This is Part 6 of the 6-part series: “The descent of national politics into irrelevance and insignificance: Can it be reversed?” Open, Transparent and Accountable Government The election of Barack Read more →

CBC commentator, Rex Murphy, recently defined a “gaffe” as a politician stumbling by saying something he actually believes. Apparently Michael Ignatieff “gaffed” when suggesting that, after emerging from this recession Read more →

President Obama’s proposed 2010 budget makes it clear he intends to achieve significant progress on the climate change and clean energy front, despite the formidable economic crisis. The President had Read more →

How many times must Premier Danny Williams verbally explode about “equalization” before the Harper government abandons its hyper-partisan approach to serious matters of national interest? Equalization is a very serious Read more →

There are huge advantages to the establishment of a Canadian securities regulator. The cost of raising capital by businesses will be lowered by eliminating the current multiple filing requirements. Investors Read more →

As the dust settles after the much-anticipated delivery of Budget 2009, one troubling feature is emerging: Despite the fact that women constitute 47.4 per cent — almost half — of Read more →

2008 has now passed into history as a year most people want to forget. 2009 is quickly shaping up as the year most people wish was already over, (or perhaps Read more →

Canadians have traditionally looked to the Liberal Party of Canada for a sense that Canada means something more than the sum of its parts. Canadians know that a collection of Read more →

With the federal election now finally underway, Canadians must demand civil, constructive political discourse on how to meet the serious challenges that lie on the horizon. Let us have a Read more →

Note: The following points of view have not been updated since 2008. CANADA AND THE WORLD: Afghanistan Canada – US Relations Canada’s Global Role Human Trafficking Immigration & Refugee Policy Read more →

Today – April 2nd – is World Autism Day. The Geneva Centre for Autism in Canada estimates that one in every 169 children is on the autistic spectrum. The Centre Read more →

Notes for remarks to the Chance Conference, University of Toronto   Canada has become a magnet to people from around the world. We have transformed in a relatively short period Read more →

The immigration system needs an overhaul. But what it doesn’t need is poorly conceived, divisive tinkering by an election-hungry prime minister, slipped stealthily into his budget. Immigrants built Canada and Read more →