Ideas
| August 30, 2010 The real threat diminishing our political life isn't a democratic deficit, but the vicious cycle that takes hold as the currency of public goods declines, and the fear and consequent manipulation of the public grows.
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| August 30, 2010 To dismiss in a cavalier fashion the legitimate privacy concerns about the collection of personal information under the government's census mandate is not conducive to fair public debate, says Laurentian University professor.
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| August 30, 2010 Is information from long-form census vital for the fate of the federation, 'nice to have,' or somewhere in the mushy middle?
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| August 30, 2010 Since both the penalties and the content of the questionnaires are the government's prerogative, why did they not simply address both issues within the context of its review of the census?
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| August 23, 2010 Attempting to take civic responsibility I'm involved in several social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental initiatives. I work with groups that include smart, articulate, capable, and committed people who've done their homework and understand the political terrain they must traverse. They offer smart alternatives, are realistic in expectations, and their proposals have significant prospects of successful outcomes. Yet, almost everywhere I see stasis. If there is any change at all, it moves at a snail's pace. There's something wrong here. | |
| August 23, 2010 Her Excellency and the new GG-designate should host more medal ceremonies, more state dinners, more ceremonies such as the swearing-in of ministers at La Citadelle to remind us, particularly those in English Canada, about this important piece of our patri | |
| August 23, 2010 Here's one idea: a census for those who are in office and those want to run for public office with simple yes or no questions such as 'Do you think it is right to make a pledge and subsequently break it, if it serves your interest?'
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| August 23, 2010 Congratulations to Treasury Board President Stockwell Day for raising a serious public policy issue, but to really address it, the government is going to have to ask itself some serious questions about its approach to victims and crime.
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