Vox Populi on marijuana legalization
Greg MacEachern Senior vice-president at Environics Communications—interview with The Hill Times, April 19 “The challenge may be for the [next] election, where this is in terms of implementation and rollout, and sometimes in the early days—whether it’s the Affordable Care Act in the United States, or the Phoenix pay system—sometimes new systems do not roll out […]
Canadian defence spending, at home and abroad
DEFENCE SPENDING IN THE 2016-17 BUDGET Total funding available to National Defence for large-scale capital projects is $84.3-billion over almost 30 years to 2044-2045. $3.716-billion has been reallocated for large-scale capital projects from the 2015- 16 to 2020-21 period to future years. $1.6-billion over three years, starting in 2016- 17, is budgeted toward security, stabilization, […]
Energy, Environment and Climate Change Pre-Budget Consultation Recommendations:
Energy Oil and Gas The government should defend and promote Canada’s oil and gas industry. The 2012 changes to the role of the National Energy Board should be reversed, the board should modernize. Ensure the National Energy Board’s composition reflects regional views and has sufficient expertise and particularly greater indigenous representation. A complete phase-out of the […]
Canadian Clean Energy Facts
Canadian Clean Energy Facts In 2013, the rate of job growth in Canada’s clean energy sector outpaced that of every other sector. Clean-energy generation investment jumped 88 percent over the previous year. Ontario welcomed more than half of the nation’s clean-energy investment last year ($2.8-billion). Canada now ranks sixth in the world for investment in […]
A rundown on the meetings held ahead of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women:
Meetings held on the design of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women: Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 11, 2015 Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 16, 2015 Thunder Bay, Ont., Jan. 6, 2016 Yellowknife, N.W.T., Jan. 8, 2016 Whitehorse, Yukon, Jan. 11, 2016 Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 13, 2016 Prince George, B.C., Jan. 15, 2016 Halifax, N.S., Jan. […]
The Top 100 Lobbyists, 2016
André Albinati, principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group Denise Amyot, president and CEO, College and Institutes Canada Perrin Beatty, president and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Mirko Bibic, executive vice-president and chief legal and regulatory officer, Bell Canada Heidi Bonnell, vice-president, federal government affairs, Rogers Communications Don Boudria, senior counsellor, public affairs, Hill & Knowlton Strategies Michael […]
Health Statistics
A Check-Up on Canada’s Health: Total Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) 1.61 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 4.8 Current smokers 18.1% Has a doctor 85.1% Heavy drinkers 17.9% High blood pressure 17.7% Overweight or obese adults 54.0% Overweight or obese youth (12-17) 23.1% Physically active (leisure time) 53.7% In […]
Canadian trade statistics, current trade agreements
Monthly Trade Report on Canada’s International Merchandise Trade Performance, December 2015: Overall, in 2015, merchandise exports decreased 0.9 per cent to $524-billion and imports increased 4.4 per cent to $547-billion. Key Export Trade Statistics by Sector: As of December 2015 Sector Year-to-date 2015 Year-to-date $ billions Percentage Change Over […]
Figures from Privy Council Clerk’s 2015 report on public service
Number of federal employees in 2014: 257,138, down from 262,817 in 2013 Proportion of federal workers in permanent positions in 2014: 86.6%, down from 87.6% in 2013 Proportion of federal workers in term positions in 2014: 8.3%, up from 8.1% in 2013 Proportion of federal workers in casual positions in 2014: 3.1%, […]
Witnesses at the Special Joint Physician-Assisted Dying Committee:
Feb. 4, 2016 -As an individual, Lawyer Gerald Chipeur – As an individual, McGill University Professor Margaret Somerville -Alliance of People with Disabilities Who Are Supportive of Legal Assisted Dying Society -Canadian Association for Community Living -DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada -Society of Rural Physicians of Canada -The Canadian Medical Protective Association Feb. 3, […]
