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Frat House in need of woman’s touch [Parliamentary performance]
TheStar.com – Opinion – Frat House in need of woman’s touch
October 05, 2009. Carol Goar
Watching Parliament lurch from one manufactured crisis to the next, it is clear there is something wrong with the talent pool from which Canada’s elected representatives are drawn.
Most Canadians aren’t rude, querulous and proud of tearing other people apart. Most MPs – at least those the public sees – are.
Most Canadians don’t treat their workplace as a frat house. Most MPs do.
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Why not let cities decide on stimulus?
TheStar.com – Editorials – Why not let cities decide on stimulus?
September 29, 2009
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper reported in Saint John, N.B., yesterday, about 90 per cent of the federal government’s recession-fighting measures are already in the works, “stimulating our economy and creating jobs from coast to coast to coast.”
But Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff sees a different picture: only 12 per cent of the federal infrastructure projects are underway. He wondered in Parliament yesterday how Canadians can believe the Prime Minister.
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Penny-ante legal aid system creates two tiers of justice
TheStar.com – Opinion – Penny-ante legal aid system creates two tiers of justice: Lawyers’ boycott has focused attention on chronic inequality in Ontario courts
September 28, 2009. Frank Addario, President of the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association
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Illiteracy costs Canada, individuals
TheStar.com – Business – Illiteracy costs Canada, individuals
September 27, 2009. Ellen Roseman
In my work, I often see people who don’t bother to read the key paperwork that governs their business dealings.
They can read, but they’re reluctant to go through documents of more than a few pages in length.
Almost half of Canadian adults (48 per cent) have low literacy skills, according to the Canadian Council on Learning, a non-profit organization based in Ottawa.
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Canadian democracy needs more reality TV [open public debate]
NationalPost.com – Opinion/Full Comment – Canadian democracy needs more reality TV
Posted: September 17, 2009. Thomas Axworthy
Debate is the oxygen of democracy. No vehicle has the potential to inform voters better than televised leaders debates.
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Focus on inequality not diversity
TheStar.com – Opinion – Focus on inequality not diversity
September 17, 2009
Re:Diversity a low priority in civil service, Opinion Sept. 14
The many comments posted on the Star website in reaction to Carol Goar’s column show how divisive diversity programs are. They promote an “us versus them mentality” rather than harmony. Canada is a civic nationalist country that judges everyone by individual merit, not group identity.
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How to fix our broken refugee system
TheStar.com – Opinion – How to fix our broken refugee system
September 16, 2009. Carol Goar
The issue is ripe for a crackdown. The government has already hinted it wants to rewrite the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The sales pitch almost writes itself: Bogus refugees are overwhelming our borders. We must set limits. We are becoming a global laughingstock.
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How to measure Gross National Happiness
TheStar.com – Opinion – How to measure Gross National Happiness
September 15, 2009. Martin Regg Cohn
Since its emergence in the 1930s, per capita GDP has been a proxy for our personal well-being. In short, our happiness.
Now two Nobel-laureate economists, Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, have called for clarity about what passes for well-being. Their landmark report, submitted this week to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, is an impassioned plea to politicians and economists for a broader vision:
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