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Misinformation about subsidy to First Nations fuels backlash
Posted January 17, 2013 by redeye
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January 17, 2013
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The media is full of images of the First Nations movement that is sweeping the country. Yet …
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What If We Treated Harper Like We Treated Haiti’s Aristide?
Posted January 15, 2013 by Stephen Elliott-Buckley
Just imagine! Imagine if, one day, US President Obama sent in the Marines to Ottawa [with support from, say, the Maldives, the UK and Peru, and other Coalition of the Willing partners], who then strolled up to 24 Sussex Drive, liberated Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his family from their residence, spirited them off to [...]
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Til Debt Do Us Part: Reality Television and Poverty
Posted January 11, 2013 by David Eaves
I’m traveling for business and that means several things. Most predictably it means come the evening, I’m getting on a tread mill to exercise. I’m in Edmonton. It’s cold. Like -24C (-11F) cold. For whatever reason, while running the TV in front of me brings up Til Death Do Us Part a sort of reality TV show about a [...]
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A call for courageous leadership from B.C. parties in 2013
Posted January 9, 2013 by PolicyNote
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As we head towards the May 2013 B.C. election, what I’d most love to hear from B.C.’s political leaders is evidence that they are ready to get serious about the defining issues of this …
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Larry Hubich’s Blog: Idle No More – Priscilla Settee and Sheelah McLean
Posted January 8, 2013 by Larry Hubich
This video of Priscilla Settee and Sheelah McLean talking about Idle No More is accompanied by a Making the Links – Community Radio indepth interview with them broadcasting tomorrow night at 6 pm (Wed. Jan 9, 2013) on CFCR.ca – CFCR 9…
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Paul S. Graham: Manitoba’s shocking poverty rate
Posted January 6, 2013 by Paul S. Graham
A poverty “shoe-down” at the Manitoba Legislature Jan. 4, 2013: Demonstrators calling for an increase in rental rates for income assistance recipients, left dozens of pairs of shoes on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature. Photo: Paul S. G…
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Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
Posted January 3, 2013 by Greg Fingas
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Barbara Yaffe lets Hugh Segal make the case for a guaranteed annual income to end poverty in Canada: (Hugh Segal) says it could be arranged by way of a tax credit through the income tax system, to top up incom…
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Thursday Morning Links
Posted January 3, 2013 by Greg Fingas
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Barbara Yaffe lets Hugh Segal make the case for a guaranteed annual income to end poverty in Canada:(Hugh Segal) says it could be arranged by way of a tax credit through the income tax system, to top up income…
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Thanking those who helped make it a great year
Posted January 2, 2013 by Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
As the end of 2012 approaches (or has already passed, if you follow the Mayan calendar), it’s time to reflect on another eventful year.
Perhaps the biggest collaborative activity I wrote about was the Time to Care event put on by the Barrie Chapter of the Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness this past fall, which helped so many people prepare for winter. More people and organizations gave support than I was able to write about earlier, so I would be remiss to end the year without thanking Naomi Burden of Just One ClickPhotography for donating her skill and equipment to give so many people a precious memory. Noelle Hennessey helped turn many children into princesses or other fantastical creations with her face-painting art. I already wrote of Rick the Barber, but must also thank Irma Young for styling many women’s hair that day.
Doris Tretter of Mapleview Community Church brought Tammy Dillman and Linda English to give great foot care, while volunteers Jeff and Norm assisted wherever needed. Central United Church kindly provided the facilities to make the whole day possible.
Quite a lot of clothing was brought in and distributed by Youth Haven, Samaritan House, the David Busby Street Centre and Off the Rack. Generous monetary donations from Medigas and Wal-mart funded some of the day’s extra needs.
The chili cook-off was a great success, and since my own “Vegan Volcano” was the first to run out, I’m claiming top honours, although everyone had a great recipe and the variety was wonderful.
But that day was just the start of good things. Having read about the event in my column and inspired to come out and help, Isabella and Ashley Lamoureux of Kempenfelt Bay School started up a sock drive and gathered hundreds of pairs for the Busby Centre to distribute to people without proper housing. Thanks to these girls and their desire to help the community, may people will have warm new socks this winter when they need them.
Like many others, they read of valuable community causes in this column or elsewhere and came forward to be part of the solution. Hopefully in the coming year, more will do the same, to help build a stronger, more resilient Barrie where we can all prosper together.
What sort of stories would you like to see in Root Issues in 2013? Please comment to the paper or at my blog and let me know. I have local entrepreneurs that will see the spotlight, political issues that need sunlight, and environmental stories and tips to bring forward, but there is still room for requests.
And finally, let me thank the Barrie Examiner for providing this space for another year.
Published as my Root Issues column in the Barrie Examiner under the title “Thanks for making 2012 a very eventful year“
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins is a director of Living Green and the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
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Thanking those who helped make it a great year
Posted January 2, 2013 by Erich Jacoby-Hawkins
As the end of 2012 approaches (or has already passed, if you follow the Mayan calendar), it’s time to reflect on another eventful year.
Perhaps the biggest collaborative activity I wrote about was the Time to Care event put on by the Barrie Chapter of the Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness this past fall, which helped so many people prepare for winter. More people and organizations gave support than I was able to write about earlier, so I would be remiss to end the year without thanking Naomi Burden of Just One ClickPhotography for donating her skill and equipment to give so many people a precious memory. Noelle Hennessey helped turn many children into princesses or other fantastical creations with her face-painting art. I already wrote of Rick the Barber, but must also thank Irma Young for styling many women’s hair that day.
Doris Tretter of Mapleview Community Church brought Tammy Dillman and Linda English to give great foot care, while volunteers Jeff and Norm assisted wherever needed. Central United Church kindly provided the facilities to make the whole day possible.
Quite a lot of clothing was brought in and distributed by Youth Haven, Samaritan House, the David Busby Street Centre and Off the Rack. Generous monetary donations from Medigas and Wal-mart funded some of the day’s extra needs.
The chili cook-off was a great success, and since my own “Vegan Volcano” was the first to run out, I’m claiming top honours, although everyone had a great recipe and the variety was wonderful.
But that day was just the start of good things. Having read about the event in my column and inspired to come out and help, Isabella and Ashley Lamoureux of Kempenfelt Bay School started up a sock drive and gathered hundreds of pairs for the Busby Centre to distribute to people without proper housing. Thanks to these girls and their desire to help the community, may people will have warm new socks this winter when they need them.
Like many others, they read of valuable community causes in this column or elsewhere and came forward to be part of the solution. Hopefully in the coming year, more will do the same, to help build a stronger, more resilient Barrie where we can all prosper together.
What sort of stories would you like to see in Root Issues in 2013? Please comment to the paper or at my blog and let me know. I have local entrepreneurs that will see the spotlight, political issues that need sunlight, and environmental stories and tips to bring forward, but there is still room for requests.
And finally, let me thank the Barrie Examiner for providing this space for another year.
Published as my Root Issues column in the Barrie Examiner under the title “Thanks for making 2012 a very eventful year“
Erich Jacoby-Hawkins is a director of Living Green and the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.
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My excuse was youth. What’s theirs?
Posted January 25, 2011 by macleans.ca
Barbara Amiel on why mental illness can’t be treated with legalities
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Anyone Can Grow Shit Themselves
Posted January 13, 2011 by Chrystal Ocean
Well, not quite anyone. If you’ve not a patch of land or a balcony or suitable space indoors for growing pots (not to mention the required additional equipment), then you’re out of luck.
But otherwise, yea, anyone can grow shit themselves, as Ms Broke-Ass Grouch makes so eloquently clear in this fantastic article.
Here’s a snippet:
Listen up, locavores, opportunivores, dumpster-diving
Canada
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Hunger Awareness Day in Toronto. (Now with 100% more hunger awareness!)
Posted May 28, 2010 by Luciano Galasso
I am not a selfish man by any means. Nor am I a greedy one. I am, however, a lazy man – and, as such, have rarely thrown my hat into the ol’ “helping less fortunate people” ring. Until now. Lu Makes a Run For His Soul I reach out to you now, dear reader, [...]
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