Wednesday-Night

February 24, 2008
These findings bear out what we have been hearing, particularly about the demoralization in Environment Canada where current policies are in direct opposition to the advice of many devoted and knowledgeable civil servants and scientists.
Hostility between politicians and PS hits new high, adviser says
Something must be done to mend rift, Tellier says
The […]

BRAVO BRIAN! More on Brian
We are truly delighted by the news that Brian Mitchell has been appointed to the Board of Directors of CBC — and dismayed that the Minister’s office did not list Brian’s […]

The United Nations Environment Programme on Thursday rolled out an Internet-based forum that will let countries and cities swap ideas on how to drastically reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions. Costa Rica, Iceland, New Zealand and Norway helped found the new Climate Neutral Network, and on Thursday they were joined in […]

February 22
James Heffernan, Huffington Post
You don’t give up easily, do you?
Earlier this week, just before the primaries in Wisconsin and Washington, you charged Barack Obama with plagiarizing a passage from a speech given by Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts. Though your charge fizzled (Obama won both of those primaries), you tried it again […]

Margaret Lefebvre will introduce her colleague and good friend, George Kesteven, president of the Canadian Association of Income Funds (CAIF) - an organization with dwindling membership in the face of the Conservatives’ taxation policy with regard to income trusts.
Director of Investor Relations for PrimeWest Energy Trust since 2001, George is in a unique position […]

February 20, 2008
(Planet Ark) GENEVA - Climate change threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at risk of losing access to housing, food and clean water unless governments intervene early to counter its effects, experts said on Tuesday.
At a conference on climate change and migration, United Nations officials said rising sea levels […]

February 20
Headed for the waiting room?
‘doomsday report’ lets couillard look moderate
AARON DERFEL, The Gazette
The man considered the father of Quebec medicare is calling for the end of public health care as we know it.
Claude Castonguay, the former health minister who introduced universal medical insurance in the province a generation ago, issued a report yesterday that […]

Why Pakistan Matters
Washington struggled to come to terms with Bhutto’s death — the White House hoped she would share power with Musharraf and had made her the centerpiece of its latest plan for Pakistan. While the White House continued to back Musharraf’s grip on power as the best near-term […]

Adam Daifallah is a Canadian author and journalist and a dedicated blogger. A native of Peterborough, Ontario, he is currently studying law at Laval University in Québec City, where he is the recipient of the Richard J. Schmeelk scholarship. Adam is a graduate of Queen’s University (Class of ‘02) with a BA (Hons.) in history […]

February 15, 2008
(The Economist) George Bush signed an economic stimulus package that will supply $168 billion—$152 billion of it this spring. The measure forms part of a government endeavour to stave off a recession in America. It ensures that rebates of up to $1,200 will be posted to households and also […]