Hall Findlay to talk to Women’s Executive Network this week
MONDAY, JULY 10 Finnish Ambassador Hosts a Reception-Ambassador of Finland Pasi Pato-Kallio and Mrs. Raija Patokallio host guests at Ben Franklin Place in Nepean. TUESDAY, JULY 11 Belgian Ambassador Hosts a Reception-Ambassador of Belgium and Mrs. Daniel Leroy invite guests to a reception at their residence in Rockliffe. Preventing Fraud in the Public Sector-A two-day […]
NRCan’s ‘institutional inertia’ impedes renewable energy development in Canada: advocates
The federal Natural Resources Department is steeped in “institutional inertia” in its approach to renewable energy and its focus on developing conventional energy poses one of the greatest challenges to advancing renewable energy production in Canada, alternative energy advocates and critics say. “Part of the problem we run into sometimes is just a lack of […]
Alternative energy future: more than just wind turbines and solar panels
The wind, the sun and the trees are elements of the natural world we cherish and enjoy, especially in summer. In the decades ahead, they’ll also become a growing part of the solution to our energy and climate-change challenges. Alternate forms of energy from wind, solar and biomass sources have, for some time already, played […]
Entire FAA exempt from Sec. 126 of Criminal Code, protects deliberate violators from prosecution
To date, media and political reaction to the Federal Accountability Act (FAA) has focused on whistle-blowers, floor-crossers, and access to information. Little attention has been paid to the amendments to the Canada Elections Act (CEA). Those amendments promise to lower the ceilings on campaign donations, regulate political trust funds and tighten up the enforcement of […]
Government should play bigger role in fast-tracking alternative energy sources
The days of cheap and abundant oil are behind us. The new energy paradigm demands that we understand now more than ever that we must reduce our dependence on traditional fossil fuels. We must act for two important reasons-oil reserves are shrinking, with new finds increasingly more difficult and costly to get to, and, more […]
Bev Oda loses director of communications Paterson
After spending only three months on the Hill as a senior exempt ministerial staffer, robert Paterson, director of communications to Heritage Minister Bev oda, left his job last week. Without getting into details or wanting to point out the precise reason why he’s leaving his job only after three months, Mr. Paterson who in the […]
Canadian Firearms Centre jobs are in limbo
The Conservative government has cut the long gun registry’s budget by $10- million and has transferred responsibility for the program from the Canadian Firearms Centre to the RCMP which will affect approximately 400 people, but the union representing those employees says it isn’t worried about the transition. “From an Ottawa perspective, we’re not as concerned […]
PM harper to meet Japanese President Koizumi this week
TUESDAY, JUNE 27 Accessing Government Grants and Contributions Programs-This event will help departments evaluate grants programs to ensure continuous improvements and look at aspects of the Federal Accountability Act. Hosted by Government IQ. June 27 to 29. Chateau Cartier Resort, Gatineau, Qué. For more information or to register please visit www.iqpc.com/na-1837-05 or call 1-800-882-8684. The […]
Canada languishes in innovation and investment in telecommunications industry, says Russell
Two years ago, the CRTC began lengthy consultations about Voice over Internet Protocol. VoIP is a technologically proven, commercially available and rapidly growing internet application. It enables online users to communicate by voice anywhere and anytime. In Canada, the barriers to entry are so low that literally scores of companies currently offer VoIP communications across […]
Tories send message to lobbyists with tough penalties, $50,000 fine for violating cooling-off period
Federal Cabinet ministers, senior government officials and lobbyists are looking at significant new fines for violating the government’s proposed Lobbying Act, including a $50,000 fine for violations of the government’s five-year ban on ministers and senior public servants who wish to work as lobbyists. Robert Makichuk, a spokesman for the Treasury Board, the department responsible […]
