Trudeau's Diversity Andrew Sheer
Justin Trudeau is wrong: Diversity isn't Canada's strength
It's one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's favourite turns of phrase: "Canada's strength comes from our diversity." In his official statement after the alleged terrorist attack in Edmonton he invoked it, and whether the occasion is celebratory, tragic or anything in between, he never misses an opportunity to say that diversity is our strength. He's made it his brand identity, because the line's a political winner.
But it misses something about what makes our society strong, and what Islamist-inspired terrorists, fascists on the right and so-called anti-fascists on the left all seek to destroy.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/in-the-face-of-terror-unity-is-canadas-true-strength/article36462757/
Trudeau cabinet should be based on merit, not gender
The question is which direction we want to move from here. Do we want cabinet to move toward the (still distant) meritocratic ideal, or away from it? Do we want individuals to be chosen more for their talent and experience and less for their sex, race and so on, or the reverse? Is merit an attainable or even desirable goal, or is the whole thing just a spoils system — in which the only objective is to make sure your group is at the front of the line?
How we answer this will depend in part on what we think cabinet is for. Is it intended to be a reflection of society, in all its multi-faceted diversity? Or is it intended to govern the country? If the first, then the dominant consideration in choosing a cabinet will be to hit the right percentages of sex, race, disability, etc. — or rather, since it is impossible to embody the full range of social differentiation in a cabinet of any manageable size, to balance the claims of competing identity groups for scarce cabinet seats.
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-trudeau-cabinet-should-be-built-on-merit-not-gender
Canada is 'work in progress,' Justin Trudeau tells UN General Assembly
Describing Canada as a "work in progress," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the UN Thursday about the country's failures and mistakes in its historical relationship with Indigenous people and his hope to right the wrongs of the past.
"There are, today, children living on reserves in Canada who cannot safely drink, or bathe in, or even play in the water that comes out of their taps," Trudeau said in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
He said Indigenous families putting their kids to bed at night are beset by worry that their children will run away before morning or commit suicide in the night.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-un-speech-general-assembly-1.4300602
Andrew Sheer
Andrew Scheer 101
Andrew Scheer is a Saskatchewan transplant from Ottawa, and has held the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle
http://www.poletical.com/andrew-scheer-must-do.php
It's one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's favourite turns of phrase: "Canada's strength comes from our diversity." In his official statement after the alleged terrorist attack in Edmonton he invoked it, and whether the occasion is celebratory, tragic or anything in between, he never misses an opportunity to say that diversity is our strength. He's made it his brand identity, because the line's a political winner.
But it misses something about what makes our society strong, and what Islamist-inspired terrorists, fascists on the right and so-called anti-fascists on the left all seek to destroy.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/in-the-face-of-terror-unity-is-canadas-true-strength/article36462757/
Trudeau cabinet should be based on merit, not gender
The question is which direction we want to move from here. Do we want cabinet to move toward the (still distant) meritocratic ideal, or away from it? Do we want individuals to be chosen more for their talent and experience and less for their sex, race and so on, or the reverse? Is merit an attainable or even desirable goal, or is the whole thing just a spoils system — in which the only objective is to make sure your group is at the front of the line?
How we answer this will depend in part on what we think cabinet is for. Is it intended to be a reflection of society, in all its multi-faceted diversity? Or is it intended to govern the country? If the first, then the dominant consideration in choosing a cabinet will be to hit the right percentages of sex, race, disability, etc. — or rather, since it is impossible to embody the full range of social differentiation in a cabinet of any manageable size, to balance the claims of competing identity groups for scarce cabinet seats.
http://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-trudeau-cabinet-should-be-built-on-merit-not-gender
Canada is 'work in progress,' Justin Trudeau tells UN General Assembly
Describing Canada as a "work in progress," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the UN Thursday about the country's failures and mistakes in its historical relationship with Indigenous people and his hope to right the wrongs of the past.
"There are, today, children living on reserves in Canada who cannot safely drink, or bathe in, or even play in the water that comes out of their taps," Trudeau said in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
He said Indigenous families putting their kids to bed at night are beset by worry that their children will run away before morning or commit suicide in the night.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-un-speech-general-assembly-1.4300602
Andrew Sheer
Andrew Scheer 101
Andrew Scheer is a Saskatchewan transplant from Ottawa, and has held the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle
http://www.poletical.com/andrew-scheer-must-do.php
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