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May 25, 2012
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14 WAYS TO SAVE CANADA

This winter's wave of prorogation protests are the latest symptom of Canadians' growing discontent with the quality of public debate in Canada, which many believe has been declining for some time.

To help solve this problem, The Mark asked 14 prominent Canadians: What one idea should be advanced when Parliament opens March 3rd to inspire Canadians and restore their faith in government? Here are their answers:

TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE

DAVID SUZUKI

If we keep clinging to outdated energy sources, Canada risks becoming little more than a failed petrostate.

LAUNCH A DIGITAL STRATEGY

MICHAEL GEIST

Taking action on digital issues would match the concerns of a new political generation.

DOWNSIZE THE PMO

ELIZABETH MAY

To restore the health of our democracy, we need to take power away from the Prime Minister and give it to voters.

GET READY FOR CHINA

EUGENE LANG

The China Century is already here, yet Canada’s political class has no plan on how to adapt to it.
  • Tackle Climate Change david suzuki
  • Get Ready For China eugene lang
  • Downsize The PMO elizabeth may
  • Make Committees Matter carolyn bennett
  • Build A Big Society nicholas gafuik
  • Find Some Principles justin trudeau
  • Back Ottawa's Watchdogs larry campbell
  • Dump The Long Gun Registry garry breitkreuz
  • Launch A Digital Strategy michael geist
  • Implement A Flat Tax niels veldhuis
  • Show Some Leadership tim murphy
  • Hold More Free Votes patrick johnston
  • Stop Heckling adam chapnick
  • Have A Real Debate robert huish
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  • Failing Canada's Most Vulnerable
  • Everything in Between
  • Police: Presumed Racist Until Proven Otherwise?
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  • Foreign Affairs in Disarray?

BUSINESS

  • Avoiding a Lost Decade in Canada
  • Globe and Mail To Hide Behind Paywall
  • Greek Unemployment Hits New High
  • National Post Infographic Details Child, Forced Labour Worldwide
  • An Ethical Notion

TECHNOLOGY

  • Internet Freedom and the Erosion of Democracy
  • The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  • SpaceX Laying Groundwork for Visits to Private Space Stations
  • Mind Change
  • Details of First Low-Cost 'Artificial Leaf' Published

ARTS

  • Baby Boomers and the STD Bulge
  • Join the Food Revolution
  • Fighting for the Arts
  • MCA's Death Puts 7 Beastie Boys Albums on Billboard 200
  • Freestyling: From Los Angeles to the World

POPULAR CONTRIBUTORS

Jennifer Holmgren Jennifer Holmgren CEO, LanzaTech.
Yasheng Huang Yasheng Huang International Program Professor, Chinese Economy and Business; Professor, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management.
Tony Burman Tony Burman Former managing director; current head of strategy for the Americas, Al Jazeera English.
Richard Zeckhauser Richard Zeckhauser Frank P. Ramsey Professor of Political Economy, Kennedy School, Harvard University.
Karen Mazurkewich Karen Mazurkewich Journalist; Co-director of a report on intellectual property and innovation for the CIC.
Michael Ignatieff Michael Ignatieff Senior Resident of Massey College, University of Toronto;Former Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada;
Linda Martín Alcoff Linda Martín Alcoff Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York.
Jeffrey D. Sachs Jeffrey D. Sachs Director, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Author, The Price of Civilization

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