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December 12, 2019
MINORITY GOVT, a Primer: the Pearson Top 20
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With the election of a minority government in Ottawa in October of last year, there is much talk about whether it can be productive or whether it will just be a series of events to maintain or defeat the government. The bar was set high for minority go
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February 3, 2020
PARLIAMENT 2020 CONFERENCE, Feb 24-25. Report…
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For pics from PARLIAMENT 2020 CONFERENCE, Feb 24-25, addressing the economy and the future of work; energy, environment and reconciliation; and Canada and the World visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thepearsoncentre/posts/21348826499918
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November 28, 2019
DEAR PRIME MINISTER: Good Ideas from Cdns
By Several Canadians
The Pearson Centre invited several Canadians to contribute Letters to the Prime Minister. This page will include these short but thoughtful letters verbatim. New letters will be posted regularly. They will also be sent to all five leaders: Trudeau, Sch
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November 5, 2019
CO-HOUSING could use some help (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
CO-HOUSING COULD USE SOME HELP: How community associations and governments can assist Recently, groups seeking to live in collective housing arrangements have been springing up across the country. They may be seniors who want social contact and the sec
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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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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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February 17, 2019
The Future of Work: Who works for Workers in the New World of Work?
By Terrance Hunsley
Who works for Workers in the New World of Work? Surely one of the biggest concerns of people all over the world is the disruptive transformation of work and jobs. There are so many commissions, consultations, conferences and books, on the future of wo
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Fighting Poverty: The Saga Continues
By Terrance Hunsley
Premier Doug Ford did not waste time in getting rid of the Ontario basic income experiment. He slammed the door on hopes that advocates had for provincial action to reduce poverty in Ontario. He simultaneously rolled back a decision by the previous go
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November 26, 2018
McKENNA & CHAGGER keynote @ Year4Conference, Nov 26
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McKenna, Chagger, May, Cullen, Sahota, Woo, McGuinty, vanKoeverden, Beatty, Daviau….. The Year 4 Conference….Y4C We want to invite you to be part of an important conference this fall – one that focuses on Year 4 of the current Parliament. What do
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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
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