July 29th, 2010 | Published in Blog, Mississauga, On Politics
Recently, the Public Safety Parliamentary Committee held an emergency meeting to study how the G20 event descended into a mess and who in the federal government was responsible for decisions made. There remains many unanswered and serious questions: Why was downtown Toronto selected against the advice of the Toronto Mayor and others? How did the [...]
Click here to read more.April 26th, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Politics
This weekend, my team and I held a political workshop at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). We had an amazing turnout and an inspiring keynote speaker, Gerard Kennedy.
The purpose of the workshop was demystify politics and breakdown the misconceptions about access to being able to participate in the political landscape. Most people, particularly youth, [...]
March 4th, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Economy, On Politics
The Conservative government tabled their 5th budget since taking power. This one was no different than the previous ones. It lacked vision and forward looking ambition.
During their reign, the Conservatives have proven that they are incapable of thinking big and that they have a narrow understanding of what the role of the government is. Their [...]
February 1st, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Diversity, On Politics
The trend of over-simplification or what some may call “dumbing” down of politics is troubling. It offers the illusion that politicians are at work but what they really are doing is distracting Canadians from the fact that they have been avoiding the real issues.
One of the best examples for this trend is the Conservative’s party [...]
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 [...]
January 5th, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Canada, On Politics
Below is the full text of Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff opinion piece, running in Canadian papers .
The first duty of leaders in a democratic society like ours is to respect the institutions that put constraints on their power.
Messy. Inconvenient. Frustrating. Democracy is all those things. But as Churchill said, it is better than the [...]
