@ December 20, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Enshrine Marriage Canada released the results of a new public opinion poll in federal Liberal Natural Resources Minister John Efford’s constituency of Avalon (Newfoundland) that found 61 per cent of voters want their MP to maintain his support of traditional marriage. Before entering the federal cabinet, Efford voted in the House of Commons to uphold [...]
@ December 15, 2004 # No Comment Yet
American consumers today expressed outrage over a decision by the Commerce Department to keep high duties on softwood lumber imports, essential to meet U.S. housing needs. The action is seen as an unfortunate political decision which disregards the continued U.S. losses under the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Commerce [...]
@ December 15, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Remember the “fat tax”? “Gas and dash”? And of course the unforgettable “wardrobe malfunction”? 2004 added new words to our vocabulary, some of them uniquely Canadian, some of them ephemeral, and some with staying power. Many had actually been lurking on the fringes of the language for a while until some event brought them to [...]
@ December 14, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Canadian lumber producers are outraged by latest U.S. move. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) today announced the final results of the administrative reviews to establish the new countervailing and anti-dumping cash deposit rates going forward for all Canadian softwood lumber exports to the U.S.. The administrative reviews resulted in a combined cash deposit rate [...]
@ December 13, 2004 # No Comment Yet
In the last quarter century, Brazil has engaged in back-door, even covert business arrangements to acquire nuclear technology on the world market by increasing its conventional weapons trade with rogue nations and evading inspections by international nuclear weapons authorities. In the 1980s, Brazil was a United Nations problem child due to its flirtation with nuclear [...]
@ December 12, 2004 # No Comment Yet
A new national Ipsos-Reid/CTV/Globe and Mail survey shows that while President Bush’s first official visit may have produced good strides in terms of rebuilding relations and good will between his administration and the Canadian government, these efforts did not improve his popularity among the Canadian public. In the light of what they might have seen, [...]
@ December 11, 2004 # No Comment Yet
As the Supreme Court of Canada issues its opinion on the federal government’s legislation to legalize same-sex marriage today, a poll of Canadians finds that a full majority (71%) support the concept of same sex marriage. However, these Canadians split in how they would like the union recognized: four in ten (39%) believe same sex [...]
@ December 11, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Deal Signed on First For-Profit Hospital In Country Since Inception of Medicare With Approval of Ontario Liberal Government Financial close has been signed for the Brampton P3 hospital with approval of the Liberal government, the Ontario Health Coalition revealed in a Queen’s Park press conference today. Although the government has been very quiet about the [...]
@ December 10, 2004 # No Comment Yet
Reporters Without Borders strongly protests against Jim Taricani’s 6-month home confinement sentence for “criminal contempt.” The journalist had refused to reveal to the court the source of an undercover FBI videotape. A federal judge ordered Taricani to begin serving the sentence immediately. “This decision jeopardizes the right of Americans to be informed. Even if Jim [...]
@ December 10, 2004 # No Comment Yet
First Nations have been leading an initiative that will provide a statutory base for four public institutions designed to assist First Nations in improving the investment climate and promoting economic growth in First Nation communities. In that regard, the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (Bill C-20), received all-party support in the House of [...]