Wellington-Halton Hills: The Conservative MPP from this riding is very unhappy that the ruling Liberal MPPs in the Ontario Legislature voted to defeat a resolution that he introduced, calling upon Government to commit itself to a plan to begin paying down the provincial debt once the budget is balanced. The resolution, brought forward [...]
Toronto: CIBC through its CIBC IIFA Golden Ticket Contest campaign is sending four lucky Canadians on a VIP trip to the 2012 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award Celebrations in Singapore this June. CIBC will award two VIP prize packs that will send the winners and their guests to Bollywood’s biggest night. The star [...]
Toronto: The Punjabi International Film Academy has announced that Toronto, Ontario will host the first ever Punjabi International Film Academy Awards weekend. The four-day long Punjabi International Film Academy awards (PIFAA) Weekend will take place from August 3-5, 2012, its organizers announced this week. “The McGuinty Government is proud to welcome the [...]
Toronto: Dr. Bhausaheb Ubale, a genial presence in the Indo-Canadian community of Toronto passed away in Pune during one of his frequent trips to India. Dr. Ubale, a form Human Rights Commissioner of Ontario, was a Fellow of McLaughlin College from 1985. He founded the very successful Human Rights, Participatory Growth and Poverty Eradication Program [...]
By Binoy Thomas Toronto: About time too! After picking his way gingerly through most of the minority years, Minister Jason Kenney is in full flow, crafting what he describes as a ‘transformational change’ of Canada’s antiquated immigration system. Kenney, working assiduously through countless meals, consumed at myriad multicultural venues, knew that it was [...]
St. Thomas, Ontario: WIL Employment Connections, based in this town, is one of the first organizations selected under the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Loans Pilot. The announcement was made by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. “Our government’s top priority is [...]
Toronto: The beginning of Diabetes Awareness Month in November also marks the lead up to the 4th Annual South Asian Diabetes Expo, hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association and its South Asian Diabetes Chapter. Held this year in Peel Region, the expo aims to raise awareness of diabetes within the South Asian community and [...]
Ottawa: Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), along with Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, have reaffirmed the Harper Government’s longstanding commitment to strengthening Canada’s democratic institutions by re-introducing the Political Loans Accountability Act. “The current rules on political loans do not meet the high standards of accountability, integrity, and [...]
By Binoy Thomas A couple of years ago, during a brief meeting with the then Liberal leader, what’s his name (oops, how short the public memory is!) (let me pause for google search), okay here it is, Michael Ignatieff, I raised the question of the auto workers union’s stand on not giving up anything [...]
Toronto: The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launching the Healthy Candidates campaign (www.HealthyCandidates.ca) to encourage all candidates to “go healthy” this election. This means candidates must agree to the Healthy Candidate commitment to have the government invest more to promote and support better health in Ontario. With the campaign’s recently-held official [...]
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