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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Today is International Human Rights Day. Canada has always been justly proud that the declaration was written by a Canadian: John Humphrey (with the assistance, it is said, of Eleanor Roosevelt).

That Declaration was clear then, about the inalienable rights of each human being… it is as clear today. It was one of the many Canadian initiatives that earned us the respect of the world...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Today, on the steps of Parliament, in the cold, parents of the fourteen women murdered at L'Ecole Polytechnique gathered with other women wearing green scarves to remember those young lives that were cut short so brutally on that fateful December day by a semi-automatic rifle. Marc Lépine was not a known criminal. He was a quiet man.

Following the massacre...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Climate change does not respect national boundaries. The air blows globally whether we wish it or not. The oceans flow and currents change via elements outside the control of governments. This may sound trite, but I want to highlight the fact that climate change is a global phenomenon. To curb it requires a collective effort: everyone pulling together in the same direction.

Kyoto was that process. Flawed or not, it's success lay in its collective goals and strategy.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

When is a photo-op just that: a cheap plastic political opportunity, lacking conviction? Well, the PM showed us how it's done, when he put some dollars and his face on the public agenda at Science World last week.

I guess you can say he put his money where his mouth is. But this is a politician who knows when to hold it, knows when to fold it…
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

This is Multiculturalism week in B.C., arguably Canada's most diverse province. There is much to celebrate.

In the beginning were Aboriginal peoples. Then came the Scottish, French English, German, Finns and other...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Reform Party vowed to end the CBC. The New Conservatives will make good on that promise.

Here's how:
- Starve the CBC of funds (they're now down to pre-Chrétien era funding)
- Force them to compete like private broadcasters...
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