The flame for Ontario provincial election has been lit and the issues are on the table
Rahman Mohamed
On May 5 Governor General signed officially the Writs of Elections and kicked of the Ontario Provincial Election scheduled for June 12. The leaders had already been campaigning, touring the province and speaking about why they should be chosen. So what’s on their minds this time?
Reform the Senate, but in the correct way
Rahman Mohamed
Not so long ago a couple of men in what was then a British colony decided to get together and form a new nation. They called it Canada. These men (aka “the Fathers of Confederation”) decided that the nation’s federal Parliament should have two chambers: an upper chamber that was supposed to be a “sober second thought” to legislation created by the House of Commons, Canadian politicians elected by Canadians. Is that what they are today?
Say show who you are; don’t hide it
Rahman Mohamed
On September 3, 2013 the Globe and Mail reported that Mayor Naheed Nenshi of Calgary, Alberta stated Quebec’s Charter of Values was “social suicide” and “intolerance”. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne told reporters “It’s very important to me that Ontario is a diverse province, that our laws and our policies reflect that diversity.” Today students at York University support them.
A group of students that have formed an organization known as “Free to Be” have been seen canvassing on campus, gathering signatures and promoting an online petition on Change.org to show the Quebec National Assembly their opposition to Bill 60, the Secular Charter or Charter of Values.
As part of their campaign they’ve been posting pictures of students wearing religious garments on a Facebook page.
What is the Charter?
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