‘Commercialization gap’ will require more dollars: Fontana
The Paul Martin government is working on possibly creating a new source of funding or seed money to help Canadian businesses better market their research ideas, says the Prime Minister’s new Parliamentary secretary on science and small business. Liberal MP Joe Fontana (London North Centre, Ont.) says it’s his new job to create […]
Building a healthy innovation system
Canadians expect Health Canada to deliver on its day-to-day responsibilities, like watching for and responding to global challenges like SARS, West Nile virus and the avian flu; developing programs to combat smoking, diabetes, cancer, obesity and a range of other threats to our well-being, and regulating the safety of foods, drugs, medical devices and other […]
Canada’s rapidly-increasing expertise, potential in 21st century
When he took office in December, Prime Minister Paul Martin did me the honour of naming me to his new Cabinet as Minister of State for New and Emerging Markets. In addition to the creation–for the first time–of a stand-alone Department of International Trade, the decision to dedicate a Cabinet post to raising Canada’s profile […]
Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canadian economy
On Dec. 12, 2003, Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed me to the Privy Council as Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Industry, with special emphasis on Entrepreneurs and New Canadians. The new Privy Council, which for the first time includes Parliamentary Secretaries, has been designed to strengthen the social foundations of Canadian life, to build […]
Energy
Time for nuclear debate
PARIAMENT HILL–In light of the ratification of Kyoto a national debate and public consultation on government subsidization of nuclear power is long overdue. It is no longer acceptable for the Cabinet to make billion-dollar-decisions on this controversial non-renewable and unsustainable technology behind closed doors. The Canadian Nuclear Association (the nuclear industry lobby group) has carried […]
‘Canada and U.S. enjoy strong relationship on energy’
OTTAWA–All eyes will be on Energy Minister Herb Dhaliwal when he heads to Washington, D.C., in June to meet U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to talk about the $57-billion energy relationship between Canada and the U.S. Recently painted as the “Liberals’ poster boy for anti-Americanism,” Mr. Dhaliwal (Vancouver South-Burnaby, B.C.) was considered political pariah by […]
Dhaliwal vows to launch new negotiations in fall with auto industry to improve fuel efficiency of new vehicles by 2010
My department also supports research into wind energy with a focus on Canadian needs like the impact of extreme cold on turbines and synchronized wind and diesel generation for off-grid communities. HILL TIMES: How about other alternative sources of energy? MR. DHALIWAL: Alternative energy is playing a major role in helping us diversify our energy […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03 Chair: The Honourable TOMMY BANKS Tuesday, April 8, 2003 Thursday, April 10, 2003 Issue No. 12 Seventh and eighth meetings on: Emerging Issues Related to the Mandate of the Committee (Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol) and First meeting on: Bill C-2, An Act to establish a process for assessing the […]
Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
There are many ways in which the utilities can get involved. Some have a different challenge from others. Some utilities are Crown corporations and some are in the private sector. It varies, but they will all have to do their share to reduce greenhouse gasses, although they will have to use different methods. Senator Spivak: […]
