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November 14, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Listening To Our Better Angels

When facts caught up with Stephen Harper’s claim that he was the best person to manage the economy, he tried to stoke the fires of xenophobia, convinced that the heat he generated would lead him all the way back to Sussex Drive. He failed. But, Errol Mendes writes, we should

November 13, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: They’ve Forgotten Their Audience

In 2011, Stephen Harper garnered the editorial support of 95% of Canada’s newspapers. This time around, that number had dropped to 71%. A good portion of that 71% came from the Postmedia chain, whose chairman — Paul Godfrey — told his editors that he would brook no dissent from the

November 12, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Participatory Democracy

http://www.amazon.com/ Justin Trudeau has made a lot of promises. And, Susan Delacourt writes, he’s calling on Canadians to help him keep them. That’s a complete turnaround from the man he replaced: The difference boils down to this: Stephen Harper only made promises that he had the power to

November 11, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Their Coming Enriched This Country

CBC Digital Archives Thirty-six years ago, Canada opened its doors to a flood of refugees from Vietnam. Tim Harper writes on this Remembrance Day: Scott Mullin was 22 and barely out of Carleton University when the Star headlined a March 5, 1979, piece about him —

November 10, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Are They Better At Trade?

https://business.mercer.edu/ During the last election, Stephen Harper trumpeted the record number of trade deals he had signed. But, Gus Van Harten argues, if you look at the deals, it’s clear that Mr. Harper has been selling us down the river: The right trade agreements can create opportunities for Canada.

November 9, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Doing Infrastructure Right

http://torontoist.com/ Justin Trudeau has vowed to spend $51.1 billion on infrastructure over the next ten years. Allan Freeman writes that, before a penny is spent, some pretty serious strategic thinking needs to be done. Such thinking was not a hallmark of the last government: Back in 2009, when the

November 8, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Trudeau And The TPP

https://www.popularresistance.org/ Justin Trudeau will be tested on many fronts. One of the most important fronts is international trade — where the TPP has just landed in his lap. Tom

November 7, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: They Don’t Get It

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ The Harperites don’t seem to understand why they lost the election. “We got the big things right,” Jason Kenny says. “We got the tone wrong.” Andrew

November 6, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Most Canadians Wish Him Well

http://www.thequotepedia.com It’s not easy to carry the high expectations of a nation on your shoulders. Just ask Barack Obama. That is the task facing Justin Trudeau. He’s made a lot of promises — and it will take time to implement them. Take the Inquiry Into Murdered Indigenous Women. Michael

November 5, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Yesterday In Persepctive

http://ottawacitizen.com/ I like to read Andrew Cohen’s column when I’m looking for perspective. Perhaps that’s because, like me, Cohen — who teaches journalism and international affairs at Carleton — is an ex- Montrealer. He remembers what Quebec used to be and he understands what it has

November 4, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: When You’re Not Running A One Man Show

Some pundits on the Right — like Andrew Coyne and John Ivison — have suggested that Justin Trudeau’s promise of a cabinet based on gender parity is a mistake. But there is more to doing a good job than just competence. Life experience, Tim Harper suggests, is critical. And Trudeau’s

November 3, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Trudeau And The Regions

http://news.nationalpost.com/ Canada has six distinct regions. And each region has its own distinct economy. Any prime minister has to balance regional interests and pay attention to

November 2, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Duffy And Trudeau

http://ottawacitizen.com/ The Duffy Trial recommences on November 18th. It offers all kinds of lessons to Justin Trudeau and his incoming government. Michael Harris writes: This is a story I have watched, with minor variations, unfold countless times. Whether it’s Arthur Anderson’s accountants lying for Enron, the CBC downplaying the

November 1, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Harper International?

http://www.intelligencer.ca A petition spearheaded by Curtis Mullen to rename Calgary’s Airport after Stephen J. Harper has run into serious headwinds. Allan Freeman writes: At last count, 6,875 Canadians had signed Mullen’s petition — while more than 28,000 signed a rival petition calling the idea a “disgrace” and another

October 31, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Democratizing The Corporate Media

http://www.the-latest.com/ A lot needs to be done to re-establish democracy in this country. Murray Dobbins writes that the place to begin is with our corporate media. They

October 30, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Aboriginal Canadians Want In

https://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/ The next parliament will be home to 10 First Nations MPs — eight of whom are Liberals. The Fair Elections Act was aimed at suppressing native voters. But, Michael Harris writes,

October 29, 2015 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: They Were About Power

http://www.slideshare.net/ There is much on the Liberal agenda that Andrew Coyne doesn’t like. But he admits that the proposals are ambitious — even radical: All right. It’s an ambitious platform. Strikingly so, in fact. One consequence of the long campaign is that ideas that are objectively radical

October 28, 2015 Owen Gray

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