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Don’t mess with budget watchdog
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Don’t mess with budget watchdog
July 12, 2009
The publication last week of new deficit forecasts by the Parliamentary Budget Officer came as a timely reminder of why we need the independent watchdog.
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Better hope he’s wrong: Budget Officer sees full recovery in 2014
NationalPost.com – Opinion/Columnists – Better hope he’s wrong: Budget Officer sees full recovery in 2014
Published: Wednesday, July 08, 2009. Don Martin, National Post
Kevin Page sees more job losses ahead next year. Christopher Pike, Reuters Files
With shaved head, clear-framed glasses and a staid fashion sense, he fits perfectly the role of buttoned-down bureaucrat charged with studying economic entrails and statistical graphs for signs of future shock.
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Stifling debate in Ottawa
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Stifling debate in Ottawa
July 07, 2009
In opposition, the federal Conservatives used to fret about the “democratic deficit” in Ottawa. “A new Conservative government will be committed to significant democratic reform of our parliamentary and electoral institutions,” vowed their 2006 election platform.
Little did we know that by “reform” the Conservatives meant stifling any debate on initiatives that run counter to their views or interests.
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Autism and schools
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Autism and schools
July 06, 2009
There are more autistic children on a waiting list to get government-funded therapy than there are children actually receiving the one-on-one help.
The latest provincial government statistics show 1,306 children are getting intensive behavioural intervention (IBI), while 1,513 are waiting for it. Another 389 kids are waiting to be assessed so they can qualify for therapy – and earn a spot on the waiting list.
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Ethnic enclaves bloom amid city landscape
TheStar.com – Opinion – Ethnic enclaves bloom amid city landscape: Media and politicians too often see segregation and ghettoes instead of the vibrant expressions of community identity that most enclaves are
July 05, 2009. Mohammad Qadeer, Sandeep Agrawal
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Time to shine a bright light on MPs’ spending [tax deductions for political purposes]
TheStar.com – Opinion – Time to shine a bright light on MPs’ spending
July 05, 2009. Angelo Persichilli
An Italian politician once said that “doubting people is a sin, but most of the time you are right.” I don’t want to be a sinner. But trust is in very short supply when we talk about public money.
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Time to reform municipal voting
Time to reform municipal voting TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Time to reform municipal voting
July 02, 2009
If fair elections are the hallmark of democracy, municipal races in Ontario scarcely count. Existing rules have long been skewed toward incumbents, giving them several advantages that undercut their rivals, especially in key areas such as election fundraising and the use of taxpayers’ money to support campaigning.
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Canada’s Universal Periodic Review [Response to UN Human Rights Council]
pch.gc.ca – Patrimoine canadien/Canadian Heritage – Canada’s Universal Periodic Review
June 2009
Canada’s review before the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group session took place on February 3, 2009. A total of 45 states intervened during the three-hour interactive dialogue. These states made recommendations to Canada on a wide range of topics.
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Wanted: One selfless champion of democracy
TheStar.com – Insight – Wanted: One selfless champion of democracy: We need a saint to roll back all the power hoarded in the PMO
June 27, 2009. James Travers, National Affairs Columnist
Ottawa–Leonard Cohen’s best lines about democracy aren’t in his song about democracy. They’re in “Anthem,” in which he tosses off two sentences so lovely and insightful that most writers would be content to call them a life’s work. “There is a crack, a crack in everything/That’s how the light gets in.”
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Saving human rights commissions: Hate is a cancer but censorship isn’t the cure
NationalPost.com – Opinion – Saving human rights commissions: Hate is a cancer but censorship isn’t the cure
Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009. Kevin Kindred
I have a lot of love for human rights commissions in Canada. As an activist working toward equality on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, I know the human rights system. Without an accessible means of redress for cases of discrimination, we would be decades behind in achieving equality. And without such a system in the future, the cause of equality would be hopelessly rolled back.
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