John Doyle: Our election debate system is a national disgrace – The Globe and Mail The Globe and MailJohn Doyle: Our election debate system is a national disgraceThe Globe and MailWhat bothers me as a critic and a citizen is that we have allowed both Canadian broadcasters and Canadian political parties to evade the responsibility […]

Canada and Ireland face similar innovation policy challenges – FinFacts Ireland FinFacts IrelandCanada and Ireland face similar innovation policy challengesFinFacts IrelandCanada will hold a general election on 19 Oct and with the economy confirmed on 1 Sept to have been in recession in the first half of 2015 due to the collapse in oil prices, […]

Party-friendly firms cash in on Ontario government's caucus services budget – The Globe and Mail The Globe and MailParty-friendly firms cash in on Ontario government's caucus services budgetThe Globe and MailThe Ontario government funnelled at least $2.1-million in taxpayers' money over the past two years to Liberal-connected consultants and advertising agencies. Among the contracts were […]

Government to stop publishing blue pages directory – Globalnews.ca Globalnews.caGovernment to stop publishing blue pages directoryGlobalnews.caThe federal government has decided to stop publishing contact information for all of its departments and agencies in the blue pages section of telephone directories. A newly released document says it doesn't make sense to publish what often ends up […]

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Explained in Plain English – KQED KQEDThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Explained in Plain EnglishKQEDKnown as an “investor-state dispute settlement,” this measure would allow a company to sue another PTT-member government if it had reason to believe that government had hurt business interests. Let's say, for instance, the Canadian government […]

What some of Canada's leading entrepreneurs say Ottawa should do to advance … – Financial Post Financial PostWhat some of Canada's leading entrepreneurs say Ottawa should do to advance …Financial PostAndrew Meade for National Post filesStartup Canada's weekly podcast, which airs Tuesdays and is hosted by Rivers Corbett, co-founder of reLiSH Gourmet Burgers chain, gathered […]

Hacker challenge helps NSA develop future cyberwarriors – Christian Science Monitor Christian Science MonitorHacker challenge helps NSA develop future cyberwarriorsChristian Science MonitorAt a defense contractor site in Columbia, Md., – a 20 minute drive from the Fort Meade, Md., base that's home to the NSA and the military's Cyber Command – civilian and military personnel […]

Storm days and hockey games top reasons for government sick days: Canadian … – Globalnews.ca Globalnews.caStorm days and hockey games top reasons for government sick days: Canadian …Globalnews.caHALIFAX- The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for the Nova Scotia government to re-think its sick day policies after uncovering some unsettling patterns with how public servants take […]

CRA tops list of federal privacy leaks – TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration) TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)CRA tops list of federal privacy leaksTheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)The names and employee ID members of tens of thousands of Armed Forces members, as well as their payments to various charitable organizations, were accidentally posted on a public Shared Services Canada website from April to October. […]

Ashby: The wrong way to get immigration information – Ottawa Citizen Ottawa CitizenAshby: The wrong way to get immigration informationOttawa CitizenIf Citizenship and Immigration Canada wants to verify details of a citizenship or permanent residency application, such as addresses or work history or income level, it must ask the applicants for additional documentation that would […]