Monthly Archives For September 2018
‘Old stock’ politics is past its expiry date
Appealing to Canadians on ethnic or religious grounds is becoming less and less relevant, as cultures and races intermix in Canadian society. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on August 27, 2018.…
Heritage Minister Rodriguez should take a stand on change to art tax credits
A Federal Court ruling could end up seriously curtailing a big source of funding for Canada’s art museums. By Sheila Copps First published in The Hill Times on August 20, 2018. OTTAWA—Most Canadians know little…
You can’t learn from history by hiding it
The search and destroy mission targeting Sir John A. Macdonald, does nothing to redress past wrongs. Instead, it stokes the flames of division by refusing to embrace the true meaning of reconciliation. By Sheila Copps…
Ford’s decision to cut Toronto City Hall down to size has all earmarks of a revenge move
Minimizing political oversight will do nothing to enhance services or reduce expenditures. It will merely concentrate power in fewer hands, eroding democracy in a process the current mayor has described as fundamentally flawed. By Sheila…
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