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March 21, 2017
Racism: What’s happening? Where to from here?(Mar21)
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ROUNDTABLE ON RACISM WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? REPORT: Roundtable on Racism What is going on? Where do we go from here? Tuesday, March 21, 8:00 am to 11:00 am Canadian Museum of History (Douglas Cardinal Room), Gatineau This Roundtabl
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February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
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February 24, 2017
A Cdn Research Council on Social, Cultural & Econ Health
By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
We could take a lesson from the health system. Over the past four decades, the federal government, with provincial involvement, has invested in health research, health information systems, performance evaluation and innovation. Those investments are pa
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December 14, 2016
NEW REPORT: Poverty Reduction Roundtable with Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
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March 28, 2017 Report of The Pearson Centre Roundtable on Poverty Reduction By Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre Hosted by the Somerset West Community Health Centre, Ottawa December 8, 2016 ____________________________________________
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June 3, 2016
REPORT: Roundtable: Murray Sinclair / TRC, Educ, Empl
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Contents: – Program – Roundtable Report – Commentary by Gabrielle Fayant – Commentary by Susanna Cluff-Clyburn – List of TRC Calls to Actions that address education, training and employment – List of additional resources _______________________________
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April 12, 2016
Scrapping Welfare, Hugh Segal
By Hugh Segal
The case for guaranteeing all Canadians an income above the poverty line. This article was originally published by the Literary Review of Canada in 2012. It is a classic presentation of the rationale for a guaranteed basic income and we decided
Memo
January 6, 2016
Hon. Lloyd Axworthy C.C. :)
By Andrew Cardozo
Governor General announced the appointment of new members and companions of the Order of Canada last week. One of the recipients was Lloyd Axworthy for “his principled contributions to international human rights and for his leadership in post-secondary
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August 25, 2015
THE TREATY RELATIONSHIP MUST EVOLVE
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This article is posted here because it is one of best explanations of the reality of treaties and what they mean for Canada – past and future. THE TREATY RELATIONSHIP MUST EVOLVE By Richard Van Loon, Ottawa Citizen January 4, 2013 http://www.ottawaciti
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July 17, 2013
High time for Ottawa to embrace Idle No More
By Andrew Cardozo
The lives of Aboriginal people are just as diverse as the lives of other Canadians, they care about employment, income levels, education, health care, the environment, pipelines, global warming, transportation, culture and language. The concerns are ro
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