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Foreign workers deserve Canada’s respect, hospitality

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Chris Hearn
Chris Hearn A small amount of Canadian corporations—a few Tim Hortons and McDonald’s franchises, for example—have reportedly been abusing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Some have argued the program, which allowed businesses to import...
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It takes a village

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Chris Hearn
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff According to a statement made in mid-December by Canada’s Industry Minister James Moore, it is not the federal government’s job to feed hungry children. What? Come again? No, sir. That is exactly what...
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Polar bears don’t belong in captivity

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Chris Hearn
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff Why do we humans love to play the role of God or Mother Nature? What gives us the right to decide the fate and future of every other living thing on...
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Foreign intervention in Syria a mistake

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Chris Hearn
It seems things have deteriorated to a point in the Syrian civil war that chemical weapons have been used against civilians. As with much in the Syrian war, there is some mystery and confusion...
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Getting serious about male-on-male violence

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Chris Hearn
The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman story needs little introduction. Even though it occurred far south of the Canadian border in sunny Florida, the media coverage has been hard to miss. Much of the debate concerning this...
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An open letter to Evan Wiens

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Chris Hearn
Why I support your efforts
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Keystone controversy

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Chris Hearn
There has been plenty of controversy over the proposed Keystone Pipeline project that will see an oil pipeline stretch through Alberta into the U.S., carrying unrefined oil from the infamous Athabasca tar sands to...
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