Large gaps in skilled labour, says HRDC Minister Stewart: ‘by 2011, immigration will account for all net labour force growth in Canada’: Jane Stewart
Canada’s Baby-Boomers are retiring and leaving behind large gaps in skilled-labour pools that urgently need to be filled, says Canada’s Human Resources Minister. “Employers — particularly small business — are continually reporting to us that the lack of skilled employees is one of their most significant problems,” said federal Human Resources Minister Jane Stewart (Brant, […]
Farewell to British High Commissioner Sir Andrew Burns and welcome to newcommish
Robbie Burns night in July… If you were driving along Sussex Drive at about 6:15 p.m. on July 20, you may have noticed the flag at the British High Commissioner’s residence, Earnscliffe, being lowered to the baleful sounds of bugles. Fear not. The Royals are all fine, as far as I know. The flag ceremony […]
Grit MP Dennis Mills: he can get some satisfaction, oh yeah…
TORONTO–The field is nearly empty, except for a few trailers. There’s a group of workers cutting the grass and some security guards milling about. But Liberal MP Dennis Mills has a clear picture in his mind of what that empty, huge former Downsview base in Toronto is going to look like on July 30: “That’s […]
Manley proposes Minister of Lifelong Learning
Having worked since 1993 to bring the federal government back from the brink of financial and political crisis, we are now working to restore this level of government to its proper place in Confederation. While that proper place does not include running the elementary and high schools, the colleges and the universities, it does include […]
Robillard: C-25 represents first major reform of legislative framework governing people management in 35 years
Over the last decade, we have seen a profound evolution in what Canadians expect from all levels of government. Citizens are rightfully demanding greater transparency, more open access to decision-makers as well as faster and more cost-effective services. At the same time, the environment in which public policy is developed is becoming increasingly complex. There […]
Longtime Hill staffer, 67-year-old Jacques Vanasse has no plans of quitting politics after 39 years in the business
When Jacques Vanasse was growing up in his native Hull, Que., he would look across the Ottawa River and ask his mother what the “big clock” was for. At the time, he was too young to know the meaning of the word “Parliament,” let alone predict that he would be working underneath that “big clock” […]
The spin doctors: “What do you make of Jean Chretien’s latest ploy to stymie Paul Martin by reforming the Senate, as reported by Maclean’s Peter C Newman?”
“What do you make of Jean Chretien’s latest ploy to stymie Paul Martin by reforming the Senate, as reported by Maclean’s Peter C. Newman?” Warren Kinsella Liberal strategist “Oh, for the love of Pete! I know it’s summer-time, and the silly season and all that, but have the conspiracy theorists gone completely off their medication? […]
Creating a public service for the 21st Century: libs have not tackled public service reform from a market and motivational point of view
The “performance pay” given to senior executives has garnered headlines across the country. Information that I obtained through Access to Information demonstrated that across the federal government, 96 per cent of all senior bureaucrats received bonuses for their work. This is when we read about scandals every other day from the Radwanski affair to the […]
House ‘privilege’ defence has no merit, says Senate report
A Senate committee has been advised that the House of Commons’ ongoing battle to prevent Parliament’s employees from taking discrimination complaints to the Canadian Human Rights Commission has no basis in law or practice. The controversial issue is currently before the Supreme Court of Canada. Obtained by The Hill Times, the Senate report was prepared […]
Sen. Carney in possible conflict of interest
Politically seasoned British Columbia Tory Senator Pat Carney’s involvement in the Senate Transport and Communications Committee’s media study is raising eyebrows and questions about the appearance of a conflict of interest. Sen. Carney is a director on the board of Rogers Media, one of the corporations being studied by the Senate committee. Sen. Carney has […]
