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November 2015
Refugee Crisis: How we can help
How can Canadians help with the refugee crisis?
Find out more »February 2016
What is the state of Canadian International Development?
With a new government barely 3 months into their mandate, changes to how the government operates have already been apparent. Canadian International Development is emerging from a decade under the former government that had critics calling it anything from politicized to corporatized. Will the next decade under this new government be any different? How will Canadian agencies reclaim their place on the world stage? Will Canadian NGOs be able to be more effective moving forward? Why Should I Care? has…
Find out more »August 2016
Electoral Reform Round Table
Why Should I Care is hosting a round table on Electoral Reform August 15. Come join us!
Find out more »February 2017
Refugees – Have they been warmly welcomed?
It’s been just over a year now since Canada fulfilled its commitment to take in 25,000 refugees from Syria. More have been coming since thanks to generous Canadians who have put in the time, effort, and money for private sponsorships. Now that they have been here a year, the federal support is running out. How are they doing? Are they struggling or flourishing? It isn’t enough that we simply bring people here, how have the support networks done to give…
Find out more »March 2017
Improving City Council
Is it time to party up Toronto? Toronto City Hall can’t exactly be accused of great productivity. From debating the same subway more times than most of us care to count, to installing, then removing bike lanes, one has to question why there isn’t more direction at city hall. Would introducing parties into municipal politics help give voters a better sense of what each candidate stands for, what they can be held accountable for, and increase voter turnout? Could parties…
Find out more »May 2017
Electricity Pricing in Ontario
Amid soaring electricity bills, the future of the grid we rely on is in crisis. Efforts have been made to reduce electricity costs by stretching out payments, an expensive option that affects our children more than us. What is the future of the electricity grid? Can costs come down and still give us a grid that businesses and residents can rely on? Will new technologies make this important piece of public infrastructure obsolete? Join us on Monday, May 15 as…
Find out more »July 2017
Basic Income: Ontario’s Pilot Project
Ontario is embarking on a pilot project to test the effectiveness of the Basic Income Guarantee, a form of social assistance in which recipients receive an unconditional sum of money. The persistence of poverty, rising wealth inequality, and a changing job market are some of the drivers behind the renewed interest in basic income schemes. Even Silicon Valley has started to advocate for basic income as they see their technologies replacing a lot of paid human work in the near…
Find out more »May 2018
Term Limits – Will we get better politicians?
Toronto city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32, Beaches-East York,) announced she will not run in the 2018 municipal election and is calling on other incumbent councillors to step aside too. Join us as we welcome her and policy expert Vasiliki (Vass) Bednar to discuss how incumbency impacts our democratic process.
Find out more »July 2018
Is there Value to a Diversity City Council?
Does Diversity benefit the city? How about diverse representation?
Find out more »May 2019
Fake News, Political Donors, who are the new political actors?
Who are the new political actors and how do we keep them honest?
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