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A lonely but worthy battle [Equalization Formula]
TheGlobeandMail.com – opinion/editorial – A lonely but worthy battle
July 24, 2008
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is once again calling for his province to get behind him in his fight for a fairer economic relationship with the federal government. If the past is any indication, he will find the response underwhelming. But no matter how apathetic Ontarians may be, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives need to heed Mr. McGuinty’s warnings.
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Quiet revolution in relations with natives
TheStar.com – Opinion – Quiet revolution in relations with natives
July 23, 2008. Douglas Sanderson
On July 14, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Ontario’s intention to protect half of the great northern boreal forest.
At the same time, the premier also announced that any new mining in the North would require the consultation and consent of affected aboriginal people. This news was met with cautious optimism by First Nations, and a surprising degree of acceptance by the Ontario Prospectors Association.
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Premier revives transfer fight
TheStar.com – Ontario – Premier revives transfer fight: McGuinty asks Ontarians to stand up to Ottawa in battle over $20 billion sent to other provinces
July 23, 2008. Rob Ferguson, Queen’s Park Bureau
LONDON, ONT.–Ontario needs to be more like other provinces that “defend their interests so quickly it would make your head spin” to win its long-standing $20 billion funding feud with the federal government, Premier Dalton McGuinty says.
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McGuinty to Ottawa: ‘Take brakes off our economy’
The GlobeandMail.com – national – McGuinty to Ottawa: ‘Take brakes off our economy’
July 22, 2008. KAREN HOWLETT
LONDON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he plans to turn up the heat in his long-standing fight for a fairer deal from Ottawa.
Taxpayers in Ontario cannot afford to continue propping up the rest of the country at a time when the province is poised to become a recipient of a national wealth-sharing program designed for poorer regions, Mr. McGuinty said today.
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Is justice system blind to colour?
TheStar.com – Crime – Is justice system blind to colour? Justice experts offer theories about reasons visible minorities are less likely to be convicted, more likely to have DNA taken
July 21, 2008. Jim Rankin, Betsy Powell, Staff Reporters
Visible minorities charged with a crime in Canada are less likely to be convicted, but more likely to have a DNA sample taken. They’re also more likely to have police warnings on their file for violence, escape risk and suicidal behaviour.
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High time to keep Kelowna promises
TheGlobeandMail.com – opinion/editorial – High time to keep promises
July 21, 2008
Last week, after a meeting with aboriginal leaders, the premiers called upon Stephen Harper to meet with them to discuss native poverty and education, and to revive the aims and objectives of the Kelowna Accord. Since Mr. Harper has now committed to a First Ministers meeting in the fall, albeit with a vague mandate, there are signs he has taken heed. Given his own words mere weeks before he led his party to power, he really should have little choice.
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Poor services leave kids easy prey to gangs
TheStar.com – Crime – Poor services leave kids easy prey to gangs: The cost of imprisoning people from certain areas of the city reaches eight figures when provincial costs are extrapolated to reflect more expensive federal sentences.
July 19, 2008. Sandro Contenta. Betsy Powell, Jim Rankin, Staff Reporters
Graham D’Souza spent the better part of his youth running with a street gang. He carried a gun, sold crack and was busted for robbery. By his early 20s, he had a bullet lodged in his heart.
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The comeback of Kelowna
TheGlobeandMail.com – editorial – The comeback of Kelowna
July 18, 2008
Last month, Stephen Harper broke ground with the federal government’s historic apology for residential schools. Now, with the country’s premiers looking to him for leadership, he has a chance to do much more to alleviate the plight of Canada’s aboriginal population — by far this country’s greatest policy failing.
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Being Canadian-born yields most jobs
The GlobeandMail.com – national – Being Canadian-born yields most jobs
July 18, 2008, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Some university-educated immigrants were less likely to be employed in 2007 than their Canadian-born counterparts, a new study shows.
Statistics Canada said university-educated immigrants between the ages of 25 and 45, who arrived in Canada in the past five years, had a more difficult time finding work than native-born Canadians.
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