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Knowledge of math = personal success + better citizenship
Democracy and the market economy, in this age of mathematical science, require a public that is numerate enough to have some sense of what is valid – and won’t just acquiesce or shrug their shoulders.
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Warning! Recycled promises approaching in N.B.
New Brunswickers who go to the polls on Sept. 27 have heard these expensive ideas before.
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Cheers for educators
Corporate executives do it. Salespeople do it. Why shouldn't teachers listen to motivational speeches?
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Developing the economy, one land title at a time
A study of 65 economically successful Indian reserves has some attractive ideas for policy makers.
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Hear Jean Charest out first
The Quebec Premier is already being convicted in the court of public opinion
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When a 13-year-old dies on the raceway
Balancing risk and safety after a deadly motorcycle crash.
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Stuck between a rock and a cold place
The marooning of the Clipper Adventurer exposes the hollowness of Canada's claim that it is exercising its sovereignty over the Northwest Passage.
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Pour more cold water on the IPCC
A new review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains some smart institutional reforms, but this response is too timid if the IPCC is to bulletproof itself.
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Imagine there’s no havens
Sri Lankan Tamils in need of protection should not have to hide out for days in Bangkok safe houses, and pay $50,000 to smugglers to board a dilapidated fishing trawler to Canada.
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When Wen weeps for the workers
Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Premier, said Japanese companies should pay their Chinese workers better. But that is a distraction from the larger question of the treatment of Chinese employees as a whole.
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How Ottawa could avoid getting stuck with the provinces’ bills
The federal government can now incur liabilities in trade disputes, when a provincial government does something incompatible with a treaty
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Ending human smuggling
Next month’s meeting of Canada’s Immigration Minister with his European counterparts is an important acknowledgment that human smuggling is a transnational problem that requires global solutions.
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Dave Davies of the Kinks branches out into film
His brave documentary confirms one of his songs: He is not like everybody else
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Terror gives new meaning to neighbourhood watch
The latest Canadian charges call for civic trust and civic engagement
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The rising trend against the war on drugs
Evidence is mounting in favour of the decriminalization of drugs such as marijuana
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The terrorism arrests’ unlikely suspects
The integrated and the assimilated seem as open to the call of jihad as the culturally isolated
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South Africa should not imitate the Chinese regime
Jacob Zuma seemed to praise Chinese ‘political discipline’ at a time when freedom of the press is under siege in South Africa
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Edmonton should not lose an air link to its centre
A small downtown airport can be a blessing
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Canada goes off the statistical standard
The leading science journal Nature is right to criticize Canada’s abandonment of the mandatory long-form census
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Canada should reconnect with Southeast Asia
The federal government has done little to encourage the country’s relationship with a newly dynamic region
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Anatomy of a hostage-taking bungle
The deaths of Canadian and Hong Kong tourists in the Philippines were a tragedy of many errors
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Canada should stay in Afghanistan to give aid – and to defend
Continuing to nation-build after 2011 will be good, but security goes hand in hand with development
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The Potash bid and the missing national regulator
BHP’s takeover attempt is a massive file for a small provincial agency
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Chavez’s socialist populism perpetuates inequality
Venezuela is falling behind moderate Latin American countries when it comes to narrowing the gap between rich and poor
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Drawing lines in the Arctic ice
The government’s new strategy amounts to a constructive engagement that will invigorate Canada’s presence in the North
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Australia’s Labor shoots itself in the foot
From a heavy tax to an internal coup, the governing party threw away its advantage
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In Pakistan, more aid can bring more security
We can help alleviate the immediate suffering of Pakistanis, and make them less likely to be lured to the terrorist cause.
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Helping the nannies live in
Ottawa should be applauded for changes to the Live-In Caregiver Program aimed at protecting Canada’s foreign nannies from abuse, while making it easier for them to stay here.
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The Flower shows his power in court
The Quebec Court of Appeal was right last week to set aside the conviction of the retired hockey player Guy Lafleur, on a charge of giving contradictory testimony.
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Why the RCMP needs a new status
The latest long-gun registry kerfuffle is a reminder that the Mounties should not be just another government department
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Give Latimer more latitude in his day parole
The Parole Board has forgotten that its fundamental purpose is to protect society
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Russia builds a wheat wall
The failed harvest has tempted Moscow into a retreat from the international grain market
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Mixed success for a veterans ombudsman
Patrick Stogran was willing to move Heaven and Earth to help veterans, but it is less clear whether he succeeded in moving the bureaucracy or government policy affecting veterans.
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Iraqi iraqizes, but the deadlock remains
The departure of the last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq in much better shape than seemed likely only three years ago, but the political deadlock and the ambitions of Iran remain worrying.
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Unpacking Rob Ford’s claims
While immigration puts some pressure on social services in the short run, the city’s economy and social fabric benefit from immigration.
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A Potash deal should be fertile ground
While it's an important commodity, the sale of a large potash company won't jeopardize national interest
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A trial for the Zamboni MS treatment is worth trying
When there is some evidence of relief of symptoms, further research is worthwhile
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In praise of safe kiting
Air space over urban parks should be shared, with reasonable compromises
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Consider each Tamil refugee case on merit
The war of rhetoric ignited by the arrival of 492 Tamil asylum seekers should have no bearing on the outcome of their claims. Each case must be decided on its merits, based on Canada's refugee laws.
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Beware of jumping to ADHD conclusions
There is no test for ADHD. It is based on observation, by its nature subjective. The scope for error and the human tendency to look for a quick fix suggest extreme care is needed before diagnosis.
