Policy Papers (2012-2013) Index and Headnotes
Index/Headnotes Cliquez ici pour le français 1. Who Will Step Up? 2. How Governments Can Get Along 3. Paying Our Fair Share 4. Greater Equity From Coast To Coast To Read more →
Author: Deborah Coyne
Canada Interrupted: From ‘We The Premiers’ To ‘We The People’. Time Overdue To Bring Our Constitution And Our Federation Into The 21st Century (January 2015)
(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 →
Why we must demand more of politicians – and ourselves (January 2015)
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 →
Why political party nomination processes require serious reform (November 2014)
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 →
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection System Needs a Comprehensive Overhaul (July 2014)
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 →
1. Who Will Step Up? / Qui relèvera le défi ?
(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 →
2. How Governments Can Get Along / Comment les différents gouvernements peuvent travailler ensemble
(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 →
3. Paying Our Fair Share / Payer notre juste part
(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 →
4. Greater Equity from Coast to Coast to Coast / Une plus grande égalité d’une côte à l’autre
(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 →
5. Investing in Workers and Workplaces / Investir dans les travailleurs et les lieux de travail
(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 →
6. A Prescription for Healthier Medicare / Une prescription pour un meilleur système de santé
(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 →