The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy

February 27, 2019

75+ Black Politicians, 30 Judges; Pic: Hon. Marci Ien

By Andrew Cardozo, Anne Clarke & Kyra Mullen, Pearson Centre

(Picture: Hon. Marci Ien, MP, Appointed federal Minister for Women & Gender Equality and Youth in November 2021) THE AFRICAN-CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC LIFE: The contribution of Black Canadians to Canada is broad and longstanding. Here are the fir

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December 9, 2018

Won’t you support the study? THE FUTURE OF WORK

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Please join us in an important and timely project… We have been addressing the Future of Work over the past year and want to kick it up a notch to develop a sharper definition of the issues and a renewed identification of solutions. Whether it’s the la

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July 1, 2018

What Does Canada Day Mean To You?

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With Canada Day just around the corner, we wanted to reflect on what this important holiday really means and what it symbolizes to people across the country. Here are some of the responses we received. Check out our Facebook page for more including sho

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March 9, 2018

Tax policy & Trump cuts, Mintz & Evans, Feb 20

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Canadian Tax Policy following the Trump Tax Cuts with Keynote: Professor Jack Mintz, University of Calgary and Commentary: Heather Evans, CEO, Canadian Tax Foundation Moderator: Sandra Pupatello, Chair, Pearson Centre (Former Ontario Minister for Trade

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December 29, 2017

Books to read over the holidays!

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Pearson Centre’s Winter Reading List (December 2017) Mike’s World, Lester B. Pearson and Canadian External Affairs Asa McKercher and Galen Roger Perras, Editors Timely as we mark the 60th Anniversary of Pearson’s Nobel Peace Prize. Mike’s World explore

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December 9, 2017

Pearson wins Nobel (from the CBC in 1957)

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http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/lester-pearson-a-peacemakers-peacemaker The Award was announced in October and awarded on December 10, 1057. From the CBC website: Lester B. Pearson’s peace solution wins him the Nobel Prize As Secretary of State for Ex

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December 9, 2017

An insider’s view of Pearson – Jim Coutts (2013)

By James A.Coutts

This insightful article is re-published to mark the 60th anniversary of Lester B. Pearson being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize May 1, 2013 An insider’s review of the Pearson Government By James A.Coutts In the end, we see a man who achieved a great deal

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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

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Canadian Tax Policy and the Trump Agenda: Conference Call

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Many will say that our tax policy works well for Canada, with some tweaks always needed. It is balanced and internationally competitive. But our system could be rocked shortly by comparatively radical reductions in corporate and personal income tax rat

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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

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