Please join Dave Meslin and Amanda Klein from the RaBIT team on July 25th in a discussion about voting reform, how instant run-off ranked ballots work and why Toronto needs this change.
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June´s Why Should I Care? discussion of the Green Economy drew our biggest turnout yet! WSIC packed the bar with thoughtful people, all eager to listen to our experts and voice their own opinions on this complex subject.
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At our June 20th WSIC event, Kate Holloway, director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, and Jeff Dreben, managing director of DBL Cleantech Capital will explain how: leading a discussion about what policies work best to stimulate the green economy.
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Many thanks to Dr. Kelly Moghul and Mr. Nobby Miura for the amazing presentation about nuclear safety. Devon was kind enough to write this month’s follow up blog (helped by Ken on the technical side). Special thanks should also go out to our friends from the green party who brought up some great points about nuclear energy.
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Our May 16 WSIC event dealt with the safety of nuclear power in Ontario. Our speakers were Nobuyoshi (Nobby) Miura and Dr. Kelly Moghul, both experts in the field, …
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On May 16, retired engineer Nobuyoshi (Nobby) Miura, and Dr. Kelly Moghul will be joining us to answer any questions we might have on nuclear safety. Over the span of his career Mr. Miura has worked on power generation research, design, and nuclear safety. Dr. Moghul is still an active consultant in the nuclear energy industry. Together, they will be discussing issues pertaining to health risk, and comparing Canada’s situation to Japan’s current crisis.
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Andrea Micieli has graciously summarized our platform analysis and candidates debate in Trinity-Spadina. Thank you once again to all the volunteers who gave analyzed the platforms and to Adam from Leadnow.ca for moderating the all candidates debate.
We truly want to thank Rachel Barney, Olivia Chow, and Christine Innes for joining our discussion and helping us vote with confidence on May 2nd.
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By Andrea Micieli
In light of the federal election on May 2nd, our April discussion was focused on a review of the major federal party platforms …
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In light of the federal election that was called since our last event, we decided to dedicate our next dinner to an analysis of the federal party platforms, followed by a brief Question and Answer period from the candidates in the federal riding of Trinity-Spadina.
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Many thanks to Don Stevenson for sharing his wealth of experience with the Why Should I Care? salon. Everyone left with a better appreciation of the role of municipal government and a sense of how certain policies historically have affected our city. Moving forward, we need to keep this history in mind to make good decisions in the future.
Darla Campbell has graciously summarized her thoughts from the discussion. Thanks Darla!
Please feel free to share your thoughts from the evening as well.
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We were delighted to have …
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Politics has changed over the years and some might say for the better, but right now, most Canadians think its changed for the worse. Don Stevenson, a distinguished civil servant who has served under many governments and participated in reform at multiple levels will discuss the urban democratic landscape. He will share insights on how things have changed and lead a discussion on increasing voter engagement.
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Many thanks to John Campey for leading our discussion and answering our many questions about the long form census and its cancellation. Most of us didn’t fully appreciate the consequences of losing such valuable information and the difference between a census and a survey.
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