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
December 22, 2017
Social Infrastructure & the Digital Economy 2018
By Terrance Hunsley
Third in a series, Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State For Ortega it was not a shared past that brought and kept diverse peoples together but a captivating vision for the future.(1) Justin Trudeau was elected in part because he was
December 22, 2017
Social Infrastructure & the Digital Economy 2018
By Terrance Hunsley
Third in a series, Futures Entwined: The Nation State and the Welfare State For Ortega it was not a shared past that brought and kept diverse peoples together but a captivating vision for the future.(1) Justin Trudeau was elected in part because he was
December 19, 2017
Pearson's Foreign Affairs legacy: then and now – Cohen
By Andrew Cohen
Lester Pearson is back in favour but the international role he fashioned for Canada is lagging ANDREW COHEN Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 11, 2017 (Published with the author’s permission) Andrew Cohen is author of Extraordinary Canad
December 19, 2017
Pearson’s Foreign Affairs legacy: then and now – Cohen
By Andrew Cohen
Lester Pearson is back in favour but the international role he fashioned for Canada is lagging ANDREW COHEN Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 11, 2017 (Published with the author’s permission) Andrew Cohen is author of Extraordinary Canad
December 11, 2017
Pearson Centre Discussion on Income Security Reform in Ontario
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
On December 5, 2017; The Pearson Centre welcomed George Thomson to talk about the recently-tabled report of the advisory groups to the Ontario government, on income security reform. We were hosted by the Somerset West Community Health Centre in Ottawa.
December 6, 2017
Bland Pudding: European Pillar of Social Rights – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
Second in a series on Futures Entwined: The nation-state and the welfare state. How is the EUropean Union dealing with inequality, the global economy, population movement, and political cracks in the state of the union? The EU is suffering from the clo
November 23, 2017
Futures Entwined: Nation State & Welfare State – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
First in a Series It was a nice little quip for amateur philosophers. In Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, Premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the French Revolution and the development of democracy, and was reported to have replied “..it is too early to say.
November 23, 2017
Futures Entwined: Nation State & Welfare State – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
First in a Series It was a nice little quip for amateur philosophers. In Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, Premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the French Revolution and the development of democracy, and was reported to have replied “..it is too early to say.
November 17, 2017
Avancons / Moving Forward: Disability Strategy
By The Every Canadian Counts Coalition
English follows the French. A noter: La coalition de Chaque canadien compte est en train de promouvoir l’adoption d’une stratégie nationale pour les personnes handicapées. Le format de leur document aurait changer un peu sur notre site. – Terrance Huns
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