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Another "significant political insider" story
Impolitical —
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Warren Kinsella points out that most media have missed the nascent beginnings of the next Ontario election campaign. Don Guy will head up Dalton McGuintys re-election and Mark Spiro will be heading up the provincialist Tory effort. Warren canvassed Mr. Guy, so lets take a peek at the other guy and see where the ...14 hours ago -
Isotopes meet H1N1 in an unsexy confluence of Conservative incompetence
A BCer in Toronto —
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While the politicians and the media may have moved onto other, seemingly sexier crisisis ( ed. surely not sexier than cancer ? ), that doesnt mean the isotope crisis has gone away, or has even been solved by Lisa Raitt and the Conservatives. Indeed, doctors are warning that the (Conservative-mishandled) isotope ...3 days ago -
With a Little Help From Our Friends
Runesmith's Canadian Content —
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Not sure how I missed this one: a full page ad in Fridays Milton Champion denouncing Lisa Raitt and her recent U.S. Tar Sands Promotional Tour - and its not even one of ours! Thanks, ForestEthics !5 days ago -
Impact of the medical isotope shortage (video)
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A video put out by a group called " United for a Secure Stable Supply ," advocating for Canadian medical isotope production. From their press release: The global medical isotope shortage began in May 2009, when Canada announced that its 52-year-old nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, would be closed for repairs ...6 days ago -
Federal parties have opportunity to increase nuclear liability limit
Greenpeace Canada weblogs —
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Martin Mittelstaedt asks in today’s Globe and Mail how much a reactor operator should be required to pay out to victims in case of a nuclear accident. The Harper government doesn’t think much. It wants to short change Canadians and require less industry compensation than other western countries - just $650 ...1 week ago -
Lobbyism
Law is Cool —
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Ottawa tightening rules on lobbyists Susan Delacourt and Richard Brennan write for the Toronto Star: The federal government is cracking down on lobbyists working for Crown corporations and institutions such as the Toronto Port Authority and the Canadian Wheat Board. … The crackdown comes after reports in the ...1 week ago -
Canada & the Environment
Wednesday-Night —
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See related posts under Environment & Energy ; Arctic ; Biofuels ; Oil ; Canada & the Climate Change Conference (Bali) ; Liquid Asset The Canadian dean of the discipline, the University of Alberta’s David Schindler, wrote in 2006 that Alberta, along with Saskatchewan and Manitoba, will soon ...1 week ago -
6 Lisa Raitt-related investigations in the offing?
Impolitical —
Authority: 545
Recall that there are five kicking around already. There are two investigations that have been formally opened by the Ethics Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner related to a Raitt fundraiser allegedly organized out of the independent federal agency, the Toronto Port Authority. Complaints have also been filed ...2 weeks ago -
The "ordinary Canadian" Conservatives at it again
Impolitical —
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Todays venue for Minister Raitt, the New York Yacht Club...why not? One could sense a nautical pattern here... ( source ) "Minister Raitt Visits New York to Promote Canadas Energy Resources" The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, will be in New York City on November 9–10 to ...2 weeks ago -
How "Ordinary Canadians" can spend $50,000 at Harbour 60
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Apropos of the Toronto Star report on the Toronto Port Authority today and certain expenses incurred there that are now getting some media attention, let us show you the dessert menu at Harbour 60, which might help us in figuring out just how a $50,000 tab can be racked up. Might we suggest copious rounds of the ...3 weeks ago -
This Could Get Ugly
Runesmith's Canadian Content —
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The Stars Linda Diebal is beginning a series of investigative articles today on Torontos beleaguered Port Authority. Todays piece includes some pretty specific accusations by former TPA board chairs against former TPA president Lisa Raitt. Raitt accused of expense abuse Federal cabinet minister Lisa Raitt ...3 weeks ago -
Lisa Raitt steps in it again?
Impolitical —
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Boy thats a common blog post title around here these days: "Raitt accused of expense abuse." Well thats a whole new ball of ethical wax, isnt it? Federal cabinet minister Lisa Raitt signed off on her own expenses on at least one occasion – more than $3,000 spent on a trip to London, England – when she was ...3 weeks ago -
AECL’s cloudy future
Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes —
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What if they held a sale and nobody came? One of the arguments for having the government build nuclear reactors in Canada, via a ‘crown corporation,’ is that the private sector won’t have to take the risks given the enormous amounts of capital needed to pay for them. That principle is being called into ...3 weeks ago -
Friday Raitt update
Impolitical —
Authority: 545
Well theres always something to talk about...take this for example: (click to enlarge) The letter penned by Raitt above formed part of the ethics complaint filed this week by Liberals about the partisan swath of economic action plan advertising. Its just one example of the misuse of official government ...4 weeks ago -
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Impolitical —
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Looks like another investigation of the Harper Conservatives to add to the now very long list: "Lobbying czar probes firm with ties to Tories." Heck, when were up in the 60s , whats one more? The Prime Ministers Office is cutting off communications with officials affiliated with Navigator Ltd. while the federal ...4 weeks ago -
Clean energy opportunities
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Ignatieff is on the right track with the clean energy push : "We’ve got to bet the competitive store on energy efficiency and renewables. And we’ve got to understand that the paradox of Canadian strength is that our energy resources are simultaneously a vulnerablility. They make us lazy… energy efficiency is ...4 weeks ago -
National media picks up on Lisa Raitt ethics order
Impolitical —
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"Just a Small Detail." We started discussing this development in the blogosphere on the 18th . So, not bad.5 weeks ago
