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Category Archives: Politics and Policy
Wishing it Were Otherwise
Using a policing analogy to consider the necessity of having a military, and being prepared to fight and win wars. Continue reading
Just Asking
Our distress around sex-selection abortion indicates that the slogans don’t capture all that we think or feel on this public policy issue. That realization leads to some difficult questions. The week before last, a CBC producer, reporter and stealth … Continue reading
By the Numbers
Looking at Canada’s recent immigration numbers churns up practical questions about how things are going. We can’t be afraid to ask. Growing up in Calgary in the 1960s, I knew what everyone knew: Edmonton was more cosmopolitan. Calgary had … Continue reading
And Justice for All
Wondering what “justice” means in our judicial system, in the context of “justice for the victim’s family.” Angela B. Corey, State Attorney in Florida and special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin shooting case, wants justice for Trayvon and his … Continue reading
A Great Idea
Sharing information and viewpoints on complex public policy issues will almost certainly reduce disagreements; and just as certainly not eliminate them. Being in the desert isn’t all about hiking and birdwatching. Some of it is about being in a … Continue reading
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Full Disclosure
Comparing and contrasting the challenges and benefits of paying for healthcare and waiting for healthcare. In the interest of full disclosure… Journalists use this phrase when they want to declare a personal connection to their subject. I think the … Continue reading
Only in Canada, Eh?
Happy Simcoe Day! What’s that you say? Never heard of it? You’re in good company — or numerous company, at least. Most Torontonians have never heard of it either, and they have less excuse than you do: it’s been their … Continue reading
Let Loose the Tweezers of War
It’s war. Oh yes, I know all about the mixed records of our ongoing, all-out shooting wars and police actions: the War on Terror, the War on Drugs (notably not a War on Addictions), the Wars on Oceanic and Online … Continue reading
The Worst Approach to Politics
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government … Continue reading