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November 2015
Refugee Crisis: How we can help
How can Canadians help with the refugee crisis?
Find out more »May 2016
Legalizing Marijuana
Prime Minister Trudeau promised during the course of the election that Canada will stop criminalizing marijuana users. Health Minister Jane Philpott recently told Canadians to expect legislation in early 2017. Minister Philpott wants to make sure that Canada gets this right. Use of marijuana for medical purposes is already legal in Canada. Our guests will discuss the current system regulating medicinal use as well as the public policy and public safety implications of legalization for recreational use. Prisons filling…
Find out more »July 2016
Pathways to meeting COP21 commitments
There is a lot of general excitement about COP 21 and Canada has pledged to do its part. Ontario is aggressively pursuing emission reduction strategies as part of its commitment. Are we doing it right? How will emission reduction impact the economy? Are there more effective measures than the climate policy proposed? Join us on Monday July 18 at The Madison Pub. Richard Szudy, Climate-Change Project Developer, and Patrick Fancott, Climate-Change Policy Analyst, will talk about the pathways to…
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 »November 2017
Legalizing Marijuana – Impacts of Legislation
What are the expected impacts of legalizing marijuana both to those in the industry and to the medical community?
Find out more »February 2018
Losing Community News Outlets – Democratic Implications
Community papers are closing across the country. This has massive implications for small communities.
Find out more »November 2018
Ranked Ballots – Should Ontario adopt it province wide?
Is it time Toronto adopted a ranked ballot system to elect our city representation? On October 22, London Ontario elected its first city council based on ranked ballots. It’s already in used in London, England, San Francisco, St. Paul’s Minnesota, and many other countries as far afield as Australia and Ireland. What are the advantages and what are the drawbacks? What can we expect to see from our first municipality in Ontario to use the system? Michael Urban from Ranked…
Find out more »March 2019
New Canada Food Guide – An Early Look
Canada is getting a new food guide! The food guide is perhaps the first political document Canadian children are introduced to. Historically, it was a standard bearer for the most powerful food lobbies and revisions based on health and nutritional needs were difficult. What does the new guide mean for the food industry? Dairy farmers are already warning about the new guide’s harm to the dairy sector. How will the new guide work? Who are the winners and losers to…
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?
Find out more »September 2019
Federal Election – Getting Involved
Get Involved in the next federal election. Our panels will tell you how to make the biggest impact.
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