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English-speaking seniors in Quebec
November 19, 2013, Comments Off on English-speaking seniors in Quebec

Seniors Action Quebec Getting services in own language can be a battle for Quebec’s rural English-speaking seniors (Gl ...

How the One Percent think
November 29, 2012, Comments Off on How the One Percent think

Paul Krugman: Class Wars of 2012 On Election Day, The Boston Globe reported, Logan International Airport in Boston was r ...

Margaret Somerville: What is happening in Quebec
June 4, 2012, Comments Off on Margaret Somerville: What is happening in Quebec

Many young people in Quebec, with good reason, do not believe they have a voice in the public square, writes Margaret So ...

Rights & Democracy Canada 2010 -2012
April 6, 2012, 1 Comment

Rights and Democracy  And now, the sad end of the story (Toronto Star editorial): By shutting down Rights & Democra ...

Year-end 2011 Summary
December 31, 2011, Comments Off on Year-end 2011 Summary

ANALYSIS | How historic was 2011? (CBC) You know it’s an unusual year when Time magazine’s coveted Person of ...

Social unrest in 2011
December 14, 2011, 5 Comments

Time names ‘The Protester’ as Person of the Year Dissenters ‘redefining people power’ around the ...

Canada in 2010 and 2011 – Immigration
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Background: Flight to Canada: The refugee process (March 2010) Canada to reform refugee system: Kenney Proposed reforms ...

Capitalism's Insurance Not Citizens' "entitlements"
August 9, 2011, 1 Comment

By Beryl Wajsman, Editor, The Suburban The global economic crisis has led many commentators and politicians to engage in ...

Human development in the Arab world
January 18, 2011, Comments Off on Human development in the Arab world

Arab Human Development Reports (download) Tunisian Revolution Shakes, Inspires Middle East (Truthdig) The Tunisian upris ...

Canada in 2010: International relations
December 1, 2010, Comments Off on Canada in 2010: International relations

G8 Summit 2010 ; Canada & the Arctic It’s a big year for Canada on the world stage: Mr. Harper’s keynote speech ...

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