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Is it time we reopened the Constitution? Few English Canadians want to reopen the Constitution (except Mulcair it seems, at least among party leaders), yet so many want to reform the senate in principle. Of course one can't happen without the other. If we did reopen the Constitution, we could...

Jan Wong: Why it’s time to talk about the elephant in the classroom—the Catholic school system | Toronto Life "In 1999, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled it discriminatory to fund only the Catholic system. Certainly the unfairness rankles. You may be a taxpayer with school-age children...

Recognizing that the separate school system is in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Canada is a member-state and costs Ontario taxpayers an estimated 164.9 million dollars yearly and that official bilingualism is based on the old residential-school...

Which do you consider to be the superior document, and why? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights vs. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I voted UDHR. There are a few things I like about it, among them: Article 2 prohibits distinction on the basis of language and religion among...

Let's face it. Some Canadians might happen to possess skills that are in high demand abroad but not in Canada, just as there may be foreigners with skills in high demand in Canada but not in their home country. Do you think establishing common labour agreements making it possible for Canadians...

Would an ELLT (Education, Language, Labour, and Trade) treaty benefit Canada's indigenous peoples economically and culturally? Essentially, the idea would be that, aside from the requirement to conform to the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, no First Nation would be...

Simple solution: separate the two. The power company charges the government for the streetlights, etc. and the government pays with taxpayer money. This way taxes go up and cost of power goes down. This way a person does not need to pah the power company for power he does not use but his taxes...

And they'll be paying for it as a hidden overhead cost companies pass on to consumers, so where's the problem?

If this is true, would it not be like restaurants trying to outlaw detail food vendors like grocery stores because buying the ingredients and a cookbook and pots and pans etc. is freeloading?

Is it just me or have we all forgotten that prior to the surprise Russian invasion of Crimea, Western politicians were going to Ukraine to show support for protesters trying violently to overthrow the legitimate government of the country? Did the ukraine government use excessive force against...

I have a question concerning resolutions. I've noticed over the years that local, provincial, and federal governments rarely make use of resolutions; I'm guessing it's probably because they have no legal force. It would seem to me though that just because a resolution has no legal force, it...

Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'? | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | theguardian.com Pretty worrying find. But forbid we should raise the price of gas?

This seems to be a diplomatic coup on Russia's part. Essentially, if we oppose the referendum, Russia and Crimeans will accuse the West of being anti-democratic, of being against the will of the people. If Crimea joins Russia and we fight to reseparate it, then we're fighting against the will of...

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines I'd place at least the following conditions on this: 1. The governments of Canada and Quebec must eliminate their respective debts before Quebec can separate while sharing a common currency, 2. The Bank of... er... the Canadas?... would adopt a...

Vegan burgers are the best. :)

Those lakes used to be extremely poluted, though I hear they've improved in recent years.

Damn it! I have a dream that we will reach a high of 21C on March 21. Stop driving people, stop driving and get out your snow shoes and cross country skis. United we stand! Oh I misread it Walter. Keep up the emissions man, keep them up.

I have a dream! I have a dream that one day (March 21), we will reach a high of 21C. I invite all of you to release emitions. By working together we can make it a reality. United We stand!

Israeli settlements also face pressure from within : Stltoday Interesting.

Yahoo News Canada - Latest News & Headlines Just wait till the indigenous peoples of Quebec hold their own referenda in response. Quebec (and maybe Canada) would look like Swiss cheese by the end of the process.