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The Question Asked Too Late
May 21, 2013 |
Peter Stockland
Could the right question, asked earlier, have saved a good man his job?
It was not exactly breaking news that my old colleague Bob Fife broke the news about how Sen. Mike Duffy ...
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Reconsidering Limitations on Free Speech in Canada
May 20, 2013 |
Ray Sawatsky
If we asked any high school social studies or civics class to identify the most important rights in a democratic society, it's a fair bet freedom of speech and freedom of belief...
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The Perfected Downtown
May 17, 2013 |
Kathryn de Ruijter
This past week, PBS aired a show called 10 Buildings that Changed America. Host Geoffrey Baer looked at, among others, the Wainwright Building in St. Louis, MO; Frank Lloyd Wrig...
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Le Parti Moustique
May 16, 2013 |
Brian Dijkema
The Parti Quebecois used to stand for something. These days it seems to take its policy cues from mosquitoes. Its preferred method of governance is to buzz loudly, annoy anyone ...
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Persuasion
In a fragmented world, we get posturing, pronouncements, and political ultimatums. In other words, we get just the sort of public discourse we deserve: emotive appeals that shame our opponents, coupled with sabre-rattling denouncements that rally our troops. What's important is that we preach loud enough to be sure everyone in our choir hears us.
Well, we're not willing to play by these rules. So this issue of Comment is devoted to recovering a lost art: persuasion.
Contributors Include: Natalie Race Whitaker, Janet Epp Buckingham, Ray Pennings, Allison Backous, Aaron Belz, and more ...
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