Wildfires burning, and Canada still needs a national response agency
The argument still stands today: there are jurisdictional issues over emergency responses in Canada, but there needs to be better coordination between the federal, provincial and municipal governments and a better emergency preparedness plan. The federal government needs to establish one central emergency management agency for the entire country. As well, there should be one central agency for all volunteer organizations, as Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux suggested in last week in the House.
Unlocking Canada’s full economic potential by harmonizing regulations
Each province operates under its own building codes, material certification requirements, and procurement policies, which often fail to align with each other.
Despite the hype, transforming the Canadian economy requires more than modest reform
If Canada is serious about boosting long-term growth, we need to go further, pairing the targeted regulatory cleanup now underway with big-lift reforms and investments that will have a more substantial impact.
More trade, not less protection for workers
Lower trade barriers cannot mean lower standards. If we harmonize, aim high or don’t bother.
Feeding the fundraising beast
One of the key principles of fundraising is that you don’t give your donor base a chance to relax, which is to say, you don’t ease up on pestering them for cash. You need to keep asking for money on a steady and consistent basis, even if that means annoying donors.
Sheila Copps’ advice for rookie MPs: keep it simple
Target three things you want to achieve for your riding, and three things you want to achieve for the country. And make sure all your work in committees and in Parliament is focused on moving to achieve those objectives.
Canada must lead the Global Fund at the G7 presidency
If you had the opportunity to save millions of lives, would you take it? Over the past two decades, the Global Fund, a leading global health initiative combating AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, has saved over 65 million lives. But that progress is now at risk. As countries reduce international assistance, hard-won gains hang in the […]
Carney must be rigorous and not succumb to extortion on viability of new nation-building projects
There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen and money spent will clearly deliver the very best outcomes for the country. We want and need winners, not lemons.
Leaks from pipelines lost money: Calgary reader
Re: “Urgent: ambitious methane emissions reduction needed,” (The Hill Times, June 2, by Independent Senator Rosa Galvez and Ari Pottens). Senator Galvez is right: methane regulations are an easy win for everyone involved, from government, to the oil and gas industry. Leaks from pipelines and equipment are literally just lost money. Imagine if when they […]
Canada should not join Trump’s Golden Dome
Joining the Golden Dome initiative would reinforce a common Canadian pattern of leaving the country’s protection against adversarial threats to other states. Under the Trump administration, the U.S. has proven to be an unreliable and uncertain partner for Canada.
