Anything about Canadian Politics, prime ministers, political parties, issues, Liberals, NDP, Conservatives and Quebec Separatists. Federal, provincial and municipal. Mayors of major cities, local politics, Canadian sovereignty, etc.
Doctor and nurse shortages in Canada are signs of the times, or rather signs that our babyboomers are getting old. With babyboomer doctors and nurses retiring, but with the majority of babyboomers going to the hospital more frequently, there is suddenly a shortage of doctors and nurses during the time when we need them most. Long waits for surgery or to see a specialist are now common place. But what are the solutions?
How are we supposed to have top-notch world class schools when our government keeps cutting our funding? Who would even want to be a teacher in Canada when they could move to the United States and get paid more? Stephen Harper of the ultra right-wing Conservative party has an answer. Build or convert existing schools into Private Schools.
David Suzuki believes Canada could have been a world leader in adopting Kyoto Protocol emission targets if former federal environment minister Lucien Bouchard had chosen the environment over Quebec sovereignty.
It will cost Ontarians $46 billion to whip the province's troubled electricity system into shape to keep lights, air conditioners and factories running for the next 20 years.
On the 153rd anniversary of Confederation, Canada goes through the motions yet again. Under sweltering skies, the prime minister still insists that Canada is "a young country," as he and his untutored predecessors have done since it really was a young country.
Can Canada's industrial base survive Asian Competition? Manufacturing accounts for more than one-sixth of Canada's output and is a source of well-paying jobs. The industry has survived a number of transformational events but now China and other emerging Asian economies present new competition just as the Canadian dollar is soaring.
In 2002 Stephen Harper wrote a letter which called the Kyoto Accord a 'socialist scheme'. He used fuzzy logic to justify why Canada should not ratify Kyoto and confused pollutants with green house gases because apparently he doesn't know the difference.
World renowned environmentalist David Suzuki plans to launch a cross-Canada tour to urge Canadians to make the environment the central issue in the next election campaign.
