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The recent topic of discussion on Parliament Hill was the future of urban transportation. The program was sponsored by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Since January 25, during Egypt's pro-democracy revolution, many of the country writers and journalists were harassed, denied access to internet and cell phone service, forced to communicate lies to readers and viewers, lost their jobs and some were shot dead. Where were Canada's writers and journalists from all of this? Why have they not issued statements? Why did PEN wait until February 4 to issue a statement?
70% of Canada's population voted in 1993. Then in 2000 the rate fell to 64%, in 2004 to 61%, rising to 65% in 2006 and then falling to 59% in 2008. The decline was due almost entirely to the low turnout rate of those from 18 through 24. Among youth, 37% voted in 2004, rising to 44% in 2006 and then falling back to 37% again in 2008. The difference between the rate of youth voting and that of the general population is striking.
The House of Commons has passed a bill requiring all future Supreme Court justices to be able to understand French and English without the assistance of an interpreter.
Things are intolerable. The killing and torturing. The ruinous neglect and abandonment. The inequality. The refusal to act. The lying. The equanimity. The exploitation.
There are active discussions taking place between Canada and Washington on a common security perimeter, or more precisely, a common security and economic perimeter.
Open Letter to the Canadian Nation and the World:
Open Letter from Ruth Grummett Crying for Justice
Legal scholars David Milward Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba Faculty of Law and Pamela Palmater associate professor and Chair, Indigenous Governance, Ryerson University are expressing concerns that Bill C-51 - now law - could have a serious and detrimental impact on Aboriginal protests in this country.
According to Statistics Canada hate crimes are on the rise. In 2009, Canadian police services reported 1,473 hate crimes, an increase of 42% from the previous year.
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Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of several books focussing on the Middle East including 'The Hundred Years' War On Palestine'. He explains some of the basic facts of the struggle for Palestinian independence and the creation of the Zionist project of Israel.