Jan 4, 2021 (ED Note: Happy New Year to all. Here is a collection, roughly by date, of note-worthy items during the holidays. Regular newsletter back in next edition.) Globe and Mail – Patrick White Federal prisons flout law by keeping inmates … [Read more...]
Fix the taxes…
September 23, 2020 by
Sept 23, 2020 Policy Options – Senator Kim Pate A reform of taxes would make a guaranteed liveable income feasible: Eliminating the web of financial programs and social assistance would offset the cost of a GLI, and a five percent hike in GST … [Read more...]
Better or worse…
September 13, 2020 by
Sept 13, 2020 National Post (Canada) - Marni Soupcoff A popular anti-racism tool isn't working, and might be making things worse As the crisis with police / community relations looks to solutions, Soupcoff says that the usual antiracist tool for … [Read more...]
What ails us all…
July 22, 2020 by
July 22, 2020 Vox.com (US) - Ezra Klein Bryan Stevenson on how America can heal - A conversation about truth and reconciliation in the US. Stevenson is the author of the book and now movie of the same title – Just Mercy. He carries on an extended … [Read more...]
White Privilege…
July 6, 2020 by
July 6, 2010 Go to: https://twitter.com/WordsOnIce/status/1279512867713306624/photo/1 Toronto Star – Douglas Kwan He was fatally injured in police custody. Can a watchdog get ‘justice’ for this family? Why some say Canada’s oversight system is … [Read more...]