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A Canadian story

Posted by Oped 11 hours ago Ottawa Citizen| a canadian story All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Lately I've been thinking a lot about belonging. In a recent column I admitted to being a sentimentalist when it comes to issues of national identity. When we won the gold medal in hockey, I felt genuinely moved, even though, intellectually, I knew it was only a hockey game. It wasn't so much the victory as Read More
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Money matters

Posted by Oped 11 hours ago Ottawa Citizen| money matters All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Canada's Task Force on Financial Literacy has opened its website, and will begin town hall meetings next month, to hear suggestions on how to make Canadians smarter about money. Read More
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A job for Chiarelli

Posted by Oped 1 day 11 hours ago Ottawa Citizen| a job chiarelli All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Bob Chiarelli is the MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean. Doesn't that have a familiar ring? Read More
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Weekend reading

Posted by Oped 2 days ago Ottawa Citizen| weekend reading All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — For whom does the Ottawa Public Library operate? Its employees or the public? Read More
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Prevention post-mortem

Posted by Oped 2 days ago Ottawa Citizen| prevention postmortem All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — There are a lot of easy criticisms one can throw at Canadian health authorities and the World Health Organization for their H1N1 pandemic work. Who doesn't remember the long lines, the vaccine shortages, the hype? Read More
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Maltreating Mayer

Posted by Oped 4 days ago Ottawa Citizen| maltreating mayer All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Silly debates about the intersection of art and identity politics seem so 1990s. Those years were the heyday of protests against curriculums and cano Read More
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Stimulate, and diversify

Posted by Oped 5 days ago Ottawa Citizen| stimulate diversify All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, heeding the consensus of economic experts, pledged in Thursday's budget to continue stimulus spending, and Canadians s Read More
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Veiled debate

Posted by Oped 5 days ago Ottawa Citizen| veiled debate All
http://www.ottawacitizen.com — Some disputes over "reasonable accommodation" are easier to navigate than others. The latest case out of Montreal is among the tricky ones. Read More
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