Rushing to Remove Ottawa’s Alternative School Option. What’s the Hurry?

 For children, few influences are stronger than education and schooling. Currently, students in the public system have three choices: English/Core French, French Immersion and Alternative Schools. In the last six months, this last option has become the focus of much debate and its future is uncertain. In 1982, the former

Andrea Horwath says LCBO bonuses show a culture of entitlement

 By: Dina Zeldin OLM: Ex-LCBO employee Larry Paterson discovered through Freedom of Information requests that the LCBO dished out over 6 million dollars in bonuses to employees in 2008 (which had increased from just over 400 thousand in 1997). Can you comment on why these bonuses were awarded? What was

The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World

 Author: Wade Davis Published by: House of Anansi Press ISNB: 0887847668, 978-0887847660 Wade Davis’s remarkable book, The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, is meant, in part, to debunk the antiquated theories of European anthropologists who turned their science into an agent of control over different peoples.

The Future of Northern Resource Development in Canada — Optimism or Pessimism

 Natural resource development in the Canadian North is emerging as one of our country’s most interesting economic policy issues. Climate change, mineral prices, Aboriginal relations, northern sovereignty, and environmental review efficiency are environmental review efficiency are among those issues that are closely integrated with northern resource development and will influence

Canada’s Role and Responsibility on the International Stage

 Canada's expertise in mining and mineral development dates to the earliest days of our country, with the establishment of the Geological Survey of Canada a quarter-century before Confederation and with a first mining settlement in the Sudbury region in 1883. In the ensuing decades, wealth has been created in many

Holding Mining Accountable for Actions Abroad

 The core argument of the mining industry is that C-300 (The Responsible Mining Bill) would cause reputational damage to mining companies. This is nonsense. C-300 didn’t cause reputational damage in the case of the allegations of murder against Blackfire in Mexico. It’s not even clear that C-300 would apply to

LCBO Monopoly

 Awhile back, my brother and I were talking and the topic of the LCBO came up. "How exactly does it work?" he wondered. I gave him my layman's knowledge. Imagine, if you will, that for every camera that comes into Ontario (he happens to work for a camera retailer so

Mr. Immigration Minister, It’s Getting Heavy: An Open Letter to Jason Kenney From Lainie Towell

 Dear Honourable Jason Kenney,   I wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to appear on CTV's Canada AM, to discuss immigration/marriage fraud. After I spoke on Canada AM about my fraudulent ex-husband who misrepresented himself to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA )and