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September 29, 2019
Could Elections be about Measurable Goals? (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
(This column also appeared in the Hill Times, October 14, 2019) Another election season with its caricatures of professional wrestling. Personal insults. Skeletons in closets. Spending promises with unstated conditions and no accounting for results. Fi
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September 17, 2019
ELXN 2019 & Foreign Affairs (Gatineau, Sept 17)
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WHAT ARE THE INSIDERS SAYING? Special Seminar on the Canadian General Election for Heads of Mission September 17, 2019; 3:00 to 5:00 pm Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau Honorary Co-Chairs: Her Excellency Susan Jane le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, High
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September 5, 2019
POLARIZATION in Canada (Winnipeg Roundtable Sept 3)
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1. Notes from Roundtable in Winnipeg Sept 3 2. Column: Four axes of polarization in election 2019, by Andrew Cardozo, Sept 16 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Notes from a discussion on Polarization He
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August 29, 2019
Canadians Weigh in on the Future of Work
By Terrance Hunsley
Canadians Weigh in on the Future of Work by Terrance Hunsley Since spring, when the Pearson Centre published a discussion paper ( http://www.thepearsoncentre.ca/platform/the-future-of-work-is-happening-now-what-can-we-do-about-it-2/) on the future of w
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August 27, 2019
The Election Issues – according to the candidates
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Comments from MPs and candidates on the issues in their ridings as we approach Election 2019. In preparation for my regular column in the Hill Times, I asked several MPs and candidates what the Top 10 issues were for them in their ridings. Ten responde
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August 4, 2019
Chronic Shortfalls in Disability Supports – Cowie
By William Cowie
The Pearson Centre has invited various leading thinkers to contribute their ideas towards the Progressive Platform to generate good ideas for debate in this general election. The views expressed here are those of the writer. We thank the writers for pu
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August 4, 2019
Future of Work….and Basic Income – Regehr
By Sheila Regehr
The Pearson Centre has invited various leading thinkers to contribute their ideas towards the Progressive Platform to generate good ideas for debate in this general election. The views expressed here are those of the writer. We thank the writers for pu
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July 4, 2019
Solicitor-Client Privilege Not for Government – Murphy
By Gavin Murphy
The Pearson Centre has invited various leading thinkers to contribute their ideas towards the Progressive Platform to generate good ideas for debate in this general election. The views expressed here are those of the writer. We thank the writers for pu
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June 13, 2019
REPORT. Getting Serious: Women on the Ballot& Social Media
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GETTING SERIOUS: Women on the Ballot & Social Media Report from forum held on Thursday June 13, 2019; 7:30 to 9:00 am Room 330, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street, Ottawa (Parliamentary Precinct) A discussion on women on the ballot in th
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February 27, 2019
75+ Black Politicians, 30 Judges; Pic: Hon. Marci Ien
By Andrew Cardozo, Anne Clarke & Kyra Mullen, Pearson Centre
(Picture: Hon. Marci Ien, MP, Appointed federal Minister for Women & Gender Equality and Youth in November 2021) THE AFRICAN-CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC LIFE: The contribution of Black Canadians to Canada is broad and longstanding. Here are the fir
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