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A sunshine list is a listing of salary, benefit and severance information. [1] Its colloquial name refers to the goal of illuminating government expenditures. [2] In Canada, the list is commonly used for example by provincial or municipal governments to identify any publicly employed person making CA$100,000 salary or higher. [3]
The 40th Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008. The Conservative Party of Canada, led by Stephen Harper, won a minority government. The Conservatives won 143 seats. The Liberal Party of Canada, won 77 seats. The separatist Bloc Québécois won 49 seats and the social-democratic New Democratic Party won 37. Two independent ...
This is a list of nominated candidates for the Green Party of Canada in the 40th Canadian federal election. [1] Candidates ran in all but five ridings: Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (NL), Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley (NS), Jonquière—Alma (QC), Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (QC), Sherbrooke (QC).
September 7, 2008: Prime Minister Harper asks Governor General Michaëlle Jean to call a general election on October 14, 2008. She accepts the request. [6] October 14, 2008: Elections held for members of the House of Commons in the 40th Canadian Parliament. [7] November 4, 2008: Writs to be returned to the Chief Election Officer. [7]
The Government of Ontario (French: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario.The term Government of Ontario refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council), appointed on the advice of the premier, and the non-partisan Ontario Public Service (whom the Executive Council ...
October 22 – Economic crisis of 2008: The Loonie drops below $ .80US for the first time since mid-2005. October 31 – 2008 British Columbia pipeline bombings: A third bomb detonated at a natural gas wellhead in the region of Dawson Creek; November 14 – Eva Aariak is selected as the new Premier of Nunavut at the Nunavut Leadership Forum in ...
The Ontario Fire Marshal's Office handled the investigation of the explosions. [2] While the cause of the explosions had not yet been determined, on August 21, 2008, Ontario's independent safety regulator for fuels, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), released a statement saying that, just before the explosion, a truck driver was illegally transferring propane from one truck ...
Pages in category "2008 in Ontario" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.