As my colleague Kevin pointed yesterday, President Obama did raise some salient points in his State of the Union address. Obama made statements that were relevant to both American and Canadian audiences about taxes, but I must admit I was more impressed by Prime Minister Harper’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, [...]
A couple of takeaways from President Obama’s speech last night:
First on climate change. With a nod to his opponents, Obama argued that while there is serious disagreement on the science, working on clean energy is still good policy. As he put it, “even if you doubt the evidence, providing incentives for energy-efficiency and clean energy [...]
21 December 2009
FH D.C’s Pat Cleary talks about the use of digital tools in a legislative advocacy campaign
FH D.C’s Pat Cleary talks about the use of digital tools in a legislative advocacy campaign
Today marks the first anniversary of Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States. And like most… well, nearly all… Canadians I had a bad case of Obama envy about this time last year. Who wouldn’t, Obama was charismatic, thoughtful, well spoken, and seemed to have the force of history behind him. [...]
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