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February 2014
Why Should I Care about the Right to Die?
As Canada faces an aging population, the right to die will become an increasingly important issue. Drs. Gary Rodin and Kerry Bowman discusses this complex issue with us.
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Municipal Policies for At-Risk Youth
Steve Ambrose and Andray Domise will discuss municipal policies that will help at-risk youth and ways to help keep them engaged with their communities and in school.
Find out more »November 2014
Canada’s Future as an Arctic Nation
WSIC is pleased to host professor Franklyn Griffiths of the University of Toronto to lead our discussion on the topic of “Canada’s Future as an Arctic Nation”.
Find out more »January 2015
Canada on the World Stage
Canada's role on the world stage is ever changing. From its early independence in WWI to becoming an economic powerhouse as part of the G7 we are now experiencing a different country. We nurtured a global image as peace keepers and socially conscious capitalists. Recently we were presented with the fossil award as the least productive country in world climate talks. Is this change real and fair? Is it what we want to become? What are the impacts of our…
Find out more »March 2015
Should we invest in Basic Income?
The past few years have been dominated by economic woes. The Great Depression lead to world wide pain, and in certain countries temporary chaos and low income people were some of the hardest hit. Governments have tried any and all measures to reestablish conditions necessary for jobs, and most appear to be failing. Here in Canada, due to the recently high price of oil, we have been relatively insulated, yet young people still experience high rates of unemployment. Now…
Find out more »April 2015
Recovering Energy From Waste: An Environmental Dilemma
As cities grow and demands on our time increase, invariably, we opt for convenience when available. This usually means an increase in single use disposable items such as prepared food containers, packaged chemical cleaning solutions and other such functional products. Most of our materials truthfully can’t be recycled and without a doubt, a great deal ends up in the great Pacific garbage patch as shipping containers fall off ships with our plastic “recycling” bound for China. Many countries in the world have already…
Find out more »May 2015
Ontario’s Booze Business
Martin Regg Cohn discusses Ontario Beer Store's monopoly largely controlled by foreign interests.
Find out more »Privatizing Hydro One
Hydro one, once considered a strategic asset is now up on the auctioning block. During this time of financial stress our government is considering this sale as a source of revenue. While it may provide a large one time payment and potentially save us from a tax hike, we should consider the full implications of the sale. Will we get a fair price? Will taxes nevertheless have to be raised to support our social programs? How do we expect service to change under the new arrangement? Why does…
Find out more »June 2015
Recognizing Foreign Credentials
On June 10th, WSIC looks at what the barriers are for new Canadians to get their credentials recognized.
Find out more »Water Policies – Reducing our Water Footprint
Water policies to reduce consumption is difficult at best. Join Stephen Leahy and Lawson Oates in a discussion about how we can reduce our water footprint.
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