Byelections in two Quebec ridings on June 16
Third of a series of the six Liberal leadership debates on May 24 MONDAY, May 19 House Sitting–The House of Commons is not sitting this week but will resume its session again on May 26. For more information on the House calendar, please call the Government House Leader’s Office at (613) 952-4930. TUESDAY, MAY 20 […]
The 36,000 disappeared
Let’s not tell Americans they don’t have to worry about the 36,000 individuals who have been ordered deported from Canada who are nowhere to be found. Tell them instead they should worry first about the more than 300,000 individuals who have been ordered deported from the U.S. who are nowhere to be found. They have […]
Lobbyist handlers extraordinaire
On a sunny Wednesday in March, at Toronto’s Rosewater Supper Club, a richly-furnished three-tiered restaurant which advertises itself as “pleasure palace,” about 100 select guests paid $1,000 each to munch on mini lamb chops, sip good wine and get the ear of Prime-Minister-in-waiting, Paul Martin. According to lobbyist Paul Pellegrini, who organized the event, it […]
Nuclear subsidies should end now
I’d like to commend NDP MP Joe Comartin’s column for calling a debate on Canada’s nuclear energy policy, “Time for nuclear debate,” (The Hill Times, May 5). It’s amazing that after 50 years and $17.5-billion in subsidies to AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited), we have never had a national democratic debate about continuing to […]
Can’t wait for Martin to be leader
Regarding “You call this a leadership race?” by Richard Gwyn (The Hill Times, May 12). The fact that the “leadership race” has become a foregone conclusion doesn’t make it boring — however, tedious the process may be, especially for those of us who can’t wait for Paul Martin to become the official Prime Minister as […]
Trade liberalization can be good: But it can also stifle development
Regarding the agriculture policy briefing in the April 28th edition of The Hill Times. It contained several articles on the subject of international trade. I commend The Times for this. Even though trade gets a lot of press, it does not get enough. I am impressed by the hard work and political drive demonstrated by […]
Good for Comartin
Regarding NDP MP Joe Comartin’s column, “Time for nuclear debate,” (The Hill Times, May 5). I would like to support your efforts to have some open dialogue on nuclear energy and its side effects. Jean Leahy Toronto, Ont. Regarding NDP MP Joe Comartin’s column, “Time for nuclear debate,” (The Hill Times, May 5). I would […]
Morphing Ottawa from a political mud-wrestling pit into a national shrine
Last week an 82-year old Albertan arrived in Ottawa only to encounter what is a rare thing in these parts this year — a beautiful spring day. Blue sky, brilliant sunshine, new green emerging everywhere with splashes of red, yellow and purple in the flower beds, the air scented with freshly-mown grass and warming wet […]
Whelan hires three staffers in ministerial office: And Jamie Innes moves to Liberal Party of Canada headquarters office
OTTAWA–Rookie Minister of International Cooperation Susan Whelan beefed up her ministerial political office recently when she hired three new staffers. The office is headed by Jennifer Sloan, former director of communications to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister John Manley. For Ontario desk and policy advice, Minister Whelan hired Nathalie Trepanier. As a policy adviser, […]
SARS: Or what you don’t know can hurt you: Health research is truly the light that is leading us out of the darkness
OTTAWA–The recent global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) provides a number of important lessons for Canada. First, we have an incredibly dedicated clinical and public health community who have literally put their lives at risk to help contain this new infectious and very serious disease. And second, Canada’s health research community ranks amongst […]
