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Keeping secrets hurts democracy
TheGlobeandMail.com – Opinions/Editorial – Keeping secrets hurts democracy: The federal government preaches accountability, but is being only selectively transparent about its own spending activities
Published on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
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Recognize Canada’s missing millions [people with disabilities]
TheStar.com – Living/Disabilities – Recognize Canada’s missing millions
Published On Sat Oct 24 2009. By Helen Henderson Disabilities Reporter
How is it possible for more than 4.5 million Canadian citizens to go missing? Did they just drop off the map? Did anybody organize a search party?
Michael J. Prince went looking for evidence that those in positions of power give any thought at all to people with disabilities when formulating and assessing policies. He found little beyond empty words.
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Ignatieff commits to women’s issues
TheStar.com – News/Canada – Ignatieff commits to women’s issues: Liberals pledge to improve equal pay, launch search for missing aboriginal women and improve support for seniors
Published On Wed Oct 21 2009. Les Whittington Ottawa Bureau
OTTAWA – Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is committing his party, if elected, to improve equal pay for women, launch a full-scale investigation of missing Aboriginal women and establish a national program of day-care and early learning.
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Venezuela’s winning system for saving children through music
TheStar.com – Opinion – Venezuela’s winning system for saving children through music: Innovative music program’s founder and star pupil to be honoured in Toronto
Published On Fri Oct 16 2009. By John Terauds Entertainment Reporter
El Sistema founder José Antonio Abreu and star pupil-turned-conductor Gustavo Dudamel, along with young musicians from Venezuela, are in Toronto for several events.
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ENDORSE THE DISABILITY DECLARATION
odspaction.ca – listserve – ENDORSE THE DISABILITY DECLARATION
Created 2009-10-06. By nancy
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MP plans to save the world without help of Bono, Bob Geldof [capacity building]
TheStar.com – News/Canada – MP plans to save the world without help of Bono, Bob Geldof
October 14, 2009. Bruce Campion-Smith
OTTAWA–With apologies to Bob Geldof and Bono, Keith Martin thinks he has a better strategy for helping developing nations. And it’s not about writing cheques for impoverished nations.
Instead, the Liberal MP is pitching a plan to tap the talents found on university campuses and get them involved on the ground in developing nations.
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Tougher sentences don’t prevent crime
TheStar.com – Opinions/Letters – Tougher sentences don’t prevent crime
October 11, 2009
Re:Tory blasts senators for `gutting’ crime bill, Oct. 8
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