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Sun burns CBC in bid to hype tabloid TV
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Apr. 05, 2011
Since the writ was dropped 10 days ago, the Sun chain of newspapers has run more than half a dozen articles accusing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation of political bias, effectively running parallel commercial and ideological campaigns. The attacks are helping to fuel the chain’s ongoing marketing campaign for the April 18 launch of Sun TV, which is promising “Hard News and Straight Talk.”… As a public broadcaster, the CBC says it goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure its journalism is free of bias… Sun Media has no such restrictions: Indeed, its biases are a part of its appeal.
Tags: ideology, participation
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How will social media affect the federal election?
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Apr 04 2011
… young people want to set the agenda on environmental protection, heath care, education and open government—the top issues identified on a survey from leadnow.ca… Why can’t we provide feedback on government services via Facebook? Why not an e-suggestion box?… We want to hashtag a proposed policy and get live updates on its legislative process, and then respond with concerns if it dies… We want to tweet questions to ministers and get an authentic response. The social media generation doesn’t know the meaning of inaccessible. They certainly won’t stand for anything less than total transparency from government.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, participation, standard of living, youth
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How much do Canadians make?
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Mar. 26, 2011
In 2009, Canadians filed nearly 24.5 million personal tax returns. Of those, 8.3 million of them were non-taxable the majority of which are likely being filed by Canadians to ensure their ongoing eligibility for certain benefits and credits… Of the 24.5 million returns filed, 18 million Canadians reported total income of $50,000 or less. That’s not a typo. In other words, ignoring individuals who don’t file returns such as children, nearly 75% of tax-filing Canadians earned under $50,000 in total income in 2009.
Tags: ideology, standard of living, tax
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Five reasons Ottawa is turning you off
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Mar. 26, 2011
Five reasons stand out for what’s wrong with Parliament, and why you should care about fixing it. 1. Ottawa’s irrelevant… But: Actually, the federal government does plenty, and could do more… 2. Ottawa is old, white and male… But: That can change… 3. Parliament ignores the big cities… But: The House can be fixed, and almost was… 4. Nothing gets done… But: It’s not as bad as it looks… 5. Hyperpartisanship turns people off… But: There are fixes… if you want change in Ottawa, there’s only one way to make it happen. Vote.
Tags: participation
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Canadians misunderstand the plight of the poor: CPAN
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
March 16, 2011
Ninety-six per cent of Canadians, according to Angus Reid, believe that everyone deserves a sense of dignity, but only 65 per cent believe that being poor can rob you of dignity… “We do have to do a lot of work to dismiss these misconceptions,” said Ms. Smith… two-thirds of Renfrew County parents of children living in poverty do hold down a job. In 2007, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ranked Canada 12th overall for child well-being among 21 developed countries. “We don’t take care of our most vulnerable,” she insisted. “It’s not that we don’t care. It’s that we are unaware.”
Tags: ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Campbell’s cans hunger
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Mar 16 2011
Nourish… [is] a complete meal because each 425-gram can provides a full serving of three food groups, including vegetables, grains and protein. Packed with a Canadian supergrain called naked oats, Nourish comes in vegetarian and chicken flavours. It can be eaten straight from the can if there is no place to heat it and it tastes good. The first 100,000 cans will be donated to Food Banks Canada. Campbell’s hopes its Facebook and Twitter campaign will trigger another 100,000 donations by Hunger Awareness Day on May 31.
Tags: Health, mental Health, poverty
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Poverty: PM’s policy is to do nothing
Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Mar 12 2011
More than 3 million Canadians live in poverty but it’s not a problem that requires urgent federal action or, really, any new action at all… he Conservatives’ response to the Senate report was to sum up what programs the government already has and confidently state that the best solution is “sustained employment.” … what this government refuses to see is that too many Canadians face barriers to getting those jobs and that it is in everyone’s best interests that Ottawa, working with the provinces, helps change that.
Tags: budget, disabilities, economy, homelessness, ideology, Indigenous, poverty
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Ousted housing board betrayed the public trust
Monday, March 7th, 2011
Mar 07 2011
There was never any effort by management or the board to develop the potential of their tenants, to ensure that tenant representatives had proper training and exposure to anti-racism and anti-oppression skills, so that those labelled mentally ill were not hounded, harassed and bullied. Tenants lived with the frustration of repairs never done; eviction notices handed out without thought or kindness; management’s failure to realize how much tenants dreamed of a better place, where their individual talents could be used, where their contributions could be recognized and their ideas turned into reality.
Tags: budget, housing, ideology
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Lack of child care costing Canada: report
Monday, March 7th, 2011
March 6, 2011
The YWCA’s report — called Educated, Employed and Equal: The economic prosperity case for national child care — notes the number of women employed in Canada more than doubled between 1976 and 2009, to more than 7.7 million… Volumes of research show that quality child care helps children become lifelong learners, supports the social needs of families and is a powerful tool in reducing child poverty, the report says. It can also help drive the economy. A recent Canadian study on the cost-benefit of public investment in quality child care shows a return of $2.54 for every dollar invested.
Tags: child care, ideology, participation, standard of living, women
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Newcomers ride networks to security and success
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Mar 05 2011
… to maximize the gifts of newcomers, immigrants, entrepreneurs and social capital, we need a regionwide strength fund to support the local informal action that is already happening right now, outside this room, from welcoming to integrating to incubating our future — and then, just get the heck outta the way.
Tags: immigration, multiculturalism, participation
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