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What does misogyny look like?
By Lauryn Oates, published in the Calgary Herald, September 1, 2010, Straight Goods, Sept. 7.
To come face-to-face with the outcome of unfettered cruelty stops us from skirting around the penetrating pain, physical and emotional, that comes from the ruthless pursuit of violent repression and from outsiders' apathy.
Openness to diversity doesn’t mean everything “different” is good
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, August 24, 2010, Amherst Daily News, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Aug. 25, Moncton Times and Transcript, Vegreville News-Advertiser, Aug. 31, Epoch Times, Yorkton News Review, Sept. 2.
Recent controversies over whether or not to ban the burka and what to do about honour killings in Canada raise questions about how we should deal with diversity.
“Parental opt-out” tying Alberta’s education system in knots
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Calgary Beacon, July 9, 2010, Straight Goods, July 12, Calgary Sun, July 17, Vegreville Observer, July 28.
Although the widely criticized “parental opt-out” provision in Alberta’s Human Rights Act does not come into effect until September 1, it is already tying the education system in knots.
Ethics course can deepen understanding
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, June 18, 2010, Moncton Times and Transcript, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, June 24, Guelph Mercury, June 30, Sicamous Eagle Valley News, Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal, July 19.
Reflecting upon what ethics demand in a variety of scenarios could be of considerable help in public life.
The oil sands if necessary, but not necessarily the oil sands
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, June 3, 2010, Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, June 10, Edmonton Journal, June 11, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, June 18.
Even if it’s true that development of the oil sands wouldn’t do as much harm as the current fiasco in the Gulf, it doesn’t follow that oil sands projects are ethically acceptable.
Should everyone draw Mohammed to protect freedom of expression?
By Justin Jalea, published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Amherst Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Truro Daily News, Calgary Beacon, May 19, 2010, Epoch Times, May 20, Edmonton Journal, May 22.
We must protect fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of expression, from violent threats, but it doesn’t follow that we are acting ethically when we exercise our maximum freedom to offend.
Ethical leadership would stop erosion of the rule of law in oilsands
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, May 3, 2010, Amherst Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Truro Daily News, Red Deer Advocate, May 11, Montreal Gazette, Prince Rupert Daily News, May 12, Calgary Sun, May 16, Straight Goods, May 31.
We tolerate erosion of the rule of law at our collective peril.
Should we be forced to vote?
By Heather MacIntosh, published in the Amherst Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Calgary Beacon, April 15, 2010, Waterloo Region Record, April 16, Edmonton Journal, Winnipeg Free Press, April 17, Nelson Daily News, April 19, Prince Rupert Daily News, April 20, New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, Canada Free Press, April 21, Flin Flon Reminder, April 23, Carman Valley Leader, May 28.
Dismal electoral participation makes it time to consider mandatory voting in Alberta.
Coulter an example of style over substance
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Calgary Beacon, April 3, 2010, Cape Breton Post, April 9, Winkler Times, May 13.
Attack-dog punditry may be amusing, but we must find better ways to communicate if our democracy is to survive and hopefully flourish.
Ethics and cultural difference: Accommodation has its limits (en français)
By Janet Keeping, published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Red Deer Advocate, Calgary Beacon, March 19, 2010, Edmonton Journal, March 20, Cape Breton Post, Trail Daily Times, March 22.
How far, ethically, do institutions have to go before they can justifiably say “enough is enough”?
Time for Canada’s national anthem to reflect gender equality
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, March 3, 2010, Calgary Herald, March 4, Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic, March 5, Cottage Country Now, Sault Ste. Marie This Week, March 10, Assiniboia Times, March 16, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, April 6.
It’s time we amend the words of “O Canada” and recognize the “true patriot love” of Canadian women for their country.
Freedom of religion and the public sphere: How Canadians should see it
By Justin Jalea, published in the Calgary Beacon, February 17, 2010, Flin Flon Reminder, March 13, Morden Times, May 6, Carman Valley Leader, May 13.
We shouldn’t attempt to deter religion and religious expression in secular space, lest freedom of religion lose all meaning.
Freedom of religion tests society's limits
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Beacon, February 3, 2010, Guelph Mercury, Feb. 12, Prince Rupert Daily News, Feb. 19.
Freedom of conscience and religion must sometimes be limited by society as a whole, precisely because ethics aren’t relative, but instead a set of shared standards embodying a societal commitment to humane and effective governance.
Keep government out of promoting gender equality in religion
By Janet Keeping and Dan Shapiro, published in the Calgary Beacon, January 19, 2010, Vancouver Province, Jan. 24, Prince Rupert Daily News, Jan. 29, Pembroke Daily Observer, Canada Free Press, Jan. 30, Trail Daily Times, Feb. 1.
Eradication of oppression of women by religious groups may be a worthy goal, but government should stay out of it.
The irrationality of Islamophobia
By Janet Keeping, published in S.E. Calgary News, January 4, 2010, Moncton Times and Transcript, Jan. 9, Amherst Daily News, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Summerside Journal-Pioneer, Jan. 11, Trail Daily Times, Jan. 15, Prince Rupert Daily News, Jan. 21, Carman Valley Leader, Jan. 22.
With careful thought we can sort the real threats to our peaceful, democratic way of life from what is harmless, that is, “different.” Without such careful thought, we will get more irrational mistrust of everything Muslim.
Why searching for a Canadian identity is pointless
By Janet Keeping, published in S.E. Calgary News, December 16, 2009, Amherst Daily News, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Moncton Times and Transcript, Dec. 24, Pembroke Daily Observer, Dec. 26, Flin Flon Reminder, Dec. 28, Trail Daily Times, Dec. 30, Parry Sound North Star, Dec. 31, Victoria Star, Jan. 6, Yorkton News Review, Jan. 7.
Canadians don’t have and don’t need a unifying identity. Instead, our shared civic values will see us through diversity-engendered conflict.
By Janet Keeping and Heather MacIntosh, published in S.E. Calgary News, November 27, 2009, Calgary Sun, Dec. 2.
Albertans must demand better of their government: politicians’ salaries cannot be set by the politicians themselves.
By Janet Keeping, published in S.E. Calgary News, November 20, 2009, Amherst Daily News, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Nov. 25, Epoch Times, Nov. 26, Trail Daily Times, Canada Free Press, Nov. 30.
Political correctness must not be allowed to obstruct the truth-telling essential to ensuring that every woman has the right to a life with dignity.
Alberta’s Bill 205 under fire: big money spending and campaign fairness pivotal issues
By Heather MacIntosh, published in S.E. Calgary News, November 5, 2009, Canada Free Press, Nov. 16, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Dec. 29.
Does Bill 205 strengthen the foundations of democracy in Alberta by encouraging fairer elections? Or is the bill itself undemocratic in some important ways?
Political correctness must not be allowed to obstruct the truth-telling essential to ensuring that every woman has the right to a life with dignity.
Alberta’s Bill 205 under fire: big money spending and campaign fairness pivotal issues
By Heather MacIntosh, published in S.E. Calgary News, November 5, 2009, Canada Free Press, Nov. 16, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Dec. 29.
Does Bill 205 strengthen the foundations of democracy in Alberta by encouraging fairer elections? Or is the bill itself undemocratic in some important ways?
By Janet Keeping, published in the S.E. Calgary News, October 21, 2009, Winnipeg Free Press, Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Flin Flon Reminder, Oct. 23, Prince George Citizen, Oct. 26, Moncton Times and Transcript, Oct. 29.
It is up to each of us, not the government, to choose the set of beliefs – secular or religious – that will guide our pursuit of a life worth living.
By Janet Keeping, published in the Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, Flin Flon Reminder, October 13, 2009, S.E. Calgary News, Oct. 20, Vegreville Observer, Indo-Canadian Voice, Oct. 21.
How can we hope to eradicate the practice of "honour" killing and help prevent the violence if we can’t even talk about what’s happening?
How can we hope to eradicate the practice of "honour" killing and help prevent the violence if we can’t even talk about what’s happening?
By Kelly Ernst, published in the Victoria Times Colonist, Prince Rupert Daily News, Canada Free Press, September 15, 2009, Guelph Mercury, Wabasca Fever, Sept. 17, Slave Lake Scope, Pembroke Daily Observer, Sept. 19.
If we are to find ethical ways out of the current economic mess, we cannot go on ignoring the human suffering caused by it and the people who are enduring that suffering.
By Janet Keeping, published in the Edmonton Journal, September 7, 2009, Stony Plain Reporter, Spruce Grove Examiner, Sept. 11.
Bill 44 implementation delayed: The parental opt-out should be chucked into the dustbin of history where really bad ideas belong.
By Janet Keeping, published in Canadian Governance Magazine, September 1, 2009, S.E. Calgary News, Nov. 18.
Even if you are legally permitted to be offensive, you are still doing a bad thing – acting unethically – if you deliberately set out to harm people by your words or if you just don’t care about the “collateral damage” your offensiveness causes.
By Janet Keeping, published in the Edmonton Journal, Amherst Daily News, Truro Daily News, New Glasgow Evening News, July 29, 2009, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, July 30, Moncton Times and Transcript, Aug. 4, Yorkton News Review, Aug. 6, Vancouver Province, Aug. 11, Prince Rupert Daily News, Aug 13, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Aug. 27.
Even if you are legally entitled to be offensive, you are still doing a bad thing – acting unethically – if you deliberately set out to harm people by your words or if you just don’t care about the “collateral damage” your offensiveness causes.
Rethinking privacy on the "digital street"
By Erin Power, published in the Moncton Times and Transcript, July 21, 2009, Edmonton Journal, July 22, Summerside Journal-Pioneer (PEI), Bugle-Observer (NB), July 28, Hamilton Spectator, July 29, Calgary Herald, Aug. 3, Carman Valley Leader (MB), Aug. 7, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, The Tribune (NB), Aug. 12, Windsor Star, Aug. 25, Regina Leader-Post, Aug. 25,Sault This Week, Nov. 6., S.E. Calgary News, Nov.9.
Governments, organizations and individuals must adopt a vigilant ethic of responsibility to protect personal information in the wired world.
Canadian human rights commissioner has free expression wrong
By Janet Keeping, published in the Western Standard, July 6, 2009, The Epoch Times, July 8, Prince Rupert Daily News, July 10, Calgary Sun, July 12, Montreal Gazette, July 13, Canada Free Press, July 15, The Tribune (NB), July 22, Moncton Times and Transcript, Aug. 26, Windsor Star, Aug. 27.
A recent speech by Jennifer Lynch, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, should worry everyone for it reveals a serious misunderstanding of free expression.
By Erin Power, published in the Moncton Times and Transcript, July 21, 2009, Edmonton Journal, July 22, Summerside Journal-Pioneer (PEI), Bugle-Observer (NB), July 28, Hamilton Spectator, July 29, Calgary Herald, Aug. 3, Carman Valley Leader (MB), Aug. 7, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, The Tribune (NB), Aug. 12, Windsor Star, Aug. 25, Regina Leader-Post, Aug. 25,Sault This Week, Nov. 6., S.E. Calgary News, Nov.9.
Governments, organizations and individuals must adopt a vigilant ethic of responsibility to protect personal information in the wired world.
Canadian human rights commissioner has free expression wrong
By Janet Keeping, published in the Western Standard, July 6, 2009, The Epoch Times, July 8, Prince Rupert Daily News, July 10, Calgary Sun, July 12, Montreal Gazette, July 13, Canada Free Press, July 15, The Tribune (NB), July 22, Moncton Times and Transcript, Aug. 26, Windsor Star, Aug. 27.
A recent speech by Jennifer Lynch, Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, should worry everyone for it reveals a serious misunderstanding of free expression.
Don't rush to ban the burka
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, July 4, 2009, Vancouver Province, July 10, Trail Daily Times, Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, July 14, Montreal Monitor, July 16, Nelson Daily News, July 20, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, July 23, Flin Flon Reminder, Aug. 13, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Sept. 23.
We shouldn't be too eager to use the law to prohibit this kind of dress because it is important to recognize that our choices in clothing are a form of expression.
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, July 4, 2009, Vancouver Province, July 10, Trail Daily Times, Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, July 14, Montreal Monitor, July 16, Nelson Daily News, July 20, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, July 23, Flin Flon Reminder, Aug. 13, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Sept. 23.
We shouldn't be too eager to use the law to prohibit this kind of dress because it is important to recognize that our choices in clothing are a form of expression.
By Kelly Ernst, published in the Calgary Herald, June 19, 2009, S.E. Calgary News, Dec. 4.
The verdict is clear: law making, especially on controversial matters, without public consultation, can lead to legislative nightmares.
Can hate-mongering parenting justify seizure by the state?
By Janet Keeping, published in the Western Standard, June 5, 2009, the Montreal Gazette, Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, Trail Daily Times, June 9, Portage La Prairie Daily Graphic, June 11, Flin Flon Reminder, June 12, Didsbury Review, June 18, S.E. Calgary News, Dec. 28.
Does the systematic, intentional inculcation of hate warrant taking children away from their parents?
Alberta's Bill 44 a disaster
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, May 21, 2009.
Bill 44, the Alberta government’s legislation amending the law governing its Human Rights Commission, is a disaster.
Human rights changes leave Albertans speechless
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Red Deer Advocate, May 4, 2009, Canada Free Press, May 5, Winnipeg Free Press, May 7, Brooks Bulletin, May 14.
The Alberta government’s proposed changes to human rights legislation make matters worse, not better.
Do you think they cut off their genitals for fun?
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, April 22, 2009, Montreal Gazette, Apr. 24, Prince Rupert Daily News, Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, Apr. 28.
The government of Alberta recently announced that public funding for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) will be eliminated to save about $700,000 of a roughly $13 billion annual health-care budget.
Shaking up Canada's human rights commissions
By Dan Shapiro, published in Canada Free Press, April 21, 2009, The Tribune (NB), Apr. 29, Lethbridge Herald, May 9.
Ezra Levant has written a book which tells of his experiences in the maw of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and makes a principled case for better protecting freedom of speech in Canada.
Half-baked human rights ideas can lead to full-blown chaos
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Flin Flon Reminder, April 13, 2009, Edmonton Journal, Apr. 17, Grande Cache Mountaineer, Apr. 30.
The Alberta government has floated a trial balloon about giving parents a legal right to pull their kids from school lessons they find religiously problematic.
Removing veil to testify helps reveal the truth
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, March 19, 2009.
People are, in general, free to wear whatever they want. However, there are circumstances when our right to dress as we wish must be restricted.
Public policy on temporary foreign workers an avoidable mess
By Janet Keeping, published in the Edmonton Journal, March 9, 2009.
The temporary foreign worker program is an ill-conceived attempt to satisfy Canadian industry’s demands for short-term cheap labour.
Ethical leadership on the oilsands desperately needed
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, February 14, 2009, Tomorrow's Trust, Feb. 18, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb. 22.
The Roman Catholic bishop for northeastern Alberta argues that "proposed future development of the oilsands constitutes a serious moral problem."
Even obnoxious speech should not be censored
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Western Standard, February 7, 2009, Flin Flon Reminder, Feb. 10, Calgary Herald, Feb. 16, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Feb. 25.
It is time to amend Section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, which prohibits writing or saying anything that is “likely to expose” a person to “hatred or contempt.”
Political courage needed to reform Alberta's Human Rights Commission
By Fil Fraser, published in the Western Standard, February 6, 2009.
Thirty seven years ago the Alberta government introduced human rights legislation whose approach was bold for the time.
Support for human rights? There's no better investment
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, January 25, 2009, Calgary Herald, Jan. 29, Lethbridge Herald, Jan. 31, Western Standard, Feb. 7, Canadian HR Reporter, Feb. 23.
The Alberta Human Rights commission is suffering from political neglect.... It is time for an injection of political commitment to bring it back to life.
Free speech won, but what about ethics?
By Stephen Ward, published in the Regina Leader-Post, November 3, 2008, Canada Free Press, Nov. 3, Bugle-Observer (NB), Nov. 12.
Advocates of a free press in Canada have reasons to cheer. Several recent complaints to human rights tribunals against journalists have failed.
Redefining citizenship
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, published in the Laval News, October 23, 2008, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Oct. 31.
Canada’s four-decade-old experiment with multiculturalism has been on trial in the court of public opinion many times, but never more so than now.
Jumping the 'racial' divide to citizenship
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, October 10, 2008, published in Alberta Views, January 2009.
Mark was a well-adjusted young black student in Toronto, committed to his studies and deeply grateful to Canada for the opportunities it had afforded him....
Cultural stereotypes often harm women most
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, October 10, 2008, published on Global Oneness, Nov. 8, 2008.
It was a shocking incident. In 2006, three top administrators at a Toronto high school who learned that a 14-year-old Muslim student had been sexually assaulted in a school washroom did not report it to police.
Why gender equity trumps religious rights
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, October 2, 2008, Red Deer Advocate, Oct. 6.
Freedom of religion is an important principle in a free society, but it should not override the rights of women.
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, May 21, 2009.
Bill 44, the Alberta government’s legislation amending the law governing its Human Rights Commission, is a disaster.
Human rights changes leave Albertans speechless
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Red Deer Advocate, May 4, 2009, Canada Free Press, May 5, Winnipeg Free Press, May 7, Brooks Bulletin, May 14.
The Alberta government’s proposed changes to human rights legislation make matters worse, not better.
Do you think they cut off their genitals for fun?
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, April 22, 2009, Montreal Gazette, Apr. 24, Prince Rupert Daily News, Waterloo Region Record, Guelph Mercury, Apr. 28.
The government of Alberta recently announced that public funding for sex reassignment surgery (SRS) will be eliminated to save about $700,000 of a roughly $13 billion annual health-care budget.
Shaking up Canada's human rights commissions
By Dan Shapiro, published in Canada Free Press, April 21, 2009, The Tribune (NB), Apr. 29, Lethbridge Herald, May 9.
Ezra Levant has written a book which tells of his experiences in the maw of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and makes a principled case for better protecting freedom of speech in Canada.
Half-baked human rights ideas can lead to full-blown chaos
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Flin Flon Reminder, April 13, 2009, Edmonton Journal, Apr. 17, Grande Cache Mountaineer, Apr. 30.
The Alberta government has floated a trial balloon about giving parents a legal right to pull their kids from school lessons they find religiously problematic.
Removing veil to testify helps reveal the truth
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, March 19, 2009.
People are, in general, free to wear whatever they want. However, there are circumstances when our right to dress as we wish must be restricted.
Public policy on temporary foreign workers an avoidable mess
By Janet Keeping, published in the Edmonton Journal, March 9, 2009.
The temporary foreign worker program is an ill-conceived attempt to satisfy Canadian industry’s demands for short-term cheap labour.
Ethical leadership on the oilsands desperately needed
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, February 14, 2009, Tomorrow's Trust, Feb. 18, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb. 22.
The Roman Catholic bishop for northeastern Alberta argues that "proposed future development of the oilsands constitutes a serious moral problem."
Even obnoxious speech should not be censored
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Western Standard, February 7, 2009, Flin Flon Reminder, Feb. 10, Calgary Herald, Feb. 16, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Feb. 25.
It is time to amend Section 3 of the Alberta Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act, which prohibits writing or saying anything that is “likely to expose” a person to “hatred or contempt.”
Political courage needed to reform Alberta's Human Rights Commission
By Fil Fraser, published in the Western Standard, February 6, 2009.
Thirty seven years ago the Alberta government introduced human rights legislation whose approach was bold for the time.
Support for human rights? There's no better investment
By Janet Keeping, published in the Red Deer Advocate, January 25, 2009, Calgary Herald, Jan. 29, Lethbridge Herald, Jan. 31, Western Standard, Feb. 7, Canadian HR Reporter, Feb. 23.
The Alberta Human Rights commission is suffering from political neglect.... It is time for an injection of political commitment to bring it back to life.
Free speech won, but what about ethics?
By Stephen Ward, published in the Regina Leader-Post, November 3, 2008, Canada Free Press, Nov. 3, Bugle-Observer (NB), Nov. 12.
Advocates of a free press in Canada have reasons to cheer. Several recent complaints to human rights tribunals against journalists have failed.
Redefining citizenship
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, published in the Laval News, October 23, 2008, Slave Lake Lakeside Leader, Oct. 31.
Canada’s four-decade-old experiment with multiculturalism has been on trial in the court of public opinion many times, but never more so than now.
Jumping the 'racial' divide to citizenship
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, October 10, 2008, published in Alberta Views, January 2009.
Mark was a well-adjusted young black student in Toronto, committed to his studies and deeply grateful to Canada for the opportunities it had afforded him....
Cultural stereotypes often harm women most
By Doug Firby, Troy Media, October 10, 2008, published on Global Oneness, Nov. 8, 2008.
It was a shocking incident. In 2006, three top administrators at a Toronto high school who learned that a 14-year-old Muslim student had been sexually assaulted in a school washroom did not report it to police.
Why gender equity trumps religious rights
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, October 2, 2008, Red Deer Advocate, Oct. 6.
Freedom of religion is an important principle in a free society, but it should not override the rights of women.
By Maclean Kay, Troy Media, September 25, 2008. Published in Mill Woods Mosaic, Oct. 15, 2008, Seniors Choice Newsmagazine, Oct. 2008.
Canadians' reputation for being too polite often comes across as simply being dishonest....
By Janet Keeping, September 23, 2008.
Most of us, at one time or another, can be accused of pigeon-holing people we meet. In fact, we have probably all been pigeon-holed ourselves....
There is no such thing as too much diversity, according to Janice Stein, Director of the University of Toronto's Munk Centre.
How much diversity is too much?
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, September 6, 2008, Edmonton Journal, Sept. 17, Trail Daily Times, Sept. 22, Vancouver Sun, Sept. 22, The Suburban (Montreal), Sept. 30, Grande Cache Mountaineer, Oct. 8, Nelson Daily News, Oct. 10.
How should we respond when diversity threatens social cohesion?
Global Citizenship: What is it, and what are our ethical obligations as global citizens? (pdf)
By Janet Keeping and Dan Shapiro, published in LawNow, July-Aug 2008.
The term “global citizenship” is increasingly heard, especially in Canada, but rarely defined. This leads to confusion because it is often not clear what a particular writer or speaker means by the term.
Responsibility for health care
Responsibility for health care
By Marsha Hanen, published in Ethics Corner, June 2008.
Thinking about ethical questions in health care inside a variety of specializations now needs to be supplemented by an approach that promotes exploring a wide range of points of view on the ethical spectrum....
It doesn't matter which party wins, only that we elect them
By Dan Shapiro, published in the Edmonton Journal, February 25, 2008.
Fourty-four per cent. That is the number of Albertans who cast their ballots in the 2004 provincial election. It was the lowest turnout in recent Canadian electoral history.
Canada losing the housing dream
By Gordon Laird, published in the Toronto Star, February 14, 2008.
Canadians have watched with fear and amazement as the subprime housing crisis has razed assets and crushed dreams across the United States.
Human rights commissions still needed
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, January 23, 2008, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Feb. 8, Montreal Gazette, Feb. 8, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb. 12.
Controversy is swirling around complaints to human rights commissions about hateful publications.
Ethical to end religious school funding
By Janet Keeping, published in the Yorkton News Review, October 11, 2007, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Oct. 12.
Canadians are looking for leadership in the ongoing discussion of the role of religion in public life. But does advocacy of increased public funding for religious schools ... constitute ethical leadership?
Ex-EUB chairmen just don't get it
By Janet Keeping, published in the Edmonton Journal, September 28, 2007, Calgary Herald, Sept. 30.
In their letter, three former chairmen of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) sought to counter criticisms that the board has lost its moral compass.
EUB: The hard road back to democracy
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, September 20, 2007.
Recent revelations of spying by the Energy and Utilities Board on people who oppose new energy facilities, such as electricity transmission lines, will come as a shocking disappointment to many Albertans.
Geneticist's move will lead to personalized medicine
By Marsha Hanen, published in the Victoria Times Colonist, September 10, 2007, Calgary Herald, Oct. 28.
The sequencing of Craig Venter's genome is a remarkable "first" along the road to the development of personalized medicine.
Pay duty not the solution to bar rage
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, July 10, 2007.
Recent stories in the Herald return to the issue of whether Calgary police officers should be available for hire by bars and nightclubs.
By Gordon Laird, published in The Toronto Star, June 26, 2007.
For many homeless people, the winter of 2007 was a dark time ...
Mean streets (pdf)
By Gordon Laird, published in Alberta Views, June 2007.
Alberta has Canada’s largest per capita population of working homeless. Why do we expect people to live like this?
Rent-a-policeman policy must stop
By Janet Keeping, published in the Calgary Herald, April 10, 2007.
The days of Calgary police officers being hired as private security by bars and nightclubs are coming to an end.
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