Telecom Trends (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Industry Minister Tony Clement and his Israeli counterpart, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, have committed to negotiate a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) to ease the importing and exporting of telecommunications equipment between Canada and Israel. Such agreements are already in place with the European Community, the European Free Trade Area countries, Switzerland, members of the Organization of American...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Telus is urging Industry Minister Tony Clement not to overturn a CRTC decision barring Globalive from launching a new cellphone service.
Section 15 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Given how it was so effectively used to defame Dion, you'd think Harper would have had a ban on ministers shrugging. Tony Clement: “I’m trying my hardest!” The Industry Minister, emailing from Tel Aviv, was reacting to a report in The Globe and Mail this morning that his Muskoka riding may not be able to accommodate the G20 portion of next summer’s international summit. It might...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Jane Taber on the Muskoka minister's G20 struggle, Peter Donolo's ninja-like powers and the Tory counterspin to his overhaul of Ignatieff's office
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced an agreement with Israel to begin negotiations on a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) to facilitate the importing and exporting of telecommunications equipment. The announcement followed discussions between Minister Clement and the Honourable Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and...
Michael Geist's Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Forgotten amidst the focus on ACTA over the past two weeks, was a recent column ( HT PDF version , homepage version ) I wrote for the Hill Times on the lessons that can be drawn from this summer's copyright consultation. The piece appears as part of a special section on copyright that included an interview with Industry Minister Tony Clement, Charlie Angus, Howard Knopf, Pina D'Agostino, and Simon...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Today, the Honourable Helena Guergis, Minister of State for the Status of Women, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, delivered congratulatory remarks at the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association of Canada's (JAMA) 25th Anniversary celebration on Parliament Hill. Minister of State Guergis also used the opportunity to extend best wishes from...
Michael Geist's Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Corporate structures and loan agreements are rarely the stuff of public interest, yet, as my weekly technology column notes ( Toronto Star version , homepage version ) last month they attracted considerable attention in a case involving Globalive, a new wireless company vying to shake up Canada’s telecommunications industry. Operating as Wind Mobile, the company paid hundreds of millions of dollars...
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Industry Minister Tony Clement attended Remembrance Day ceremonies in Kandahar on Wednesday.
Michael Geist's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Globe reports that Industry Minister Tony Clement has sent a letter to the telecom industry asking for comments by November 18th on the CRTC's Globalive decision. The request is described as a "pre-cabinet review" of the issue.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the National Research Council Canada (NRC), today announced the reappointment of Margaret Lefebvre as a member of the Council.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
INGERSOLL, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, and the Honourable Sandra Pupatello, Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade, were in Ingersoll, Ontario, today to congratulate General Motors of Canada Limited and CAMI Automotive Inc. (CAMI) on a $90-million investment. The investment adds capacity to CAMI's operations in order to meet the strong demand...
Michael Geist's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Crown copyright concerns were raised repeatedly during this summer's copyright consultation as many groups expressed the view that government works should be treated as public domain. The issue generated some surprise from Industry Minister Tony Clement, who asked for examples about why crown copyright was a problem. This morning, the Auditor General provided a helpful example as her office has sent...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Iggy asks why, Layton does some digging and Tony Clement takes a break
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Read Tony Clement's lips: "six million doses"
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