Category: Leadership Policy Papers (June 2012)

(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 →

(Policy papers 2012-2013) Businesses and individuals who want to take their goods, services, or skills across provincial borders face a veritable obstacle course of differing rules and regulations. Some hurdles Read more →

(Policy papers 2012-2013) If only upgrading Canada’s basic infrastructure were as easy as upgrading our digital gadgets. Maybe then we would not be facing a backlog of construction and repair Read more →

(Policy papers 2012-2013) It’s simplistic to view all regulation as evil. Conservatives regularly take aim at regulations as part of their economic plan for smaller government. But these measures are Read more →

(Policy papers 2012-2013) A national energy policy is a necessity for a country that is a world supplier of energy. It should include a carbon tax to promote sustainability by Read more →

(Policy papers 2012-2013) All residents of this planet share a single environment. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that its climate is changing in harmful ways. But Canada’s government prefers to shoot the Read more →