Sentences with phrase «industry minister jim»

This year, the party ran into copyright troubles and embarrassment when Industry Minister Jim Prentice — who was overseeing a controversial plan to tighten Canadian copyright law — landed in hot water by using a video cut to a copyrighted song without seeking the permission of an unamused copyright owner.

Industry Minister Jim Prentice tabled amendments to the Copyright Law in the House of Commons Thursday.

In response to public outcry over this situation, Industry Minister Jim Prentice's position was to, «leave the matter between consumers on the one hand and Internet service providers on the other» — effectively, no position at all.

In rejecting U.S. defence giant Alliant Techsystems» takeover of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates» aerospace unit, Industry Minister Jim Prentice is using the Investment Canada Act as a pretense to claim the $ 1.3 - billion all - cash deal isn't in this country's best interests.

Not exact matches

The panel, established by the new Minister of Industry, Jim Prentice, was led by seasoned business executive L. «Red» Wilson.

I have nothing but respect for Jesse and love his stuff (his interview a few years back with Jim Prentice, where the industry minister hung up on him, is one of my all - time favourites).

February 04, 2008 CATA WIT Forum Takes Innovation Nation message to Industry Canada Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice

The insurance industry is clinging to the faint hope Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will cede ground before June 30.

The Bank of Canada governor, Mark Carney, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, and pretty much anyone involved in the banking industry has been warning of a hike, if not several, potentially before the end of the year.

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The Canadian real estate industry will get more good news today — not that it needs any more positive spin or Finance Minister Jim Flaherty even wants to hear it.

Speakers at the conference included Minister for Housing Simon Coveney, former European Parliament president Pat Cox, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland CEO Jim Gannon, Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon, Wexford County Council chief executive Tom Enright, Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown county architect Andrée Dargan, Department of Housing advisor Seán Armstrong, Michael Bennett Construction QS Seamus Mullins, University of Ulster academic Dr Shane Colclough, EnEffect director Dragomir Tzanev, ILTP Consulting MD Christy O'Sullivan, and all three nZEBRA directors, along with the owners of two separate nZEBs which share the rare distinction of being A1 rated passive houses — Monica Hackett and Francis Clauson.

(Above) Pictured at the nZEBRA conference are (l - r) SEAI CEO Jim Gannon; Department of Housing advisor Seán Armstrong; Wexford County Council's Enniscorthy district manager Liz Hore; nZEBRA director Tomás O'Leary; Wexford County Council chairman Paddy Kavanagh; housing minister Simon Coveney; Wexford County Council chief executive Tom Enright; minister of state Paul Kehoe; and Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon.

Environment Minister Jim Prentice has been consulting with provinces on the pending federal regulations, and has encountered resistance from outside Alberta that its industry would either be bound by different rules than others, or would be allowed to increase emissions to the detriment of other sectors.

On behalf of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, I would like to thank you for your e-mail, in which you raised an issue which falls within the portfolio of the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry.

OTTAWA, June 11, 2008 — The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and Minister for La Francophonie, will deliver brief statements and answer media inquiries shortly after the tabling of a bill to amend the Copyright Act.

Gary Mauris, president of Dominion Lending Centres, had his say about concerns within the Canadian mortgage brokering industry to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during the Regina Pre-Budget Consultation recently.