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We often look at the medicare systems in developed countries outside the US as arguments in favour of adopting comprehensive medicare in the US. I think proponents of comprehensive medicare in the US often miss out on one crucial factor that has made medicare possible abroad but that hinders it...

If find a comparison between Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek to be quite revealing of some basic worldviews. The civilization in Battlestar Galactica is always at war, always on the verge of extinction, and must always be prepared to sacrifice self and others to save the whole. Sure it has...

NB: This thread is about how, not whether, to promote First Nations' languages and cultures. If you wish to discuss whether, please feel free to start your own thread. I'd found the following on-line which I'd found interesting: http://www.afn.ca/misc/nfnls.pdf I'd like to know what you...

I was looking at the following webpage that had given me some ideas: Language tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia What if we placed, let's say, a 2 to 3 % tax on all language self-teaching books and bilingual dictionaries, with the exception of those for sign languages, the local...

Some criticize the gun control laws as being ineffective in achieving their primary objective, which is to reduce the occurrence of violent crime. So if gun control is not the way to go, then what would you recommend to be more effective ways of achieving these objectives? Among some ideas...

Inuit Celebrate Nunavut Official Language Act Obtaining Parliamentary Concurrence - Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources

The Ministry of Education of Alberta not only treats all religions equally in its funding practices, but also allows Cree and Blackfoot, among other languages, to fulfil second-language requirements for highschool graduation. The Ontario Ministry of Education officially discriminates on the...

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.