Entries Tagged as 'Canada'

Four Roadblocks To A National Cap-And-Trade System

In his February 24 address on the economy, President Obama laid down a bold request to Congress, saying “send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. That’s what we need.”
In theory, he couldn’t be more correct. A cap-and-trade system could slow climate change, create a [...]

March 5th, 2009 by Silvio Marcacci | Comment on this.
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Update From Up North

After a week of high-stakes political drama in Ottawa, Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with the Governor General at Rideau Hall and was granted his request to prorogue Parliament until January 26, 2009. By proroguing today, the Prime Minister has saved his Government from a scheduled vote of non-confidence this coming Monday.
The [...]

December 4th, 2008 by Craig Paridy | Comment on this.

Meeting of Minds a Success Due to Innovation

The entire Canadian FH team (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal) just got back from Kingston, Ontario and our second annual regional meeting. It was the first time our innovation system was used simultaneously by four clients.

June 20th, 2007 by Trevor Lynn | 1 Comment

Maple Leaf Diamonds

Canada | Consumer Market – Product Trends
The premier of of Blood Diamond in the U.S. today is causing quite a stir within the diamond industry. Apparently, there is fear that the film’s content will shine unfavorable light on the diamond industry’s dealings in Africa. As well it should.
That being said, while riding the train [...]

December 8th, 2006 by Will Sullivan | Comment on this.