Government

Investment: a New Year’s Resolution

Published on Mon, 12/19/2011 by Chemistry Industry Association of Canada

By Michael Bourque

In a speech to the Canadian Club last week, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney called on businesses to invest in Canada now – an action he sees as the most likely to prevent our country from slipping into another recession.

Interestingly, attracting new investment is the primary focus of Canadian manufacturers and exporters right now, and we believe that businesses and governments must work together in order to achieve this end.

Government Should Exempt Veterans From Budgetary Cuts

Published on Mon, 11/07/2011 by National Council of Veteran Associations

By: Brian N. Forbes, Secretary General, National Council of Veteran Associations, November 7, 2011

As the National Council of Veteran Associations (representing 58 member-organizations) gathered for its annual meeting last week, its focus was on the declared intention of the Government that many Federal Budgets are to be potentially reduced and that substantial financial cuts will have to be exercised by individual Departments, including Veterans Affairs Canada.

NCVA Asks PM Not To Make Cuts On Backs Of Veterans

Published on Tue, 11/01/2011 by National Council of Veteran Associations

OTTAWA, October 26, 2011 -- The National Council of Veteran Associations (representing 58 member-organizations) has written to the Prime Minister to express its serious concerns as to the declared intention of the Government that many Federal Budgets are to be potentially reduced and that substantial financial cuts will have to be exercised by individual Departments, including Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC).

CBC/Radio-Canada – 75e anniversaire – Lettre à la rédaction

Published on Mon, 10/31/2011 by CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada célèbre officiellement son 75e anniversaire le mercredi 2 novembre. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une lettre du président-directeur général Hubert T. Lacroix pour souligner l’événement. Nous aimerions pouvoir communiquer cette à vos lecteurs.

Nous vous faisons parvenir deux versions : une version courte et une version longue. Pour toute question, n’hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous.

CBC/Radio-Canada – 75th Anniversary – Letter to the editor

Published on Mon, 10/31/2011 by CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada officially celebrates its 75th anniversary this Wednesday, November 2. Attached is a letter signed by President and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix to mark the occasion. We would appreciate the opportunity to share it with your readers.

We’ve attached two versions for your consideration: a longer and a shorter. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

La santé pulmonaire est-elle une guerre qui appartient aux femmes?

Published on Mon, 09/19/2011 by Ontario Lung Association

par Libby Groff, présidente de la société pour les soins respiratoire de l' Ontario

Is lung health a woman's war?

Published on Mon, 09/19/2011 by Ontario Lung Association

By Libby Groff, chair of the Ontario Respiratory Care Society

(NC)--During the women's liberation movement of the 60s and 70s women began lighting up cigarettes as fast as they were burning their bras. Today, women have acquired equality in a way few suspected as tobacco-related lung disease has emerged a critical health issue for women. In fact, by the late 1990s, lung cancer rates in young women overtook that of young men, a disease that kills eight out of every 10 people who develop it.

Make lung health an election issue and save yourself some hard-earned money

Published on Mon, 09/19/2011 by Ontario Lung Association

By Kelly Muñoz

Healthcare remains a hot topic in the 2011 provincial election, with good reason. Healthcare costs assume about one-third of the entire provincial budget so every voter has a vested interest in how these costs are managed. And, with costs expected to hit the stratosphere over the next 30 years, healthcare should be of particular interest to younger voters since they'll be on the hook to foot the bill while the majority of today's workforce enjoys retirement.

Heading back to school? Hope you've memorized the Copyright Act

Published on Thu, 08/18/2011 by Access Copyright

It's that time of year again. Canada's university students are hitting the back-to-school sales for paper, pens, binders and gigabytes of digital storage media. This year, they should also be buying their own copy of Canada's Copyright Act -- because they're going to need it.

Over the summer, some prominent universities quietly decided to forgo blanket copyright clearance through Access Copyright for the coming year's academic materials, a radical policy change that leaves students and their professors in need of expert guidance.