Cuts reach great depths as province’s only marine heritage advisor faces lay off
TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – One of only three senior specialists in the protection of underwater shipwrecks and artifacts in Canada and the United States has been laid off by the Ontario government, putting the province’s marine heritage at serious risk. Dr. Simon Spooner, the only senior specialist in marine archeology in Ontario, was laid off December 2 by the Ministry of [...]
Omnibus Crime Bill C-10 – Petitions calling for further debates to be tabled in the House of Commons this Tuesday November 29th
November 29, 2011 No Comment
OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ – Provincial leaders from Quebec, Ontario, BC and PEI have all already vigorously criticized Bill C-10, the Omnibus Crime Bill, and now average Canadians from all walks of life are adding their voices to the opposition. Several MPs will be tabling petitions on behalf of NORML Canada (The National Organization for the Reform of [...]
Continue reading …Statement by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce on tabling of Pooled Registered Pension Plans legislation
November 17, 2011 No Comment
OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2011 /CNW/ – Today, the federal government fulfilled its commitment to move Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs) forward. The legislation introduced today, has the potential to benefit the estimated 60 per cent of Canadians who have either no, or insufficient, retirement savings. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce believes PRPPs – with simple and straightforward [...]
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With legislation set to be passed by Christmas, CWB, farmers and Opposition MPs urge government to do the right thing WINNIPEG, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – Today, for the first time ever, all eight farmer-elected Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) directors, representing tens of thousands of farmers, along with members of the Opposition, stood on the steps of [...]
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A new Electricity Distributors Association report calls for a comprehensive review of the electricity sector and provides a roadmap to initiate sector-wide discussion. TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – The Electricity Distributors Association of Ontario (EDA) today released its report, Electricity is the Answer, which offers ten recommendations for re-tooling the sector that will lead to economic development, investment and [...]
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Seven out of ten Canadians Support a New Act OTTAWA, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) today released new public opinion data that supports the sector’s call for a modernized Food and Drug Act. This new Act would remove natural health products (NHPs) as a subset of drugs. “With over 70 per [...]
Continue reading …Let the public see the advice you’re getting on public service cuts: PSAC to Clement
November 15, 2011 1 CommentOTTAWA, Nov. 15, 2011 /CNW/ – Treasury Board president Tony Clement must let Canadians see the advice he’s getting on public service cuts and let them have their say. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says transparency is critical given the government’s goal to cut public services by up to 10 per cent across the board. “These cuts could have devastating [...]
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Surely social assistance rates will also rise? TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2011 /CNW/ – On Remembrance Day the Ontario Liberal government quietly announced pay raises of between $16,000 and $49,000 for 29 MPP who will become parliamentary assistants to a slimmed down Ontario cabinet of just 22 members. “By this bold signal that the austerity agenda [...]
Continue reading …Diversity gap in elected office: Deeper and wider than previously thought
November 8, 2011 No CommentNew report on under-representation of visible minorities in recent elections TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2011 /CNW/ – A new research report released today examines the diversity of those who ran as candidates and those elected in recent federal, provincial and municipal elections in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The Diversity Gap: The Electoral Under-Representation of Visible [...]
Continue reading …Diversity gap in elected office: Deeper and wider than previously thought
November 8, 2011 No CommentNew report on under-representation of visible minorities in recent elections TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2011 /CNW/ – A new research report released today examines the diversity of those who ran as candidates and those elected in recent federal, provincial and municipal elections in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).The Diversity Gap: The Electoral Under-Representation of Visible Minorities was conducted by Ryerson University’s [...]
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