iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Apr 19, 2021 8:00am The West Block of the Parliament buildings pictured on Jan. 15, 2021 (Jolson Lim/iPolitics)
With clean energy and the environment set to be front and centre in Monday’s federal budget, Soluxium Technologies Inc., a Quebec-based company that offers innovative and creative energy solutions, is launching a new effort to promote its solar technological applications as an alternative to standard telecommunications towers.
The Air Canada Pilots Association has engaged David Murray of Counsel Public Affairs Inc. to discuss the introduction of data protection amendments in the Aeronautics Act, as well as the upholding of safety standards in the aviation industry.
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For nine months, Maureen Ambersley followed the same routine when she came home from a shift at the Mississauga long-term care home where she was a nurse. She’d strip off her scrubs at the door, throw them in the laundry, shower, and then change into one of her silky African-print house dresses. Exhausted from being on her feet all day, the 57-year-old would lie in bed with the door wide open – her perch allowed her to see all the goings-on in the Brampton home that housed four generations.
When her 26-year-old son, Floyd, returned from his job at Amazon, she would call out, “Bwoy, where ya going? Come here and tell me ‘bout your day.” Mr. Ambersley would climb into bed with his mother, who loved nothing more than watching Disney movies and cuddling with family, and inevitably hear about
iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Dec 14, 2020 11:49am Former Finance Minister Bill Morneau Andrew Meade/iPolitics
Former finance minister Bill Morneau is a hot topic on the Hill again, this time on the lobby circuit, where he’s now officially known as “Bill Morneau, OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation) Nominee.”
Morneau’s former director of operations, Sharan Kaur has been granted a rare exemption under the Lobbying Act to reach out to government officials on behalf of her one-time boss from Nov.10 until March 17, 2021, albeit under strict parameters.
As per the publicly posted notice, Kaur “may only communicate with public office holders from Global Affairs Canada and the Prime Minister’s Office, solely to arrange meetings, or to obtain or provide documents and information regarding [Morneau’s] candidacy as Secretary-General of the OECD.”