June 30th, 2010 | Published in Blog, Canada150, On Canada
Canada is commemorating its 143rd birthday this July 1st. This is an important milestone that is worthy of celebration, not just because we are about to enjoy a long weekend, but also as an opportunity to reflect and contemplate.
As someone who was born outside of Canada, I have a unique appreciation for what it offers [...]
January 19th, 2010 | Published in Blog, Canada150, Press Releases
Today marks an exciting moment on the road to the Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge conference – we’ve just launched the official conference website at www.can150.ca.
Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge is about the future. It is a forward looking non-partisan policy conference taking place in Montreal from March 26-28, 2010. I’m [...]
January 11th, 2010 | Published in Blog, Canada150, Mississauga, On Canada, On Politics
While some politicians may think shutting down Parliament is the most convenient way to deal with the challenges and opportunities facing our country by evading them, others are standing up for democracy and choosing to have an unfiltered and unscripted conversation with Canadians (particularly youth) about their ideas.
Michael Ignatieff is touring the country visiting different [...]
December 18th, 2009 | Published in Blog, Canada150, On Environment
The climate change conference in Copenhagen is about to wrap up. There are troubling signs that it will not conclude with an international agreement to combat climate change. There is still a chance that some form of binding commitments will result. Let’s hope it does.
The matter of climate change is not a trivial challenge. The [...]
December 16th, 2009 | Published in Blog, Canada150, Mississauga, On Education
This is a great story for the city of Mississauga. The addition of the Sheridan campus to the city centre will supply new energy.
The city of Mississauga is going through a promising transformation. I expect the city centre to look drastically different in the next few years and I like the direction its taking. The [...]
December 6th, 2009 | Published in Blog, Canada150
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Montreal’s École Polytechnique massacre. On December 6, 1989 a gunman deliberately targeting women shot or stabbed 27 people killing 14 women. This archived CBC clip is a moving reminder of what happened that evening. The killer left a suicide note blaming women for his own failures.
This somber anniversary [...]
