@ September 12, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Dispute Settlement Panel Finally Leaves Door Open To Public Journalists, NGO representatives, scholars and others came Monday to the WTO in Geneva to watch the proceedings of a Dispute Settlement Panel. It is the first time ever a legal proceeding is open for public viewing at the World Trade Organization. The public watched the proceedings [...]
@ September 10, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Unity Is Critical By Myles Higgins A public gathering of citizens who are concerned with Newfoundland and Labrador’s status in Confederation was held at the Capital Hotel in St. John’s last evening. The meeting, which was organized by former school teacher Lloyd Taylor, attracted people from all walks of life and widely varied social and [...]
@ September 9, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadian Living Standards Suffer Due to High Energy Prices The Canadian Labour Congress calls on the federal government to develop a clear action plan to provide working families with relief from the impacts of higher energy prices – and sustain economic growth in the country. “Canadians need a plan because they are hurting and they [...]
@ September 8, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadians Unaware That Each Federal Political Party Receives Taxpayers’ Money In a national survey completed Monday August 8, 2005 by SES Research, measured the effectiveness of political parties. 46% said that parties were either very effective (4%) or somewhat effective (42%). One in three (33%) said that parties were either somewhat ineffective (23%) or very [...]
@ September 6, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Anti-Federal Sentiment on The Rise in Atlantic Canada By Myles Higgins A poll conducted in 2004 shows that the public’s trust in the federal government to do a good job has declined sharply in the past two years. This is true for most of the Country, however the most dramatic case is in Atlantic Canada [...]
@ September 4, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Seven Judges From The Center Of The Universe A Reflection Of Canada? By Myles Higgins Boy, it’s a great judicial system we have in this country. Even though the current bench doesn’t reflect the diversity of Canada, it does reflect the Federal Government’s narrow view of what Canada really is, Ontario, Quebec and the other [...]
@ September 4, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Ontario Greens Call on Committee to Set Parameters Then Let People Decide The Green Party of Ontario called upon the Select Committee on Electoral Reform to go beyond simply defending the interests of politicians elected under the current system and to facilitate an open and fair process that lets the citizens of Ontario decide how [...]
@ September 3, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Report Shows Canadian Economy Doing Better, But Not Workers The Canadian Labour Congress’ yearly report card on the quality of life of working Canadians finds that despite a year of solid job growth and lower unemployment, 30 per cent of workers expect to lose their jobs over the next couple of years. The “Is Your [...]
@ September 3, 2005 # No Comment Yet
India Must Sign The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty By Daryl G. Kimball Leaders in Washington and New Delhi claim their July 18 civil nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation deal is a transformational event that will deepen the ties between the two countries and strengthen the effort to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The agreement [...]