HILL+KNOWLTON CREATES NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GROUP WITH ACQUISITION OF OTTAWA-BASED ASCENTUM INC. OTTAWA, ON – August 17, 2012 – Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada (H+K), the country’s top-rated public relations and public affairs firm, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Ottawa-based Ascentum Inc. (Ascentum). Ascentum specializes in helping businesses, government and not-for-profit organizations facilitate … Read more
Originally posted in the Huffington Post on August 28, 2012 Several years ago my daughter Charlotte, who has autism, was invited to a princess party. All the other five-year-old girls were renting princess costumes, getting their hair done, wearing make-up. But she refused to be a princess — it’s just not her. So Charlotte chose … Read more
This article was originally published on Bloomberg.com on August 21, 2012. Hill & Knowlton Strategies is the busiest lobbying firm in Ottawa for foreign takeovers, using lessons learned from the country’s biggest failed takeover bid to advise Cnooc Ltd. (883) on its $15.1 billion offer for Nexen Inc. (NXY) The Canadian division of the New … Read more
HILL+KNOWLTON CREATES NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT GROUP WITH ACQUISITION OF OTTAWA-BASED ASCENTUM INC. OTTAWA, ON – August 17, 2012 – Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada (H+K), the country’s top-rated public relations and public affairs firm, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Ottawa-based Ascentum Inc. (Ascentum). Ascentum specializes in helping businesses, government and not-for-profit organizations facilitate … Read more
Today, Hill+Knowlton announced the acquisition of Ascentum, an Ottawa-based boutique specializing in public engagement. The acquisition is a vital component of the business plan objective we set for ourselves two years ago to redefine the way our clients think about us. We know our business has been changing, and that most of our competitors are … Read more
In 2007, the federal government, in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments, announced the creation of the Mental Health Commission of Canada – an organization mandated to be the catalyst for the development and implementation of a mental health strategy for Canada, one that will ultimately lead to a deeply transformed mental health system. We … Read more
SARS, Asian Bird Flu, H1N1 and other global pandemics are spreading more rapidly than at any time in human history because of globalization and travel. The effects of these diseases have been severe and the public is growing increasingly concerned about their health and safety. From these and other disease outbreak experiences, governments have learned … Read more
The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) manages how heath services are delivered and knew they needed to listen to and involve local communities in setting a care plan for the future. That’s why they decided to work with us. The resulting partnership led to Share Your Story, Shape Your Care – a game-changing … Read more
Why government austerity measures are a good thing This was originally published in Canadian Business, on August 16, 2012. Traditional Keynesian economics suggests you “prime the pump” when growth is slow. “The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity,” said John Maynard Keynes. Slashing spending while the economy is depressed just deepens … Read more
Please find attached H+K’s latest Insight piece on the upcoming byelections in Vaughan and Kitchener-Waterloo.
