TORONTO, February 23, 2005 -- Prime Minister Paul Martin’s government presents its first budget today to a minority Parliament and an expectant public eager to hear how Finance Minister Goodale will respond to a welter of competing demands. Will he exercise fiscal caution or open the spending taps? How will he reconcile the calls for […]
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York Prof says “It’s a good year for Canada at the Oscars”
Two Canadian films up for Academy Awards TORONTO, February 22, 2005 -- York University Film and Video Professor Seth Feldman says Canadian film enthusiasts should cheer at having two Canadian films nominated for Academy Awards this year. “Canadians should be pleased at having two home-grown productions in Oscar contention: Ryan and Hardwood,” says Feldman. “Although feature […]
York U’s Glendon College hosts seminar on Ontario-Quebec relations
TORONTO, February 22, 2005 -- As part of its new focus on Quebec-Ontario relations, York University’s Glendon College will host a seminar February 23 - 25 to explore the unique relationship between two of Canada’s founding provinces. Entitled “Ontario-Quebec Relations: New Realities – New Challenges,” the three-day event brings together prominent Québec and Ontario public leaders […]
York Prof says increased commitment to ‘green’ transit needed to bolster Kyoto Protocol
Canada’s hosting of negotiations opportunity to take “leadership role” TORONTO, February 17, 2005 -- Our success in implementing the Kyoto Protocol will depend on public education and increased commitment to sustainable transit solutions in major urban centres such as the GTA, says York University professor Geoff Harris. "A renewed and increased commitment to public transit […]
York U researcher says NHL owners engaging in league’s ‘creative destruction’
As many as a dozen franchises could go TORONTO, February 17, 2005 -- Want to know the real reason the NHL season’s over? More than a decade of lavish spending by NHL owners on players’ salaries has forced the league to consider shedding its unprofitable franchises, according to York University researcher Julian Ammirante. “The NHL […]
New funding for York’s School of Nursing to eliminate employment barriers for internationally educated nurses
Government to contribute $535,000 TORONTO, February 16, 2005 -- The School of Nursing at York University’s Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies will receive $535,000 in funding from the Ontario Government towards its proposal for a bridging program that would allow internationally educated nurses to gain licensure, certification and employment in Canada. “This funding […]
Osgoode Hall Law School co-hosting international conference for law students
TORONTO, February 15, 2005 -- On February 25-26, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will co-host an international conference that will engage students, scholars, policy-makers, lawyers and activists in discussions on some of the most timely and controversial issues of public and private international law. The 12th Annual Canadian International Law Students’ Conference features […]
