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What is your favourit public school system between: 1. Secular. 2. Separate (e.g. the Ontario system with separate religious schoo boards). 3. Voucher (give parents a voucher for each child and let them cash it in at the school of his choice).

Which would you prefer between the following two systems, overall: 1. The government taxes us with high taxes, and then uses that money to provide services for us. 2. The government mandates certain responsibilities on the private sector to provide certain services to the public, and limits...

I've found that under a party system, a party can often monopololize a particular field along the political spectrum. An example of this is the Conservative Party of Canada. If you're a conservative, but not a Conservative, you don't have much choice but to not vote, cast a blank ballot, vote...

The Canadian national anthem, we would think, should be a symbol of Canada's patriotism, of our love for our country and, by implication, for our fellow Canadians. Not so, it would seem: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/sto...25.html?ref=rss According to this article, many Canadians...

Seeing how this recession was a fiasco in how it had taken the government totally by surprise, it would seem to make sense that we have a national employment strategy ahead of any recession, ready to be implemented at a moment's notice. When a governement is taken by surprise, it has no clear...

Now that we're out of recession, the threat of rising inflation, interest rates, and federal debt will increase. I say threat because it's not a guarantee, and is preventable if a government takes a pro-active as opposed to reactive approach to it. What would be your proposals for a pro-active...

Dog meat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia According to this, it isn't. From my past experience, Wikipedia is generally accurate, though it's by no means infallible. Could anyone confirm whether the claim made in the link that dog flesh for the purpose of consumption is legal in Canada is...

I've been reading over the months how more and more people are finding Ignatieff too Conservative for the Liberal Party. Could this pose a different threat to the Conservatives than previous Liberal leaders, and perhaps a greater threat? Traditionally, the Liberal Party presented an alternative...

In WWII, the Canadian Federal Government, while enthusiastic about heading off to war, lacked the moral fortitude to raise taxes as required to fight it. Indeed it did raise taxes, but not enough to cover the costs of the war, thus putting itself in the red big time. Essentially, it just lacked...

I had a bit of free time today, and was looking for information on Canada's First Nations that I couldn't find on line, so I strolled down to the headquarters of the Assembly of First Nations (I could have e-mailed them or phoned, but had an hour anyway, so might as well gor for a stroll) to see...

For those who don't know what a natural monopoly is, you can read about it here: Natural monopoly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Essentially, it's a monopolistic company engaged in a naturally monopolistic industry, an industry that gravitates towards monopolization naturally, even in...

Canadians are quick to point out human rights violations abroad, and rightfully so. Yet when the UNHRC condemned Canada and Ontario of having violated the equality provisions (Article 27) of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, not only do we remain silent about it, but even...

China won't press for new global currency at G8 Interesting. I remember reading that Putin had proposed such an idea awhile back too.

Let's say a candidate running in your riding had no degree and worked a menial job and was was divorced, but proved himself an intellectual with a heart and unique solutions to difficult social problems, perhaps many of which he himself had experienced (though then again, he might not admit to...

B.C. carbon tax boosts prices at gas pump While this culd be beneficial to urbanites since they generally use less gas anyway, so they'd just bask in lower income taxes, these same lower income taxes will likely pale in comparison to a big tax hike for suburbanites who work downtown. You're...

I just got a letter in the mail yesterday from my MP for Ottawa-Orleans, Royal Galipeau. In it, he says nothing of what he intends to do, but just bashes Micheal Ignatieff for his comments on tax hikes. I hope my taxes didn't pay for this letter. Anyway, why is he doing this? No, I don't like...

When we consider that EU member-states have already established common educaitonal standards for many trades and professions while Canadian Ministries of Education are still playing catch-up and still not catching up; and that citizens of EU member-states have EU-wide medicare whereas Canadians...

We find that some issues don't stick from election to election, and so keep coming back. Examples include: Taxation and social services. One party will increase taxes and improve social services, only for another party to reverse it, for the whole process to repeat itself anew. Immigration...

Of course not. It doesn't even have a common military force (though they are increasingly working together on that front), nor common citizenship, nor even a common currency (the UK, an EU member, still uses the pound). However, in some respects, the EU is already more united than Canada...

I think it might be Layton. He does seem healthy. Iggy seems to have a bigger build though, at least from the impression I get on TV. Harper seems too giddy. He'd be creamed. May wouldn't stand a chance, unless she could get feminine immunity. And Duceppe, I'm not sure. He seems a little sturdy...