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.

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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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.

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.

On Feb 28, we will have a discussion about the significance of losing Canada’s long form census and what we can do as ordinary Canadians to help bring it back.

Thank you to Professor Hayden for leading us in such an amazing talk.  During the discussion we learnt that poverty was highly correlated to race and discussed some personal steps we could take to breaking down the barriers to success in economically depressed areas of our own city.

The most important take away was understanding the role our communities play discrimination and poverty reduction. This discussion didn’t lead us towards policy changes but rather focused on personal awareness of how …

Join us Jan 17 at 7pm for our discussion about Social Justice and domestic poverty reduction.  The event is free, you just have to pay for whatever you order for dinner and drinks.

We’ll start with a brief introduction about the topic by Dr. Hayden, and then launch into our talk over food some good food and drinks.

Time: 7pm

Date: Jan 17, 2011

Location: Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St W, Toronto ON, 2nd floor

Guest: Wilburn Hayden – Professor in Social Studies at York University

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