Postmedia-Torstar’s deal to close 37 papers a big loss for communities, say MPs, Hill reporters
The Postmedia-Torstar deal announced last week to shut down 37 community newspapers, including nine in Ottawa, is another blow to the business and a loss for those communities, say MPs and Hill reporters. “The local papers present stories that the national papers don’t and honestly can’t. They are the reporters who submerge themselves in issues […]
Trudeau should share national spotlight with other cabinet ministers, say politicos
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have declared “government by cabinet is back” two years ago when he unveiled his mostly rookie-member cabinet in Ottawa, but some political observers say today he should be boosting more of his top cabinet ministers for the sake of the party. “In the modern world, with the focus mostly on […]
We must begin to curb the power of corporations
POWELL RIVER, B.C.—The revelations of the Paradise papers, the earlier Panama Papers and numerous articles in the western mainstream and alternative media demonstrate just one dimension, tax evasion, of an increasingly obvious truth: global corporations (and those they make rich) have become the greatest threat to the planet. The deliberate starvation of government, climate change, […]
Embracing allies in climate change: chemistry’s role in a low carbon economy
When faced with the question, “What will be the defining challenge of our time?,” without a doubt, climate change will be at the top of the list. Government, industry, and private citizens alike must deal with this challenge but how do we do so while taking care of our communities and growing our economy? There […]
Fact versus fiction in the Middle East
To accept the theories recently put forward by Gwynn Dyer and Murray Dobbin in The Hill Times, one must ignore well-established facts to the point of indulging in fantasy. Contrary to Dyer and Dobbin’s position, the greatest threat to the stability of the Middle East today is Iran’s belligerence, exploiting puppet groups in Yemen, Iraq, […]
History never leaves Ireland alone
LONDON, U.K.—History never leaves Ireland alone. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the lethal alliance of the Conservative Party in Britain and the Unionist Party, which represented the Protestant minority in Ireland, made it impossible for the British Parliament to pass a Home Rule Bill for Ireland. A Home Rule Bill might have […]
Biofuels and the clean fuel standard: a winning combination
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that combating climate change is a top priority of the Government of Canada. Once in place, the federal government’s clean fuel standard (CFS) will be the most important weapon in the government’s arsenal in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It is therefore critical to get the […]
Beyak, Demers, Duffy off full-time Senate committee service after shuffle
A handful of Senators won’t be serving full-time on any Senate committees that meet regularly, after Senate leaders juggled the membership of the Upper Chamber’s committees two weeks ago. Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak (Ontario) was not given a seat on any committees by her party’s leadership in the Senate, carrying over Conservative Senate leader Larry […]
A great event to mark World AIDS Day and Canada’s historic LGBTQ2 apology
It was a night of emotional speeches, lots of laughs, and of people feeling proud of Canada. Down in Ottawa’s ByWard Market at the swanky Andaz Hotel on Nov. 29, the ONE Campaign hosted its event marking the occasion of World AIDS Day, coinciding with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s historic apology to the LGBTQ2 community, […]
Preventing terrorism rarely tied to immigration
OTTAWA—Canada is a nation of immigrants. After all, each and every one of us, with the exception of our First Nations, is an immigrant or the offspring of immigrants, whether we can trace our families back to the 16th century or the 21st. Among many countries in this world, we stand as an example of […]
