Canadian communities brace for Smart Cities Challenge despite scarce details
Canadian communities are lining up to compete for millions in lucrative funding as part of a new government-organized competition designed to foster greater innovation in urban centres. The Trudeau government’s Smart Cities Challenge is launching this fall, and although details remain scarce, some municipalities are seriously preparing for the $300-million competition. “Cities are ready and […]
Union head warns of bullying ‘epidemic’ in public service, asks Trudeau to strike committee to investigate
The head of a federal public service union has called on the government to strike a committee to examine bullying and harassment in the ranks of its workers, a move the NDP’s labour critic says he would support. Todd Panas, the national president of the Union of Health and Environment Workers, made the request in […]
Feds’ new $1.26-billion innovation fund about attracting and supporting ‘high-quality’ business investments in Canada: Bains
Navdeep Bains is bracing for a busy few months. After all, the Innovation, Science, and Economic Development minister is preparing to lead the rollout of two major initiatives aimed at fostering greater innovation in the Canadian economy: the Strategic Innovation Fund and the development of Canada’s new space strategy. Now the $1.26-billion Strategic Innovation Fund […]
Space Advisory Board looks towards unveiling of federal space strategy
The Space Advisory Board is looking toward advising the federal government on the implementation of its future space strategy. The government renewed the Space Advisory Board in 2016 to advise on long-term objectives for space and to engage with Canadian stakeholders on the state of the Canadian space sector. The board spent the summer consulting […]
$1.26-billion Strategic Innovation Fund questioned by industry groups
The Liberal government’s billion-dollar Strategic Innovation Fund, a pool of funding companies can tap for business-related investments, is an “acceptable vehicle” of spurring innovation, but it’s “washed out” by contradictions in tax policy and the “failure to manage programs effectively,” according to an advocacy group for high-tech businesses. John Reid, president and CEO of Canadian […]
Superclusters initiative attracting interest from range of industries
With the initial application process for the federal government’s highly-anticipated “superclusters” initiative now closed, a clearer picture is forming of the bidders vying for the billions in funding offered through the program. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said it received 50 bids for the superclusters initiatives, exceeding its initial expectations. A shortlist of finalists […]
“What do you think of the Liberal government’s move to split up the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs?
Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “The prime minister made a solemn promise to fundamentally change, and ultimately improve, the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. In fact, the prime minister has made it clear that there is no relationship more important to him and to all cabinet ministers. That is why we agree with the spirit […]
Power play: ISG Senators now equal to Conservatives, but unclear if Independents will get top committee positions
PARLIAMENT HILL—The 36-member Independent Senators Group is now the same size as the Conservative Senate caucus, and will soon be the largest in the 105-member Red Chamber, but the ISG Senators still may not get the senior committee positions proportionate to their numbers this fall if the Conservatives and Liberals strike a deal and keep […]
Politics This Morning: Ottawa to roll out the red carpet for the new GG
Good Monday morning, Acclaimed astronaut Julie Payette is being sworn as the country’s 29th viceregal during a ceremony in the Senate at 10:55 a.m. Ms. Payette replaces David Johnston, who steps down after spending the past seven years in Rideau Hall. The House is suspending work in the Lower Chamber for the installation ceremony, and […]
Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership in first round
Defying predictions that there would be multiple rounds of voting, Jagmeet Singh secured a decisive first-round win today to become the new NDP leader and the first person of colour to lead a federal party. The Ontario MPP gave his victory speech on stage in a Toronto hotel ballroom surrounded by supporters after claiming almost […]
