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When public prejudice can serve the greater good
Special exemptions and accommodations for religious believers, allowing them to do and teach things that are otherwise considered absurd and even harmful, have been a growing reality in Canadian life for a long time… some concessions to the religious aren’t benign or harmless. When spirituality infringes on the working of the legal, educational or medical systems, we have a problem – even if we don’t notice at first.
Tags: Health, ideology, multiculturalism, participation, rights, standard of living
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Indian status: Why are we still hanging on?
Gaining status or using status holds the federal government accountable for a history of neglect… It is a refusal to abdicate to the overbearing insistence among Canadians that our so-called special rights disappear. It is a small act of resistance, even if a potentially Pyrrhic one… First Nations… steadfastly refuse to disappear… Indian status remains important in 2016 and will endure for at least another generation yet.
Tags: featured, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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Apologies to homosexuals don’t reverse the harm. Deeds, however, do
As Truth and Reconciliation commissions around the world testify… groups whose predecessors were abused, receive such apologies seriously… The appropriate word might be “recognition” or “acknowledgment” officially, of a historic wrong. That we can and should do – credibly… For homosexuals today, we should eliminate bawdy house laws, inequities in age of consent, and expunge criminal records, to be sure. Deeds, not words.
Tags: ideology, mental Health, participation, rights
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Six pervasive myths about Canada we must stop believing
Myth #1: Canada is a post-racial nation… Myth #2: Canada is a post-colonial nation… Myth #3: Canada welcomes and protects its Muslim communities… Myth #4: Canada is a safe haven for immigrants and refugees… Myth #5: Canada safeguards the rights of LGBTQ communities… Myth #6: Canada isn’t complicit in global human rights abuse
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Economic equality must be part of indigenous reconciliation
Leaving economic equality out of any conversation on reconciliation risks wallpapering over deeper realities… The core of economic reconciliation is supporting indigenous communities, no matter how small, so that they have access to resources and opportunities to succeed… there are a number of overarching obstacles to economic growth that, if addressed, would unlock the potential of the fastest-growing segment of Canada’s population.
Tags: economy, ideology, Indigenous, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living
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Ottawa overhauls process for selecting Supreme Court justices
The Prime Minister said opening up the process helps reassure Canadians “that all members of the Supreme Court are both fully qualified and fully accountable to those they serve” across the country. “The appointment of a Supreme Court justice is one of the most important decisions a Prime Minister makes. It is time we made that decision together.” … The government will mandate the advisory board to support the goal of a gender-balanced Supreme Court that also reflects Canada’s diverse society.
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How to stick it to the 1% (if you absolutely must)
The clamour for higher tax rates at the top end of the income distribution is all but deafening. So the new focus on “inclusive growth” is understandable… What the report suggests instead is raising the average rate of taxation that rich people face without raising their marginal rates. How do you do that? By leaving the rate schedule unchanged but removing tax exemptions and deductions that richer people make disproportionate use of.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, globalization, ideology, tax
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Fix ‘unacceptable’ social inequity to reduce Inuit suicide rates, report urges
six priorities for reducing suicide: • Create social equity • Create cultural continuity • Nurture health of Inuit children • Ensure access to mental health care • Heal unresolved trauma and grief • Mobilize Inuit knowledge for resilience and suicide prevention… “Inuit are speaking for ourselves,” said Obed. “The solutions that we say are necessary should be the foundations that all Canadians and all decision makers and persons who want to help should build on.”
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, Indigenous, mental Health, multiculturalism, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Canada will never end racism unless it dispels these three national myths first
The data shows us that systemic racism is not getting better. If anything, it is getting much worse, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized in racialized communities… after-tax poverty rates among racialized families in Canada were some three times higher than non-racialized families… racial inequities persist and in many cases are widening in a whole host of different arenas including education, employment, health, housing, as well as policing and criminal justice.
Tags: ideology, multiculturalism, participation, poverty, standard of living
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For transgender people, better health care begins with basic human rights
The lack of legal and human-rights protections often drives transgender people to the fringes of society, for example to sex work. As a result, they have rates of HIV-AIDS that are 49 times those of the general population, as well as high rates of smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse and the most damaging health conditions of all, homelessness and poverty. According to the authors of the Lancet articles, the solution begins with legal recognition and rights.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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