Memo
September 26, 2017
Rebel Media alive & well at Heritage Committee – Cardozo
By Andrew Cardozo
Comment Monday, September 25, 2017 | the hill times Rebel Media alive and well in House Heritage Committee studying M-103 Conservative MPs continued to push back zeroing in on their concern with naming Islamophobia, a canard if there ever was one. by A
Podium Item
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
Memo
April 4, 2017
Legacy of Lester B. Pearson
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L to R: Dr. Richard M. Alway, Chairman, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada; Sen. Landon Pearson; Patricia Pearson, Author; Hon. Andrew Leslie, MP, representing the Government of Canada. Table of Contents 1. The commemorative event on April 4
Memo
March 28, 2017
Flag Day on the Hill (Regan, O’Malley, Ehsassi, Kent, Weir, Pearson, etc.; Feb 15)
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Date: February 15, 2017 L to R: Karen Ludwig, MP, Ali Ehsassi, MP, Hon. Peter Kent, MP. Beatrice Raffoul, Speaker Geoff Regan, Joan O’Malley (seamstress who sewed the first maple leaf flag in 1964), Erin Weir, MP, former Senator Landon Pearson, Anita V
Event
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
Event
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 ____________________________________________
Podium Item
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
Podium Item
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
February 17, 2016
TRUDEAU, REGAN, JOLY +30 MPs mark Flag Day
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Reception co-hosted by the Pearson Centre and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Parliament Hill, Ottawa PARLIAMENTARIANS PRESENT: LIBERAL Will Amos Leona Alleslev Chris Bittle Bill Blair Randy Boissonault Celina Caesar-Chavannes Bill Casey Pam Damof
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