June 27, 2014
Four Young Canadians Share Their Thoughts on Canada Day
By David Koroma, Mieka Buckley-Pearson, Gabrielle Fayant, Adam Moscoe
Four young people have differing views on what Canada and Canada Day means to them. Some real pride and some real concerns….. I am a very proud Canadian. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, I’ve always thought of Canada as a friendly and inclusive
June 25, 2014
Journey to Queens Park. Naidoo-Harris, (New) MPP
By Indira Naidoo Harris, MPP Halton
My road to a winning election for MPP of Halton began decades ago in a country thousands of miles away from Halton. I was born in Durban, South Africa under the Apartheid. I spent my early years in a country that did not give everyone the right to vote
June 25, 2014
Peterson on Wynne’s win
By Andrew Cardozo
“This was a very personal victory for Kathleen Wynne, she was absolutely remarkable”, says David Peterson, one of Wynne’s predecessors, a colleague in the rarified club of Ontario party leaders who has been in the heat of an election, having won one el
June 19, 2014
MANDATORY VOTING, PREFERENTIAL BALLOTS
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Canada should adopt mandatory voting and a preferential ballot to re-engage citizens in the political system and reinforce democracy, says a new paper by an adviser to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The analysis, by academic Robert Asselin for the thin
June 13, 2014
THE LIBERAL BRAND IS STRONG – and other lessons from the Ontario election
By Andrew Cardozo
It was a surprising outcome to most people including some of the best pollsters I spoke to earlier this week. And there are lots of lessons to be learned from it. 1. The hard core conservative message did not work as some thought it would. Ontario is n
January 1, 2014
Global Barometer: January, 2014
By Thierry Malleret
From The Monthly BarometerEach month, the Barometer distills into one page those macro issues relevant to time-starved decision-makers. Since starting in 2007, its track-record has been impressive. Written by a small research team, and benefiting from the regular input of sever
April 1, 2014
Global Barometer: April, 2014
By Thierry Malleret
From The Monthly BarometerEach month, the Barometer distills into one page those macro issues relevant to time-starved decision-makers. Since starting in 2007, its track-record has been impressive. Written by a small research team, and benefiting from the regular input of sever
March 1, 2014
Global Barometer: March, 2014
By Thierry Malleret
From The Monthly BarometerEach month, the Barometer distills into one page those macro issues relevant to time-starved decision-makers. Since starting in 2007, its track-record has been impressive. Written by a small research team, and benefiting from the regular input of sever
February 1, 2014
Global Barometer: February, 2014
By Thierry Malleret
From The Monthly BarometerEach month, the Barometer distills into one page those macro issues relevant to time-starved decision-makers. Since starting in 2007, its track-record has been impressive. Written by a small research team, and benefiting from the regular input of sever
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In this Year of Canada 150 we've launched a national—and indeed international—conversation on what the flag means to people. Please join in. Send us your thoughts in words, pictures or videos. What do you feel the flag stands for and what does it mean to you? Keep the words to under 150 and the videos to under 60 seconds and we'll post them. The only requirements are that you be respectful and you post in English or French so they can have the widest reach.
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