Month: March 2003

Bilingualism is important in this country, but the federal government shouldn’t push it on its employees. Most government job postings now state, “bilingual imperative” or “bilingual preferred” at the bottom of their list of available jobs. These requirements exclude a huge number of Canadians.

The government of the Northwest Territories is lobbying Ottawa to tighten the definition of “Canadian” diamonds, saying a more restrictive definition will strengthen its diamond industry.

Business revenues rose, but so did operating costs.