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The refugee ‘crisis’ originates far from our borders
… in 2017 just over 50,000 asylum claims — irregular or otherwise — were processed. Yet somehow a population that is less than one per cent of Canada’s population has come to constitute a “crisis.” If there is any crisis, it is one of political will and compassionate policy.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, globalization, immigration, rights
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The Connections Between Us: Learning to Leverage the Power of a Network Approach
The network structure provides flexibility, responsiveness, transparency, openness, and inclusiveness. A network approach also helps identify common cause, while distributing power and resources to involve many people in building solutions. It allows people to find one another through trusted connections so they can work together in reciprocal ways… Thus, networks have become useful in developing public policy approaches.
Tags: disabilities, Health, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, participation, philanthropy
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Ford’s win exposes the angry blind spot of Canadian democracy
… a majority of males between the ages of 20 and 55 appears to have handed Doug Ford power over the next four years, and his supporters are, by and large, anything but optimistic about the economy or, for that matter, anything else… The trigger of their discontent is that they belong to that sizeable chunk of the province’s population who have been standing still or moving backward in the economy over the past 30 or so years, and who do not see things getting better in the future.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, immigration, participation, standard of living
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Immigrants make Canada the envy of the world
Canada “is a country that does not ask about your origins; it only concerns itself with your destiny.” Those words were spoken by Peter Munk, founder and chairman of the Barrick Gold Corporation…
The philanthropist who ensured that the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre offered the very best health care that Canadian patients and their families could hope for… was also an immigrant… Peter Munk’s story is one we hear time and again – immigrants who devote their lives to making Canada even better.
Tags: featured, immigration, multiculturalism, participation, standard of living
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Canada’s multiculturalism is our identity
On Oct. 8, 1971, … In addition to becoming an officially bilingual land, Canada would formally respect the diversity of its citizens’ languages, religions and cultures. The goal was integration; it was also about appeasing opposition to bilingualism. Mr. Trudeau faced no opposition in the House… quietly over the next decades, official multiculturalism lost its hokey qualities, as well as its capital letter, and evolved into an ingrained collective value.
Tags: globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, participation
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Canada in 2018 is a country of global citizens
Who would have guessed that 150 years after Confederation, Canada would become one of the most peaceably diverse societies on earth? Like other countries, we have many challenges to address and far to go to live up to the values we claim – but Canada has come a long way: from a colony of deferential subjects to a country of global citizens.
Tags: globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, participation
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The intolerance industry is working overtime in Canada
Should we split each other into a bunch of identity groups squabbling over the spoils? Or should we stress our common values and do our best to make sure that everybody has a fair shot? Must we claim, as lots of people do, that Canada is rotten with every kind of “ism” and phobia? Or can we acknowledge that we really are a pretty fair and just society that’s trying to do better? … I believe the way forward should be rooted in pride and confidence, not accusations and shame.
Tags: featured, globalization, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights, women
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Later Retirement versus Higher Immigration as Remedies for an Aging Population
Increasing the age at which Canadians typically cease work and access benefits such as pensions is a far more practical and powerful tool to mitigate the economic and fiscal stresses of aging… Safeguarding our living standards and public programs against the stresses of aging requires other tools – in particular, rewards for people who stay economically active into their 60s and beyond. If we foster longer working life and address other challenges facing our pensions and healthcare, we will handle demographic change much better
Tags: economy, featured, immigration, pensions, standard of living
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Immigration alone can’t keep Canada young
If longer work life and other responses to aging makes us more prosperous, however, we will more easily attract immigrants and retain workers who can contribute to our prosperity – a virtuous circle.
Higher immigration may be good for many reasons, but it cannot keep Canada young. Other policies to ease the demographic transition, notably encouraging people to work longer, hold out at least as much promise for boosting living standards.
Tags: economy, globalization, immigration, participation, standard of living
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Social conservatives savour victory, thank immigrants
… for most social conservatives, religion is the motivating factor in their political mobilization. More than half a million Muslims immigrated to Canada in the 20 years to 2011… Almost 200,000 Filipino immigrants came to Canada in the five years to 2016, replenishing the pews of the country’s Catholic churches. As with most Canadian Muslims, these Filipino newcomers take their faith ultraseriously… “religious identity and practice are important and growing, in contrast to the broader secularizing trend in Canada.”
Tags: ideology, immigration, multiculturalism
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