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April 15, 2016
Irwin Cotler: Pursuing Justice
By Andrew Cardozo & Dr. Maria Wallis
1. More pictures: https://www.facebook.com/thepearsoncentre/ See April 1 post. 2. Article from Hill Times 3. Event Report by Dr. Maria Wallis ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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
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April 12, 2016
Refundable tax credits, path to a basic income
By Robin Boadway
Posted by Terrance Hunsley with permission of the author and Basic Income Canada Network The pursuit of a basic income guarantee (BIG) is gathering momentum, but much of the emphasis has been on setting up pilot projects. This is fair enough given that
Memo
October 16, 2015
10 Human Rights Priorities, Irwin Cotler
By Hon. Irwin Cotler
Thus far, election discourse has been dominated by exchanges on the economy and related issues such as jobs, growth, taxes, and the like, and where the term “middle class” has become metaphor and message of that discourse. Accordingly, the Munk Debates
Memo
October 15, 2015
FIXING BILL C-51
By Andrew Cardozo
Uncovering what the Liberals would do to C-51 (Posted October 15, 2015) “Repeal Bill C-51”, is the little sign that has been added to NDP lawn signs in target ridings this week. The anti-terrorism bill continues to dog the Liberals especially in riding
Podium Item
August 17, 2015
Overcoming the new Precariat: The future of work
By Trish Hennessy CCPA-Ontario
After years of relative progress in Canada’s labour market – where unionization helped turn jobs like mining and manufacturing into good, middle class jobs – by early-1990s a seismic shift began to unfold. “Jobs for life” were being replaced with conce
Memo
May 14, 2014
Open Senate Liberal caucus takes on assisted suicide
By Andrew Cardozo
How do you deal with a controversial, delicate and emotional issue in Parliament? In caucus? In public? A closed caucus meeting no more. How about an open caucus meeting? The Senate Liberals came up with the innovate idea of (i) having open Caucus
Memo
August 20, 2013
Not asking much: A fair and effective criminal justice policy
By David Daubney
When Stephen Harper became leader of the Conservative Party he and his advisers consulted American Republican operatives about ways a right of centre party can build and solidify a base of support. The advice, in addition to emphasizing tax breaks an
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