MPs out to remind civil servants who’s the boss: ‘in the worse possible case, Parliament has the authority to put someone in jail’: Szabo
More than 300 years ago, a group of long-forgotten British MPs adopted the following resolution: “That if it shall appear that any person hath given false evidence in any cause before this House, or any committee thereof, this House will proceed with the utmost severity against such offenders.” The year was 1700. But the words […]
Nomination: l’Association miniere du Canada
Le president et chef de la direction de l’Association miniere du Canada (AMC), M. Gordon R. Peeling, est heureux d’annoncer, au nom du conseil d’administration, la nomination de Maggie Papoulias au poste de directrice des affaires gouvernementales. La nomination prend effet le 7 juillet 2003. Madame Papoulias apporte a l’AMC une riche experience du double […]
Why Congress of Aboriginal Peoples supports Nault’s bill: This legislation is about change, transparency and accountability
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is a national Aboriginal organization made up of provincial and territorial organizations (PTOs), which represents and advocates for the rights of off-reserve Indians (status and non-status) and Metis living in urban, rural and remote areas throughout Canada. In April, 2001, Minister Nault launched the First Nations Governance Initiative (FNGI), […]
Happy Radwanski’s gone
I hope former Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski gets an ulcer from all those drinks and rich foods he digested. To think that seniors have to pay taxes to feed people like this is outrageous. Chris McKeating Mississauga, Ont. I hope former Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski gets an ulcer from all those drinks and rich foods […]
Radwanski take II
Lost in all the media coverage of the George Radwanksi story in the last few weeks was a more detailed, complete picture of just how important and pivotal a role the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee played. The committee’s actions represent a critical turning point in Parliamentary history. The Government Ops Committee, in one […]
BN Hill reporter Dan Dugas was ‘funniest speaker’ of all
‘I don’t think the others combined, made me laugh as much:’ Don Macdonald Regarding “Some winners and some stinkers at Press Gallery Dinner,” (The Hill Times, June 23). I have had a chance to watch this year’s Press Gallery Dinner on CPAC and must say I found Broadcast News’ Dan Dugas to be the funniest […]
Noteworthy and notable quotes on Bill C-7
“This Indian Act was never ours. You do not modernize colonialization. You reject it. There’s no Indian Act for Italians, East Indians or Jews.” –AFN National Chief Matthew Coon Come, The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2003. “Given that the Member for LaSalle-Emard has said that if he became Prime Minister he would not proclaim […]
Unhappy Radwanski’s gone
The first question we should all ask ourselves about the Radwanski affair is why it took so long to figure out Mr. Radwanski had expensive tastes. It seems to me that the Privacy Commissioner was doing a good job of protecting Canadians. He was the only person taking those cowardly Liberals to task for passing […]
Libs poised for boisterous caucus next month
Governing Liberals are poised to meet for what’s expected to be a boisterous and the final annual summer caucus meeting under the leadership of Prime Minister Jean Chretien next month in North Bay, Ont. George Radwanski’s resignation as Canada’s Privacy Commissioner and the upcoming probes into the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, which will be […]
The First Nations Governance Act: an historic opportunity
First Nations and Canada will not accept the status quo. A survey last year of First Nations citizens living on-reserve found overwhelming support for good government and strong accountability. This year found First Nations citizens writing the law that will be the foundation of that good governance and accountability. Both of these things are keys […]
