One Canada for all Canadians
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 →
What does it mean to be Canadian when we come from everywhere? How do we forge a shared national purpose among people who have never shared anything before and who Read more →
We are on the eve of an historic national election. It is time to offer Canadians a vision of our nation, a new national dream for the 21st century, and a Read more →
Imagine a Canada with bold and visionary national leadership – leadership that inspires Canadians once again to believe that those in public life can translate rhetoric into action. Imagine a Read more →
Canadians are well ahead of our current leadership in recognizing that vibrant artistic sectors and cultural industries are essential elements of both a sustainable social economy and our Canadian identity. Read more →
Notes for remarks to the East York Kiwanis Club We need bold and visionary national leadership to encourage us to self-limit, to sacrifice, to live intelligently and frugally, not wastefully. We Read more →
Notes for remarks for the University of Toronto Lecture Series – March 8, 2007 Today, all politics is global. The key to Canada’s future and the future of the planet Read more →
Why does our national government act so incoherently on the environment? Why do we not have a Minister of the Environment on a par with the Minister of Finance, so that Read more →
Notes for Remarks to the Nova Scotia Liberal Party Women’s Commission and Young Liberals In seeking out new leadership, we must bring a global as well as a national perspective Read more →