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Watching the Watchdog: What Should Democracy Look Like?

Tim Knight | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Minister, Democracy, Globe & Mail, Sir Humphrey Appleby, Parliament Is Dysfunctional, Reinventing Parliament: Why It's Broken and How to Fix It., Redesigning Parliament, Prime Minister Jim Hacker, Winston Churchill, Yes, Westminster, Iroquoian Democracy, Samara, Prime Minister, Power, Periclean, Canada Politics News
Tim Knight

Everyone seems to agree that democracy -- "a form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives" -- is a good thing. But there's little agreement on which form of democracy is the best good thing.

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Are Woman Orators as Powerful as Men?

Shannon Skinner | Posted 04.02.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Winston Churchill, Hilary Clinton, Women, J.K. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Orators, Oprah, Public Speaking, Queen Elizabeth, Spanish Armada, Famous Speeches, Women Leadership, Women Orators, Canada Living News
Shannon Skinner

As I continue to hone my public speaking skills, my speaker coach recently asked me a simple question: who do you consider the greatest orators? I rattled off a number of them, such as the obvious J.F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King. Then I realized my list comprised entirely of men. So, I had to do more digging.

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Christmas 2 Years Later: The Potential For Shale Oil in Quebec

Michael Binnion | Posted 02.19.2013 | Canada Alberta
Read More: Winston Churchill, Resources, Questerre Energy, Norwegian, Shale Gas, Oslo, Quebec, Utica, Energy, New York, Blog, Marois, Pauline Marois, Canada Alberta News
Michael Binnion

I went to Toronto, New York, London and especially Oslo to explain the resource potential of Quebec. I told all who would listen how Quebec had worked for over a generation to become energy independent. I told them Questerre had an idea for natural gas that could help Quebec achieve its energy independence dreams. I was successful and convinced them to take the high risks involved and we were successful in finding one of the largest natural gas fields in North America.

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Watching the Watchdog: Jimmy Breslin, I Salute You

Tim Knight | Posted 12.19.2012 | Canada
Read More: Newspaper Commentaries, Elmire Reformatory, Storytelling and the Anima Factor, The Former Rosemary Dattolico, Winston Churchill, United Press International, Jimmy Breslin, Congo, Distinguished Newspaper Commentary, Pulitzer Prize, New York Daily News, New York Herald Tribute, London, Consistently Champion Ordinary Citizens, Journalism, Race, Baby, ABC Eyewitness News, Fat Thomas, Riots, Burn, We Shall Overcome, Irish, Newspaperman, Canada News
Tim Knight

A man I taught to write for TV wins a Pulitzer Prize a while back. This man wins the Pulitzer because be writes about ordinary women and men -- people like you and me -- as if we are the most important people in all the world. The man's name is Jimmy Breslin. He writes a column for the New York Daily News and is all of 82 years old this week.

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Harry Potter and the Educational Vacation

Kathy Buckworth | Posted 10.21.2012 | Canada Travel
Read More: Winston Churchill, Buckingham Palace, Vacation, Harry Potter, London, Travelling With Children, Family Vacations, Travelling With Kids, Canada Travel News
Kathy Buckworth

"Learning doesn't take a vacation." Okay, like most annoying moms, I said it and this summer, I tried to live it. During a family vacation to London, England, I attempted to make our visit a mixture of the historic and the fun (they're not always interchangeable, no matter what my history buff husband says), hoping that the kids would learn something, even if their summer-vacation-new-knowledge resistance factor was strong.

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Part 3: Who Is Queen Elizabeth?

Tim Knight | Posted 07.30.2012 | Canada
Read More: Prince William, Queen of Canada, London Blitz, United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, Elizabeth the Second, God, Merrie Monarch, Kate, Church of Endland, Diamond Jubilee, Prince Charles, Margaret Thatcher, Buckingham Palace, David Cameron, Divine Right, Diamond Jubilee Queen, Queen Diamond Jubilee, Canada News
Tim Knight

Recent polls show four out of five Britons respect her, support her and want their country to remain a monarchy. To many, she's one of the last living symbols of British wartime valour, and the embodiment of the nation's resolute defiance of German bombers during the Blitz.

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