Oct 19 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Today’s anniversary concerns one of the lesser-known premiers in 20th century Ontario politics. It was on this date in 1948 that Thomas Kennedy, who had first been sent to Queen’s Park as an MPP in 1919, assumed office as Premier of Ontario. Kennedy was to hold the province’s top political job for only seven months, […]
Oct 18 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Grain represented one-third of Seaway traffic in 2020. Ottawa—While rising grain shipments were a boon to the St. Lawrence Seaway during 2020 and the first half of 2021, their decline this fall and next year because of drought in Canada and the U.S. will dampen the waterway’s short-term traffic prospects. An analysis of the Seaway’s […]
Oct 18 2021 — Nicole Windmann — National Newswatch — Virtually every day some new breakthrough technology is released with the potential to transform the workplace. The pace of change is dizzying. And the demand is rapidly growing among Canadians for seamless access to new tools wherever they work – in the office, at home, on their smartphones. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the embrace […]
Oct 18 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — It is a big day in Canadian political history as we pause, as always, to mark the birthday of one late Prime Minister, while also marking the maiden address in the House of another. It was on this date in 1919 that Canada’s 15th Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born. He went on to […]
Oct 18 2021 — Glen Pearson — National Newswatch — The headline isn’t just some political or partisan question thrown out there as part of the everyday dialogue. Across the world, democratic, progressive movements have their troubles. Canada, a seeming bastion of security in an unsettled world, especially having just concluded an election, nevertheless contains enough disconcerting divisions to reckon the future as something uncertain. […]
Oct 18 2021 — Perrin Beatty — National Newswatch — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has sent the following letter to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland. Dear Minister Freeland: Congratulations on your re-election as the Member of Parliament for University-Rosedale and your reappointment as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. I greatly appreciate your efforts on behalf […]
Oct 17 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — On this date in 1977 federal politics forever changed with the arrival of televised proceedings of the House of Commons. The debate still rages about whether this has turned out to be a blessing or a curse. Some days I think the former, and then I’ll watch some of the proceedings on another day and […]
Oct 16 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — A brilliant Rhodes Scholar and lawyer began his rise through Canadian political history on this date in 1978 with his first election to the House of Commons. I speak, of course, of Bob Rae, one of the great political orators of his generation. Mr. Rae was to play a key role from the opposition benches […]
Oct 15 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — We look north of 60 today on Art’s History to send out birthday greetings to the Premier of Yukon, Sandy Silver. Born in 1969, in Nova Scotia, Mr. Silver studied at storied St. Francis Xavier – whose famed alumni include Brian Mulroney, Allan J. MacEachen, Lowell Murray and Frank McKenna. Sandy Silver became a math […]
Oct 14 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Low public appreciation of how much advanced technology used in agriculture. Ottawa– Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have gained more appreciation for the country’s farmers during the pandemic, particularly in the area of domestic food security, says a new survey. It was conducted by Angus Reid for the Climate Corporation and found three […]
Oct 14 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — There were a lot of Tories across Canada celebrating on this date in 2008 as Prime Minister Stephen Harper was confirmed in Canada’s top political job by Canadian voters. The PM and his party won 16 more seats than they had two years before, while the Liberals under Stéphane Dion lost 18 seats. When Parliament […]
Oct 13 2021 — Mark Lambert — National Newswatch — During the COVID-19 pandemic Canadians had to rely on social services more than any time in our modern history. Millions of citizens were kept safe and received economic lifelines by programs that were created and deployed by governments and their private sector partners with unprecedented speed. Canadian services agencies were at the front line of […]
Oct 13 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Canada should push for sustainability and more open trade. Ottawa—Canada needs a program to sustainably increase agriculture production for a growing global population while tackling international obstacles to food exports, says John Weekes, a veteran trade negotiator. Climate change is exacting an increasing toll on food production around the world and the government “should […]
Oct 13 2021 — Arthur Milnes — National Newswatch — Today’s entry from the annals of Canadian political history needs no introduction from yours truly. With the October Crisis of 1970 as backdrop, CBC journalist Tim Ralfe recorded an impromptu interview with then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as the PM entered the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. This interview remains today, arguably, the most famous […]
Oct 12 2021 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The pandemic has exposed its weaknesses. Ottawa—Worker shortages are well-documented challenge throughout the Canadian economy including the trucking industry that needs almost 20,000 more drivers required to keep goods flowing, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says. The shortage predates the pandemic but has worsened during the last year and a half, the CTA says, […]