Canada for all Canadians
(Notes for remarks to the POL 3570A students, University of Ottawa – January 26, 2015) When Professor Gaspard asked me to speak to your seminar and address issues related to Read more →
2015 is an important year for Canadians. Sometime before the end of the year we will have a general election to elect a new Parliament and Government of Canada. Yet, Read more →
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc – President Bartlett, West Wing It is what it is, except that it isn’t – Bill Murray, St. Vincent For too long nomination contests Read more →
Notes for remarks to the Rotary Club of West Ottawa When I settled on today’s topic – my experience on Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, spanning some seven-plus years from Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Canada’s system of government is frustratingly focused on the blame game. Citizens who are looking for action on urgent national problems throw up their hands when our Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Canadians are all too familiar with the “Who, me?” routine of our leaders. What we really need from governments is cooperation: shared efforts to address issues of Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Canada’s tax system is riddled with exceptions, special cases, and limited exemptions that are at best inconsistent and at worst profoundly unfair. Some individuals and many businesses Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Our country is diverse in ways that enrich us — our geographical variety, our multicultural population — but we also have disparities that create unacceptable levels of Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Change is the only constant in the modern Canadian workplace. Technology and global economic patterns are transforming job markets, and workers must develop their skills and get Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Universal health care is a fundamental component of Canadian citizenship — even a national symbol that draws us together. But medicare has become less a national program Read more →
(Policy papers 2012-2013) Canadians are fully aware our society is aging, and we know a great many of us haven’t saved enough for those long golden years. A weak economy Read more →
