LETTERS
Libs hurt Canada’s credibility Re: “The thin line that separates public policy and politics,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 10). I was disappointed to read the column by James Travers questioning the Liberal government’s motives for increased immigration and better trade relations with India. It seems that Paul Martin and his Cabinet never see a policy […]
The Legislative Week Ahead: Ethics Czar to appear before House Affairs Committee
Parliament will discuss two “take note” debates this week, one on the impact on Canada of the United States western hemisphere travel initiative to be held on Monday, Oct. 24, and another on softwood lumber on Oct. 25. The rest of the week, debate takes place on the following bills: *Third reading of Bill C-37, […]
How to reform the CRTC appeal process and then some
Furious lobbying is underway to have the decision overturned or upheld in the battle for Cabinet to uphold the regulator’s decision on Voice over Internet Protocol. It seems the appeals to Cabinet are getting more frantic as the stakes get higher. “The CRTC got it right on VoIP”screams the latest full page ad in the […]
Gomery, the movie to air on RDI [Gomery, le film]
The Sponsorship Scandal inquiry will be turned into a documentary for RDI watchers this week, just in time for the release of Justice John Gomery’s first report, due out on Nov. 1. The documentary, called Gomery, le film, will be a three-part series of one hour each and will be aired over three days on […]
WOMEN’S WATCH: Candidates Nominated For The Federal Election
Party Total Women Men Percentage of Women NDP 173 57 116 33% Libs 164 53 111 32% Bloc 24 7 17 29% Cons 278 34 244 12% Source: Equal Voice P
Thirty years ago federal public servants were respected, today they rank below pollsters, and even journalists
The upper levels of the federal public service need to be depoliticized because politics is hurting morale in the government and damaging Canadian confidence in public servants, generally, says Allan Cutler the original whistleblower on the Public Works and Government Services Sponsorship Scandal. “It’s really about what the political masters want now rather than what […]
PCO and Justice overworked: can’t meet ATI response times
PCO, Justice, Foreign Affairs, International Trade all received an ‘F’ on complying with access to information responses. They deny any political interference. The Privy Council Office, the Department of Justice, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Department of International Trade, which all received an ‘F’ or a “Red alert,” from Canada’s Access to Information […]
Bennett says preparing for avian flu ‘a bit like studying for an exam’
The WHO says Canada is ‘relatively well-prepared as a country’ for avian flu, but the government is facing some criticism over its preparations to protect the Canadian people. The World Health Organization says Canada is “relatively well-prepared as a country,” to deal with an anticipated influenza pandemic, and Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he and […]
Is there a future for public service broadcasting in this country?
At the very least, we are long overdue for a serious discussion of what Canadian public service television ought to look like in the 21st century. Well, that’s over. After seven bleak, Peter Mansbridge-less weeks, the CBC and its employees have settled their dispute, and life at the Mother Corp’s downtown Toronto bunker can return […]
Dingwall goes to Parliament Hill
Dave Dingwall blew into Centre Block on Parliament Hill last Wednesday, escorted by his lawyer, and quickly proceeded to throw a few verbal bombs at members of the Government Operations Committee, at opposition MPs, at government backbenchers and, oh, at the Paul Martin government, in general. The star chamber committee hearing was immediately dubbed one […]
