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Friday September 8, 2018

September 6, 2018 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday September 8, 2018

Worries, praise follow Ontario government’s new free speech directive

Universities and colleges in Ottawa say they’ll work with the Ontario government to meet next year’s deadline for crafting free speech policies, as campus groups both laud and worry about the new directive.

August 24, 2018

The province announced last week that schools have until Jan. 1, 2019 to develop, implement and comply with policies that meet a minimum standard the government sets — or risk losing funding.

That standard is based on the University of Chicago Statement of Principles of Free Expression, which doesn’t allow for hate speech but precludes shielding students from ideas they might disagree with or find offensive.

There are fears, however, that the Progressive Conservative government’s new directive could blur the line between free speech and hate speech.

“There’s a limit as to where healthy debate becomes a little bit of an issue. Because as we’ve seen in the past, some of these things have led to students feeling unsafe, students feeling like they were targeted or hated,” said David Oladejo, president of Carleton University Students’ Association.

Oladejo said he welcomes clarification on university free speech policies, as long as they’re not vaguely worded and students don’t feel unsafe on campus.

He said he doesn’t believe there have been any incidents in recent years in which Carleton students have felt threatened by either groups or guest lecturers. (Source: CBC)

 

Posted in: Ontario Tagged: Doug Ford, education, expression, free, Ontario, post secondary, Science, Sex-ed, speech, University

Saturday September 30, 2017

September 29, 2017 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday September 30, 2017

McMaster going tobacco, smoke-free

McMaster University will become the province’s first tobacco and smoke-free campus next year.

As of Jan. 1, 2018, using tobacco and all oral smoking devices will be prohibited on McMaster campuses.

This includes the Hamilton campus, inside and on the grounds of the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington, as well as at all McMaster-owned properties.

The university said it is working to help students, faculty and staff adapt to the new policy and educate the community before it comes into effect.

“McMaster University recognizes the unique relationship that many Indigenous cultures have with traditional and sacred medicines,” says a post on Mac’s Daily News website. “As such, exemptions to this policy will be granted, upon request, to members of the McMaster University community.”

There will be phased-in enforcement of the designation starting in January.

For the first months, anyone found in contravention of the policy will be asked to stop or referred to supports and resources. (Source: Hamilton Spectator) 

 

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: ban, Canada, Hamilton, legalization, Marijuana, McMaster, missile, smoking, tobacco, University

Wednesday September 21, 2016

September 20, 2016 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator - Wednesday September 21, 2016 Trudeau decries politicians who exploit anxietyÊfor personal gain in first UN address Justin TrudeauÕs first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some less-than-subtle references to the politicsÊpracticed by people such as Donald Trump. The prime minister mentioned no names, but warned three times in his speech about politicians who exploit anxiety for personalÊgain. ÒFaced with citizensÕ anxiety, we have a choice to make. Do we exploit that anxiety or do we allay it? Exploiting it is easy, but, inÊorder to allay it, we need to be prepared to answer some very direct questions,Ó Trudeau said. ÒWhat will create the good well-paying jobs that people want need and deserve? What will strengthen and grow the middle class and help those working hard toÊjoin it?Ó Trudeau cast his Liberal governmentÕs spending-heavy program as a form of alleviating anxiety Ñ with its infrastructure plan,Êwhich, he says, will create middle-class jobs. The alternative, he suggests, means exploiting anxiety and fostering fear. ÒWe need to focus on what brings us together, not on what divides us,Ó he said. ÒWe believe we should confront anxiety with aÊclear plan to deal with its root causes. ÒWhat is the alternative? To turn it into fear and blame. To reject others, because they look or speak or pray differently than weÊdo?Ó His message is similar to that of U.S. President Barack Obama, who defended globalization, denounced walls between nationsÊand argued for policies that allow working people to experience the benefits of the global economy. (Source: Toronto Star)Êhttps://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/09/20/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-to-deliver-first-un-address.html Canada, Justin Trudeau, university, speaking, UN, intergalactic, interplanetary, speech, Parliament, rhetoric

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday September 21, 2016

Trudeau decries politicians who exploit anxiety for personal gain in first UN address

Justin Trudeau’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some less-than-subtle references to the politics practiced by people such as Donald Trump.

The prime minister mentioned no names, but warned three times in his speech about politicians who exploit anxiety for personal gain.

September 23, 2014

September 23, 2014

“Faced with citizens’ anxiety, we have a choice to make. Do we exploit that anxiety or do we allay it? Exploiting it is easy, but, in order to allay it, we need to be prepared to answer some very direct questions,” Trudeau said. “What will create the good well-paying jobs that people want need and deserve? What will strengthen and grow the middle class and help those working hard to join it?”

Trudeau cast his Liberal government’s spending-heavy program as a form of alleviating anxiety — with its infrastructure plan, which, he says, will create middle-class jobs.

The alternative, he suggests, means exploiting anxiety and fostering fear.

March 29, 2016

March 29, 2016

“We need to focus on what brings us together, not on what divides us,” he said. “We believe we should confront anxiety with a clear plan to deal with its root causes.

“What is the alternative? To turn it into fear and blame. To reject others, because they look or speak or pray differently than we do?”

His message is similar to that of U.S. President Barack Obama, who defended globalization, denounced walls between nations and argued for policies that allow working people to experience the benefits of the global economy. (Source: Toronto Star)

 

Posted in: Canada Tagged: Canada, intergalactic, interplanetary, Justin Trudeau, Parliament, rhetoric, speaking, speech, U.N. Security Council, UN, University

Thursday April 30, 2015

April 29, 2015 by Graeme MacKay

Thursday April 30, 2015Editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday April 30, 2015

McMaster to boost all female faculty members’ salaries

McMaster University will add $3,515 to the base salaries of all full-time female faculty members to help correct what it calls “a systematic bias” in favour of male professors.

University officials announced Monday it will spend more than $1 million each year to ensure pay equity among its male and female faculty. The change will affect roughly 340 women — about a third of the university’s 1,000 full-time academic staff.

“It’s an equity issue we felt we simply had to address,” said David Wilkinson, McMaster provost and vice-president (academic). “How can we afford not to do it?”

The average salary of a full-time, permanent faculty member at the school (not including clinicians and clinical faculty) was $139,900 in 2013.

Michelle Dion, incoming president of the McMaster University Faculty Association, was part of the joint committee of faculty and administration members that endorsed the change.

“It would have been nicer to not find a gender pay gap,” she said. “The most surprising thing, I think, for most people, is that McMaster is doing something about it.”

The changes come out of a two-year study of Mac’s wages that found a gap between the salaries of men and women. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)

Posted in: Hamilton Tagged: equal pay, equity, gender, Hamilton, issues, McMaster, pay, University, women, women's

Friday, June 6, 2014

June 6, 2014 by Graeme MacKay

Saturday, June 7, 2014What Are Your Top Reasons For Voting?

ADD YOUR LIST IN THE COMMENT BOX BELOW

By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday, June 7, 2014

Saturday June 7, 2014Can’t stand any of them? Are you in a non-swing riding where you know marking an x won’t really mean anything? You can DECLINE YOUR VOTE.

The 41st Ontario general election will be held on June 12, 2014. It was ordered to take place by Lieutenant Governor David Onley on May 2, 2014. The decision came upon the recommendation of Premier Kathleen Wynne after Ontario New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath announced that the NDP, whose support was critical to the survival of the Ontario Liberal Party’s minority government in the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario, would vote against the Liberals’ proposed budget. (Source)

10 best reasons to vote this election

 1. Pick your billion-dollar transportation plan

 The Liberals will pay for rapid transit in Hamilton, but won’t utter the letters L-R-T. The New Democrats will fund light rail, but won’t say how. And the Tories, well, they’ll scrap it all in favour of a contentious mid-peninsula highway past the airport.

 2. Class size conundrum

 The Progressive Conservatives plan to increase class sizes for children of all ages, while at the same time cutting teachers and school staff. The consequence is more concentrated classrooms, which could be challenging for your kids. But the party will bring back the old math curriculum so your kids aren’t so dependant on calculators.

 3. Affordable housing

 More than 5,000 people are waiting for affordable housing in Hamilton, and the Liberals are the only ones with a platform to fix it. But the party’s commitments still fall desperately short of the need for more funding, housing stock and capital repairs.

 4. Crumbling roads and bridges

 The city has a $2-billion backlog on needed repairs to bridges, roads and other infrastructure and all it takes is a quick drive down Burlington Street to prove it. The Grits and the New Democrats have both pledged $29 billion to transportation over the next decade, but it’s not clear how much of that could end up on our city streets.

 5. Pension promises

 The centrepiece of the Liberal election platform is the creation of a provincial pension plan that would double the retirement income of recipients — a potential boon for the more than 3 million Ontario workers who haven’t saved enough. Is it the perfect solution or, as Ontario Tory Leader Tim Hudak put it, a “job-killing payroll tax”?

 6. Scandals

 From cancelled gas plants to a massive research bailout, Kathleen Wynne and her Liberals have been plagued by scandals on the campaign trail — and her political foes warn it’s not the end of it. This is your chance to hold the Grits accountable.

 7. 100,000 pink slips

Hudak says he’ll cut 100,000 public sector jobs and then create a million more jobs. His math has been widely criticized. Do you believe in a job-creation tax credit or a jobs and prosperity fund? On Thursday, you can choose your preferred plan — but you might want to brush up on your arithmetic before you cast your vote.

8. Think of those in need

 The Liberals and New Democrats promise to tackle poverty through initiatives such as student nutrition programs, child health and dental benefits, and higher wages for the lowest earners. The PCs also support boosting the minimum wage. These steps would benefit Hamiltonians — one in five of whom live below the poverty line — but they still fall short of a “living wage.”

9. School closures

 The Grits have offered incentives to close half-empty schools, while the New Democrats promise cash to keep them open. The Green party? It’ll create a single school system in Ontario, saving more than $1 billion a year — and, potentially, your neighbourhood school.

10. Democracy

 It’s been 70 years since D-Day when more than 350 Canadian soldiers died fighting for our freedom and democratic rights. Honour their ultimate sacrifice by getting to the polls. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)

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Posted in: Ontario Tagged: Andrea Horwath, auto insurance, Corporate tax rates, Dalton McGuinty, debt, Downloading, education, eHealth, electricity, Gas Plant Scandal, Gax Tax, health, hydro, Illustration, Kathleen Wynne, leadership, Mike Harris, Minimum wage, OLG, Ontario, Ontario Election 2014, Ornge, pension, Public Service, research, Social services, Tim Hudak, Transit, Tuition, University, wages
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