@ October 17, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Review of Reports from the Auditor General Predicts More Problems Canadians have been shocked by the revelations of the Gomery Inquiry but these scandals will occur with predictable regularity unless government begins to prioritize and reform its activities, according to Government Failure in Canada, 2005 Report, released today by The Fraser Institute. The study summarizes [...]
@ October 16, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Glorification of Terrorism – Whose Definition? Attention: Special Committee on the Anti-Terrorism Act By Catherine Whelan Costen Dear Senators I had the privilege of watching CPAC’s coverage of your September 26 meeting where you heard witnesses, David Matas (B’Nai Brith Canada) and Ed Morgan( Canadian Jewish Congress). First, let me congratulate you on your [...]
@ October 11, 2005 # No Comment Yet
People of Marystown Newfoundland Want Deportation Stopped By Myles Higgins As you calmly drive your daily commute from work to home you notice a police checkpoint in the distance and begin to slow. Rolling to a stop you lower the driver’s window, nod to the officer approaching your vehicle, and reach for your license. Nothing [...]
@ October 11, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Canadians and Americans Don’t See Eye to Eye Over Trade A cross-border survey of Canadians and Americans released by polling firm SES Research found a fundamental disconnect on perceptions related to business values between the North American neighbours. “Although sixty three percent of Canadians identified the United States as the country with the closest business [...]
@ October 11, 2005 # No Comment Yet
What Will Albertans’ Do With Their Surplus? The Canada West Foundation today released the results of its survey of Albertan’s preferences regarding the year-end surplus. The Foundation commissioned the Population Research Laboratory (PRL) at the University of Alberta to interview 507 Albertans (age 18 and older). The random-digit-dialing telephone survey was conducted between September 22 [...]
@ October 7, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Overfishing by Foreign Fleets a Direct Threat to East Coast Fishery By Myles Higgins For years the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, through provincial leaders of every political stripe, have lobbied Ottawa to enact custodial management of ground fish stocks. Doing so would enable Canada to deny foreign fishing fleets access to stocks on the [...]
@ October 7, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Will Haiti Get Some of Bush’s Promised Democracy? On September 30, 2005, the “International Day of Solidarity With Haitian People” was celebrated in 44 cities and 16 countries with the theme being “Stop The War Against the People of Haiti.” This worldwide manifestation marked the anniversary of the first coup that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide [...]
@ October 6, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Only Cure is Prevention By Daryl G. Kimball Surveying the devastation the day after Hurricane Katrina struck Gulf Coast towns and cities, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour (R) likened the storm force to a nuclear attack. “I can only imagine this is what Hiroshima looked like 60 years ago,†he told reporters. Not quite, Governor. [...]
@ October 6, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Developments and Issues in Post Doha Work Programme of Concern to Developing Countries Mr President, At the outset, I would like thank my good friend Dr Supachai for this invitation to speak at this session of the Trade and Development Board of UNCTAD on the important topic of reviewing developments and issues within the DDA [...]
@ October 5, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Could Avian “Bug” Be The New Pandemic For The 21st Century? Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have successfully reconstructed the influenza virus strain responsible for the 1918 pandemic, a project that greatly advances preparedness efforts for the next pandemic. “This groundbreaking research helps unlock the mystery of the 1918 flu pandemic [...]