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Wheat board shared farmers' ‘personal data' with companies

C ompanies that buy grain may be getting more than they paid for. The Canadian Wheat Board, apparently for no reason, shared “sensitive information” about farmers with companies that buy and handle grain, says a newly released document. An internal ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Lyons

Environment Canada owed $2-million, audit says

E nvironment Canada is trying to clean up a toxic spill on its balance sheets. A recently released audit shows the department is owed some $2-million, and roughly a third of the late payments are overdue by more than a year. But debt collectors at ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

Audit finds federal labs struggle to keep track of pathogens

G overnment labs, including the one handling samples of swine flu, struggle to keep track of viruses and bacteria, a recent audit found. The Public Health Agency of Canada document warns weak controls at federal facilities could allow harmful pathogens ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  15 Nov 2009

PM, premiers discuss swine flu and economy

P rime Minister Stephen Harper held a conference call with the premiers on Tuesday to talk about swine flu and the economy. Provincial sources said the call came at Mr. Harper's behest and mainly covered the troubled H1N1 vaccination campaign. Bridgitte ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: GlaxoSmithKline Inc,  Stephen Harper,  Gordon Campbell

Health officials caught off guard by demand for H1N1 shot

C anada's top doctor says health officials didn't expect so many people to line up for the swine flu shot. David Butler-Jones, the chief public health officer, told CTV's Question Period that as recently as three weeks ago officials didn't foresee the ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Butler,  GlaxoSmithKline Inc

Sweeping ad campaign in works to promote H1N1 shot

A sweeping ad campaign is planned over the next few weeks to prod reluctant Canadians to get the swine-flu shot, The Canadian Press has learned. The new campaign comes as officials try to persuade a wary public to roll up their sleeves for the H1N1 ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: GlaxoSmithKline Inc,  David Butler

Canada drops in press-freedom ranking

T he news media got a little less free in Canada this year. So says a watchdog group in its annual ranking of press freedom worldwide. Canada fell to 19th place this year from 13th last year on the Reporters Without Borders index of freedom of the press ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Reporters Without Borders,  Mark Steyn,  House of Commons,  Rob Nicholson,  James Moore

Chalk River repairs have $70-million price tag: AECL

A tomic Energy of Canada Ltd. has put a $70-million price tag on repairing its downed Chalk River reactor. That was the estimate given Monday by AECL's chief nuclear officer to a House of Commons committee looking into the isotope shortage. Bill ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: House of Commons,  Nathan Cullen

Climate walkout ‘did not happen,' Prentice says

E nvironment Minister Jim Prentice contradicted his top climate-change envoy yesterday by denying that some countries walked out after Canada's address during recent climate talks in Thailand. Mr. Prentice insisted no one left the room after the ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jim Prentice,  Michael Martin,  CBC,  United Nations,  European Union

Gadhafi cancels Canada visit

L ibyan leader Moammar Gadhafi confirmed his reputation for mercurial behaviour and undoubtedly triggered waves of Canadian government relief by abruptly cancelling his stopover in Newfoundland. The African strongman apparently made the decision after ...

From STEVE RENNIE, Globe and Mail,  26 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Muammar al-Qaddafi,  United Nations General Assembly,  Lawrence Cannon

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