passed in December. The new law will shield financiers and insurance companies from any potential liability that would result from a nuclear accident. […]
“Who or what do you think should be highlighted in the new $90-million Canada History Centre to be located in Ottawa’s old train station?”
Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Oh, this one is going to be fun. “There are the obvious political exhibits, of course: Pierre Trudeau’s canoe. Dief’s desk from the House of Commons. Mike Pearson’s bowtie. Jean Chretien’s water ski from the summer of 1993. “But there are also the less-obvious exhibits, once again with a decidedly political […]
