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February 7, 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If we keep clinging to outdated energy sources, Canada risks becoming little more than a failed petrostate.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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POLITICS

  • Crime Bill: What the Senate Can Salvage
  • Poll Suggests Obama Has Clear Edge over Romney
  • Barack Obamic Part V
  • Toward More Efficient Care
  • Roseanne Barr Running for President on Green Ticket

BUSINESS

  • Celine Dion's Husband Buys Schwartz's Deli
  • American Job Numbers Up, Canadian Numbers Down
  • Will The NHL's Concussion Problem Become an Insurance Problem?
  • Facebook Expected To File IPO Today
  • Determining The Business World's Worst Jargon

TECHNOLOGY

  • Overlooking a Cure for Cancer
  • Man Plans to Break Sound Barrier in 120,000 Ft. Freefall
  • The Dangers of Science Illiteracy
  • Two out of Every Three Tweets Are Useless
  • See the Dark Side of the Moon

ARTS

  • Super Bowl, Madonna Light Up Twitter
  • Kobayashi Wolfs Down 337 Wings in Half-Hour
  • Will Silent Films Resonate Once Again?
  • Neil Young, Steve Jobs and A New iPod?
  • Debunking the Myth of the Struggling Entertainment Industry

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.
Graham Allison Graham Allison Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Thomas Lippman Thomas Lippman Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations.
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;

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