Four o’clock today will indeed be the witching hour, when reporters, senior government officials, interest groups and associations, and the odd communications adviser or two, will emerge from a day-long “lock up” in Ottawa to release to Canadians details of the federal budget.
I really liked the way my old Washington colleague John Ibbitson summed up [...]
Finance Minister Hon. Colin Hansen, unveiled the BC 2010/2011 Budget and Fiscal plan today in Victoria. Budget 2010 projects a deficit of $1.7 billion in 2010/11, and a return to fiscal balance by 2013/2014.
Today’s Budget marks a reversal of declining revenue growth. Revenue growth is expected to average 4.9% annually over the next three years. Projected [...]
The opening weekend of the Vancouver 2010 Games was not without controversy. International Heads of State and a Cabinet Minister were thrust into the spotlight to deal with Games related controversies.
Friday’s opening ceremonies were overshadowed by the tragic death of a Georgian luger. This unfortunate event prompted a range of emotions from Games officials, athletes [...]
In just over 24 hours, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will begin and Canada will bask in the world spotlight for two weeks. It’s an event that is first and foremost about sport, international competition and human achievement. But it’s also a critical time for municipal, provincial and federal leaders of the host country to [...]
As we embark this week on the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, anticipation of this celebration of sport, culture and international cooperation abounds in Canada and around the world. Many of us, including myself, will be glued to our television sets and a few of us will even be lucky enough to be there [...]
Just over a week ago, I was one of thousands of Canadians who logged into the Vancouver 2010 Olympic ticket website and spent the better part of my Saturday in the online “virtual waiting room”, for the chance to purchase a couple of seats at a hockey game, a snowboard qualifier or a curling match. [...]
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