Carleton U shields $15 M donor agreement. OTTAWA – Carleton University is withholding key information about a $15-million donation that created a school backed by Preston Manning — and an adjudicator has ordered an explanation by Tuesday.
The university’s request for a nine-week extension — the latest in a year-long battle over a freedom-of-information request — was rejected by the information and privacy commissoner of Ontario. The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management was launched in October 2010 to much fanfare, with Reform party founder Manning — and the Manning Centre for Building Democracy — front and centre. “Raising the bar of democratic governance requires talented individuals who possess not only a good appreciation of political theory but a highly developed understanding of its practical application,” Manning said at the time. The program, according to Manning and the university administration, was founded thanks to a $15-million donation from Calgary businessman Clayton Riddell. Preston Manning is no saint, as secretive Carleton University scheme illustrates.
Preston Manning and his then-protégé Stephen Harper back in the day. Below: Mr. Manning as he now appears (United Church Observer photo): Alberta premier E.C. Manning, Preston Manning’s father; Mr. Harper as a Reform Party candidate. Nowadays, folks think of Preston Manning as a benign force in Canadian politics – possibly because of his scratchy voice and grandfatherly demeanour, and partly because on a personal level he is most certainly an honourable person. This is a dangerous misunderstanding. It’s worth remembering that while the former Reform Party of Canada leader may not be a sinner, he is certainly no saint, as the media echo chamber here in Alberta would like to lead us to believe. Mr. Notwithstanding his grandfatherly image, Mr.
In this, of course, Mr. Moreover, despite his undoubted personal rectitude and well-known Evangelical Christian convictions, Mr. Preston Manning’s controversial Riddell Program. Preston Manning promotes Clayton H.
Riddell Program at Carleton University Carleton University in Ottawa has received a metaphorical black eye in its attempt to keep secret the details of an agreement that created its one-year Master’s degree in Political Management. The program was brokered by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning and funded by Calgary oil magnate Clayton H. Riddell. After a year of stonewalling, Carleton was ordered by the information and privacy commissioner of Ontario to adhere to a request by Canadian Press to make the agreement public. Love Canada. Defend Democracy. Stand against the Blackmark Budget. Anonymous targets Montreal Grand Prix to back students. Anonymous targets Montreal Grand Prix to back students (AFP) – May 29, 2012 MONTREAL — The global group of computer hackers known as Anonymous threw its support behind Quebec students protesting hikes in tuition fees by threatening to disrupt the Montreal Grand Prix.
The activists, who earlier this month claimed responsibility for downing a dozen Quebec government websites, blasted organizers for intending to run the race in the Canadian province that recently passed an emergency law restricting protests. Special Law 78, it said, has been "universally condemned by human rights watchers around the world as tyrannical, draconian -- and (has left) Quebec in clear violation of its basic human rights obligations.
" "Beginning on June 7th and running through race day on June 10th, Anonymous will take down all the F1 websites, dump the servers and databases -- and wreck anything else F1-related we can find on the Internet," said a statement. Copyright © 2014 AFP. Conservatives ask court to dismiss election case - Politics. Conservative MPs are asking the Federal Court to dismiss an application to review the federal election results in seven ridings.
Seven MPs have submitted documents arguing the applications for judicial review were filed too late and don't contain specific allegations that would demand the election results be overturned. The Gang Of Seven. The Gang of Seven Media in Canada 6) The Globe and Mail: Harper's Mouthpiece The Globe and Mail is Canada’s largest national-circulation newspaper, and second-largest daily newspaper, providing news to over 1 million Canadian readers.
It is also Harper’s mouth piece. Old Age Security affordable without changes, watchdog says - Politics. Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive benefits, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page insisted in a report Thursday.
Page first reported that on Jan. 12, 2011, but is repeating his assertion in a new report. Page wrote the report in response to questions from MPs on the House finance committee. The Conservative government's move last December to limit the increase in health transfer payments to the provinces starting in 2016 — increasing the amount of money the federal government transfers every year but tying the increase to nominal GDP, which is projected to be lower than the current six per cent increases — means there's more room for spending or tax cuts, Page says.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Human Resources Minister Diane Finley have all argued that the eligibility age for OAS has to be increased to 67 years old from 65. Hmmm...It's the decline of Harper. Manning Centre – Building Canada's conservative movement » Tasha Kheiriddin, Director.