July 1, 2018
Canada Days: Celebrating the shared heritage of all Canadians
By Susan Korah
By Susan Korah, Special to The Epoch Times June 28, 2018 6:01 am Last Updated: June 28, 2018 6:10 am People might expect Canada Day celebrations to be somewhat muted this year in the wake of last year’s spectacular festivities honouring the nation’s 15
June 12, 2018
Time for National Consultation on Poverty Reduction to Bear Fruit
By Terrance Hunsley
OECD in Canada to Talk Work and Social Policy The problems are becoming clearer; the solutions, ah… not so much. The OECD social policy ministers were in Canada on May 14 to talk about some familiar themes – economic inequality, precarious work, job de
Flag Day Reception 2017
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Speaker Regan delivered an inspiring speech at our 2017 Flag Day Reception. See below for the full details: Flag Day – February 15, 2017 Fellow parliamentarians, mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Pearson Centre for
March 9, 2018
Conversation: Michael Pearson on the Pearson Legacy
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A discussion with Michael Pearson, grandson of Lester B. Pearson, moderated by Andrew Cardozo, President of the Pearson Centre, recorded at the Canadian Museum of History.
March 9, 2018
How the Feminist budget also benefits men – Cardozo
By Andrew Cardozo
Opinion MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Andrew Cardozo New Communications A budget about women and how it benefits men So a feminist budget is about women and may appeal politically more to women and girls, but make no mistake, men and boys ben
February 23, 2018
Lack of consensus on racism troubling – Cardozo
By Andrew Cardozo
Opinion Lack of consensus on racism is troubling Feb. 19, 2018 The Hill Times Hopefully the government will create a new anti-racism strategy that addresses a range of issues from the criminal justice system to the work of cultural agencies and nation
February 16, 2018
Early Education is a Protection for Democracy – McCain
By Margaret Norrie McCain
The Economist Intelligence Unit recorded another slide in its latest Democracy Index. Only 19 countries out of 167 were counted as “full democracies” in 2017. This marked another drop since 2015 when the U.S. fell to a “flawed democracy” status; the re
January 29, 2018
The End of Jobs? – Cardozo
By Andrew Cardozo
Are we facing the end of jobs? By Andrew Cardozo Jan. 29, 2018 The Hill times Work at the minimum wage and the low end of spectrum is becoming more precarious. The developing precariat, the modern day proletariat, are not just our kids in universi
January 29, 2018
Poor Health and Low Income Among Older Workers
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
5th in a series; Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State …in the United States, for men born in 1930 those in the top 20 per cent of earners have a 5-year longer life expectancy than those in the bottom 50 per cent. For people born i
January 18, 2018
Canada & OECD Reducing Income Inequality?
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
Fourth in a series: Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State Many people, especially social advocacy groups, feel that government commitments to the welfare state started a long period of retrenchment in the late seventies. The idea tha
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What are Your Thoughts About the Canadian Flag? Invitation to a National Conversation
In this Year of Canada 150 we've launched a national—and indeed international—conversation on what the flag means to people. Please join in. Send us your thoughts in words, pictures or videos. What do you feel the flag stands for and what does it mean to you? Keep the words to under 150 and the videos to under 60 seconds and we'll post them. The only requirements are that you be respectful and you post in English or French so they can have the widest reach.
Please send them to: Flag Project Coordinator, Pearson Centre: info@thepearsoncentre.ca
This conversation culminates on Canada Day July 1, although the site will remain open after that.
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