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Canada has Fallen Behind, Panel on Mental Health in Prisons Says
Underfunded, under resourced, unseen, and inadequately supported. These were the words panellists at Wednesday’s Senate Liberal Open Caucus used...
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Review of Canadian Tax System Needed, Panel Says
Almost 100 years after the introduction of Canada’s first Income Tax Act, 50 years after the release of the...
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Canadian Arctic territorial claim dependent on inclusivity and collaboration with Inuit
Canada’s claim to its extended Arctic continental shelf can only be legitimized through an inclusive and collaborative engagement with...
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Senate improves its rules and leads on social policy
I was an elementary school teacher before I was appointed to the Senate. I remember some of the excuses...
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It’s Time For Canada To Test A Basic Income
Recently I tabled a motion in the Senate calling on the government to create a pilot project that would...
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Here’s a better Senate plan for the CBC
The Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications has released a report on the future of the CBC. I was a...
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Vancouver Aquarium wrong on whales in captivity
This month, a three-week-old beluga calf fathered by one of the Vancouver Aquarium’s whales, Imaq, died at SeaWorld in...
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National pharmacare plan needed, experts tell Senate Open Caucus
‘Every developed country with a universal healthcare system provides universal coverage for prescription drugs, every developed county except for...
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Canada’s national security agencies too secretive, experts tell Senate Open Caucus
‘In Canada, security is never part of federal elections, so this might be a good and unexpected outcome of...
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Not enough being done to treat youth with mental illness: experts
The current approach to mental health in Canada also places an unnecessary burden on public finances. Jennifer Vornbrock of...
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