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February 8, 2022
Michael Adams observing Canada and the US (Feb8)
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A convesation with Michael Adams on the diverging political culture in Canada and the US As Canadians look at some deepening cleavages in the United States, it may be comforting for some that there is a growing cultural divergence between our two count
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January 5, 2022
Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency
By Andrew Cardozo
Glenda Simms, first Black woman to head a federal agency Dr. Glenda Simms was the first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed President of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She passed away on December 31, 2021.
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December 24, 2021
Guaranteed Livable Basic Income: Making it Affordable! (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley, Editor, SocialCanada.org, and Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre
The coordinated actions of MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate are brilliant. They each tabled members’ bills in Parliament and the Senate proposing Guaranteed Livable Basic Income for the nation. They propose that a guaranteed income, based on the actu
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September 6, 2021
Could Politicians Reset the Playing Field for Low Wage Workers?
By Terrance Hunsley
We really need a policy on work and income. Automation, robotization and AI may change things in the future, but so far, our society is organized around people working to support themselves and their family, and to contribute to the costs of a humane
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August 18, 2021
A time for Fundamental Debates (Cardozo)
By Andrew Cardozo
Election 2021: a time for some fundamental debates more than ever before An early summer election has got to be more about who’s going to win with a minority or a majority. The last two years has seen governments step up to help Canadians like never be
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May 23, 2021
A Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform?
By Carolyn Inch
A Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform by Caroline Inch If I were a strategist for the any Party, I would be eyeing the future with some concern about Canada’s electoral system. It is a first-past-the-post system, which represents the population well
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May 10, 2021
The Broadcasting Bill, the tempest & the teapot (Cardozo)
By Andrew Cardozo
The tempest in a teapot and the story of the once innocuous Bill C-10 by Andrew Cardozo Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister the last time Canada updated the Broadcasting Act. Back in 1981. In the era before the Internet. Broadcasting signals were transfe
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April 30, 2021
When it comes to Disability Supports in Canada – We are all Americans (#2 in a series)
By Dr. William Cowie
Second in a series submitted by Dr. William Cowie, Every Canadian Counts Coalition; https://everycanadiancounts.com, The disability support system in Canada has all the features of the public, uninsured American health care system. It is costly, ineff
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April 7, 2021
REPORT of The Pearson Change Conference: April 2021
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REPORT OF THE Pearson Centre CHANGE CONFERENCE: Planning for the Unpredictable Future Annual Conference 2021- Virtual Dialogue April 7 – 23; 2021 (Seven days in April, 12 webinars, 30+ experts, Across Canada & Beyond) ALL WEBINARS AVAILABLE ON YOUT
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February 10, 2021
FLAG DAY: Guilbeault, Vorobej, Gladu, Fergus, Marchi, DeCourcey, Arya, Cardozo
By Vorobej, Guilbeault, Fergus, Marchi, Gladu, DeCourcey, Arya, Cardozo
We asked these Canadians to share their thoughts about the Canadian Flag in time for Flag Day, February 15, 2021/ 2021, a year unlike any other. Here are some of the written ideas. Please note the attached video clip from MP Marilyn Gladu – link at the
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