Sorted by Month: November 2009

The Liberals and Bloc asked about the allegations of torture in Afghanistan. The NDP asked about green house gas emission targets.Read Post »

Stories on food safety issues have become commonplace in newspapers and television broadcasts.  Phthalates in plastic bottles, PCBs in wild salmon, salmonella in canned goods – the list goes on.  All raise understandable concerns about the food we eat, including what it was packaged in, where it came from, and how it was handled.
Food manufacturers [...] Read Post »

All parties focused on the Afghan torture issue.Read Post »

Many have suggested this week that, in the face of a sustained opposition assault on the Government over questions of torture of Afghan detainees, the Government has gone out of its way to change the channel by rushing forward, for instance, more justice legislation, getting on with HST legislation, or announcing ‘out of the blue’ [...] Read Post »

The Liberals asked about the government’s efforts to limit access to information relating to the Afghan torture allegations. The Bloc asked about the government’s inaction in addressing Afghan torture allegations. The NDP asked about the need for a public inquiry into Afghan torture allegations, the Prime Minister’s presence in Copenhagen and the government’s climate change policy.Read Post »

Being a centrist party in opposition is tough – especially in the minority parliament that defines Ottawa. But now, having spent four years fighting their place in opposition, federal Liberals are showing signs of accepting their fate and exploiting its opportunities.Read Post »

Up front I want to say that FH has worked with TerraChoice, managers of the EcoLogo Program and the authors of the excellent publication “The Seven Sins Of Greenwashing“.
TerraChoice’s list is comprehensive and provides a good framework for companies. They are:
1. The Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off, or emphasizing one ‘green’ attribute when there [...] Read Post »

The Liberals asked about the Government’s inaction to prevent torture of Afghan prisoners and the Government’s efforts to withhold valuable information. The Bloc asked about the Government’s refusal to make public documents detailing Afghan torture allegations. The NDP asked about Government action on services for aboriginal women and the need for a public inquiry into the Afghan torture allegations.Read Post »

Why on earth is CBC missing out on what must be the biggest story in the politics of science right now? No, I’m not referring to H1N1 and whether it’s a real threat or not, nor am I talking about the possibly revolutionary discovery that at least some types of Multiple Sclerosis may be vascular [...] Read Post »

…..someday.  That’s an irrefutable truth.  The risk of death is an oft debated topic on any number of fronts.  These days, it seems like every time we open a newspaper, read a blog, or listen to a talk show, a new study has come out detailing a food borne health risk, food to fight cancer, [...] Read Post »