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Programming Advisory Fourth Liberal Leadership Debate
Live Sunday on CPAC (Ottawa, March 1, 2013) – This Sunday, CPAC brings viewers LIVE coverage from Halifax, Nova Scotia where candidates vying for the Liberal leadership are meeting for their fourth in a series of national debates, following Vancouver, Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area. The one-on-one style debate will be moderated by Bernadette Clément, focusing on issues including health care, job creation, defence and more. See how leadership hopefuls David Bertschi, Martin Cauchon, Deborah Coyne, Marc Garneau, Martha Hall Findlay, Karen McCrimmon, Joyce Murray and Justin Trudeau fare in their second last debate before the party’s National Showcase, scheduled for April 6 in Toronto. Note: The Liberals will host a fifth and final debate in Montreal on March 23. CPAC Special
Fourth Liberal Leadership Debate
LIVE from Halifax
Sunday, March 3
1 pm AT / 12 pm ET / 9 am PT Replay
Sunday, March 3
10 pm AT / 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT For complete details on this and other CPAC programming visit www.cpac.ca. About CPAC CPAC is Canada’s only privately-owned, commercial free, not for profit, bilingual licensed television service. Created in 1992 by a consortium of cable companies to preserve an independent editorial voice for Canada’s democratic process, CPAC provides a window on parliamentary, political and public affairs in Canada and the world. Since 1992, the cable industry has invested more than $50 million in CPAC. CPAC is delivered via cable, satellite and wireless distributors to over 11 million Canadian homes and worldwide via 24/7 live webstreaming and podcasts at www.cpac.ca. – 30 – For more information: Jennifer Thomlinson
CPAC
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E-mail: jthomlinson@cpac.ca All CPAC programming can be viewed simultaneous to the television broadcast at Two African port associations, the Port Management Association for West Africa and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Port Management Association for East Africa and Southern Africa (PMAESA), with the support of the SSATP have developed guidelines on container terminal concessions for the region. The guidelines provide strategic and practical advice to high-level government decision-makers and general managers of port authorities, in their endeavor to attract professional private sector partners to invest in and operate container terminal facilities. The guidelines specifically offer practical advice to better prepare for the concession process, to review the contract provisions, and subsequently to better manage the concession. The African port landscape has changed significantly since the late 90s, when Port reforms in Sub-Sahara Africa resulted in an increased involvement of private sector companies and a decrease in port authorities who withdrew from direct involvement into cargo handling operations, particularly in West and Central Africa, but to a lesser extent in Eastern and Southern Africa. In the mid-2000s, the reforms accelerated, and within a few years, most container terminals were passed on concession to specialized Terminal Operating Companies (TOCs), which embarked on extensive rehabilitation and upgrade plans. TOCs and public port authorities have invested in modern handling equipment and revamped facilities, resulting in productivity gains and reduced congestion. Concessions have provided Governments with millions of dollars in revenue through entry tickets, annual fees and royalty payments on traffic handled by concessionaires. Greenfield projects are expected to further increase capacity to meet future demand, despite the recent slowdown in container traffic growth that has led to some of these projects to be put on hold and/or are facing headwinds in raising private financing. Despite these advancements, s
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