In 1981, Norway became the first country to establish through legislation, an Ombudsman for Children. Today, in Europe, children’s commissioners or “ombudsmen” are part of the political landscape, with some …
We hear a lot of cynicism from our young people these days: Voter turnout for the 18 to 24 crowd in recent Canadian federal elections has been around 25. We …
The first duty of leaders in a democratic society like ours is to respect the institutions that put constraints on their power. Messy. Inconvenient. Frustrating. Democracy is all those things. …
1850 The Morning Chronicle We wish you a happy new year. Eighteen hundred and forty nine has gone; but the events which have occurred in it have been so momentous …
1. The Recession 2. H1N1 – The Swine Flu 3. The Afghan Mission 4. Car Industry Collapse 5. Newfoundland Chopper Crash 6. NFL – Off-ice Battles – 7. Obama visits …
It has become fashionable lately to discuss the modern city in terms of friendliness. A city can have a friendly architecture or a friendly outlook. It can be tourist-friendly or …
The holiday season had a tragic ending for four Canadian Forces soldiers serving in Afghanistan and a journalist embedded with the troops in Kandahar province. The four soldiers, serving with …