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October 17, 2019
Climate justice frames INUIT PRIORITIES (Natan Obed)
By Natan Obed
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
Memo
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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May 14, 2019
The Future of Work is Happening Now! What Can We Do About It?
By Terrance Hunsley
Seeking recommendations for action It’s time to change the narrative. “What’s going to happen?” is interesting. But “here’s what we are doing about it” is better. The economy and the world of work are going through disruptive transformation before o
Event
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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October 30, 2017
Sixties Scoop court decision reveals problems – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley (Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre)
The federal government recently announced a fund to compensate indigenous people who as children were taken from their families and put up for adoption by non-indigenous families. It was in response to a class action court case filed on behalf of about
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October 5, 2017
Multiculturalism: Evolution & Challenges – Griffith
By Andrew Griffith
MULTICULTURALISM IN CANADA: EVOLUTION, EFFECIVENESS AND CHALLENGES Our history, a complex and imperfect process of accommodation — between Indigenous peoples and French and then British settlers (English, Scottish and Irish), subsequently between Frenc
Podium Item
October 5, 2017
Multiculturalism: Evolution & Challenges – Griffith
By Andrew Griffith
MULTICULTURALISM IN CANADA: EVOLUTION, EFFECIVENESS AND CHALLENGES Our history, a complex and imperfect process of accommodation — between Indigenous peoples and French and then British settlers (English, Scottish and Irish), subsequently between Frenc
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September 19, 2017
Protecting Human Rights in Trade Agreements – Hunsley
By Terrance Hunsley
The NAFTA negotiations are likely to be a tough uphill slog, given Mr Trump’s belligerent stance. It is hard to see how Canada will make much headway on subjects such as gender rights, indigenous rights and environmental regulations. But these issues a
Memo
September 12, 2017
Naming Buildings: A useful debate – Cardozo
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The controversy around naming buildings, it’s actually a good debate We need to welcome the debate and not hurl insults at those we disagree with. This is an opportunity to understand discrimination present and past. Second, as we become a more egalita
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June 19, 2017
Parliamentary Committee on Poverty Reduction
By Terrance Hunsley
HUMA – the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development, and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, (the name rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it.) has spent a year hearing from Canadian experts, social advoca
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