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Conservatives ‘step back’ from sale and lease-back program, put phase two on hold

Public Works Minister Michael Fortier said, 'I think we need to step back, digest the transaction and time will tell whether there will be another transaction.'

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BY SIMON DOYLE
December 17, 2007

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A junk food bill, a first responder bill, and a 'hoist motion' are all in play when the Red Chamber returns next year as the Conservatives and Independent Senators Group fling accusations of political games at each other in the meantime.

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

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The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.

Higher value must be placed on the creation of knowledge

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

The period between innovation and commercialization has been called 'The Valley of Death.' The period before a market has been established requires considerable investment with little return.

Higher value must be placed on the creation of knowledge

OpinionBY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

The period between innovation and commercialization has been called 'The Valley of Death.' The period before a market has been established requires considerable investment with little return.

Canada talks a big game, but its innovation sector doesn’t walk the talk

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Federal policy, which is more transactional than strategic, is turning Canada into a branch plant economy—a derivative economy in which we help foreign corporations grow and profit in exchange for jobs, while making us dependent on maintaining the goodwill of foreign investors to keep those jobs.

Canada talks a big game, but its innovation sector doesn’t walk the talk

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Federal policy, which is more transactional than strategic, is turning Canada into a branch plant economy—a derivative economy in which we help foreign corporations grow and profit in exchange for jobs, while making us dependent on maintaining the goodwill of foreign investors to keep those jobs.