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Economies of scale and the Digby ferry

Article online since July 18th 2008
I had the pleasure last week of traveling the Saint John to Digby ferry. Among the wide assortment of oddities that indicate what’s left of my personality, I cite ferry travel as my current favourite. It has the charm of sea travel without the motion sickness. It allows a relaxed sort of...

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Civics education in Nova Scotia – Part II

Article online since July 10th 2008
Last week I discussed a mandatory civics course for high school students in Nova Scotia. In closing, I suggested that such a course would meet two immediate challenges: first, that pedagogy may not be available that effectively enhances students’ active support of democratic processes and...

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Time for a high school civics course?

Article online since July 3rd 2008
It seems fitting in the year that Nova Scotia prides itself on being the first Canadian jurisdiction to realize representative democracy, celebrating the 250th year of our legislature, that we assess the knowledge base from which our citizenship is exercised. One way of doing so is to reconsider...

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Stéphane’s ace in the hole

Article online since June 26th 2008
Canada’s Tai Chi Man has shown again that he has more going for him than may meet the eye. A few weeks ago, when it began apparent that Stephane Dion would indeed introduce a brave new environmental plan, he declared: “good policy makes for good politics.” Put together the best policy...

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Alexa and the federal NDP

Article online since June 18th 2008
It has been a couple of weeks now since Alexa McDonough indicated that she will not reoffer for the next federal election. Her decision is as understandable as it will be disappointing to her many supporters, within her constituency and beyond. Indeed, as a measure of her success, she will...

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To fall or not to fall ( September 27th 2007 )
The New Barbarians and light of the future ( September 20th 2007 )
Memo to yesterday’s men: give it a rest ( September 13th 2007 )
Sea-doo Day and the right to protest ( September 9th 2007 )
A fall to-do list for Rodney ( August 31st 2007 )
Not so lazy dog days of summer ( August 23rd 2007 )
Harper's hokey-pokey ( August 21st 2007 )
Harper's hokey-pokey ( August 16th 2007 )
The language of politics and 'change' ( August 9th 2007 )
The housing development dilemma ( August 3rd 2007 )
Think beyond Afghanistan ( July 26th 2007 )
The politics of music, 2007 ( July 12th 2007 )
A hundred-and-forty; not bad, eh? ( July 8th 2007 )
A bit grumpy, you say? ( July 1st 2007 )
Rod's barn door, and CBC1 2007 ( June 24th 2007 )
Political economy 101 ( June 15th 2007 )
Enjoy summer break and the new political season ( June 9th 2007 )
Minority government revisited; the Neo-Con solution ( May 25th 2007 )
Rodney fiddles while Nova Scotia gets burned ( May 17th 2007 )
Andre Boisclair's domino effect? ( May 12th 2007 )
Good heavens - not another Stephen! ( May 6th 2007 )
Steve's about face and Jack's war ( April 29th 2007 )
Had enough of polls lately? ( April 15th 2007 )
Had enough of polls for a while? ( April 12th 2007 )
Going to war ... at home ( April 7th 2007 )
Stephen puts us in our place ( March 25th 2007 )
Will Harper spring forward or fall back? ( March 18th 2007 )
Flaherty's follies: Having fun with finance ( March 11th 2007 )
Neo-Conservatives and the Press ( March 3rd 2007 )

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