Simon Benson from the FH London office, recently wrote a blog plost on the format of the upcoming UK Election Debates. Very interesting read.
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 [...]
It is fitting that the weekend after the running of NASCAR’s Daytona 500, engines are revving up around Ottawa as Parliament prepares to return with a throne speech on March 3 and a budget on March 4.
Over the last few days, the NDP and Liberal caucuses have sent a list of their priorities to the [...]
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 [...]
There was an interesting poll out over the weekend from Ipsos- Reid’s Darrell Bricker. The horserace numbers are in keeping with other recent polls that show a considerable tightening of the race between the Conservatives and the Liberals, with the Liberals rising at the expense of the NDP/Greens/other voter pool. If these numbers hold it [...]
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