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libThere was a time, not all that many years ago when Canada was a deeply respected world player, that the …Continue reading » read moreTue 2:58 am | Ontario, London North Centre- lib“I’m so in love with my little kids. They’ve redefined my life and reminded me of the importance of family.” …Continue reading » read moreFri 2:53 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIn 1998, there were 3.7 million seniors in Canada; by 2031 there will be 9.7 million. That should tell us …Continue reading » read moreMay 17, 2012 2:53 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libUnlike other countries, including Canada, President Obama has been searching for ways to empower those under 35 years of age. …Continue reading » read moreMay 16, 2012 2:52 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThanks to economic shifts in priorities by advanced government and international financial institutions the future doesn’t even look as bright …Continue reading » read moreMay 14, 2012 2:58 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIn one profound hour he went from delivering the news to making it. Peter Mansbridge brought his message of civic …Continue reading » read moreMay 12, 2012 6:06 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libWith all this emphasis being placed upon citizen engagement, someone is going to have to figure out how to bring …Continue reading » read moreMay 11, 2012 2:53 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThe next phase has begun. When the Citizens’ Panel presented its initial report to City Hall on income disparity, it …Continue reading » read moreMay 10, 2012 2:44 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libPeter Mansbridge came to town and for a few hours it was all people were talking about. Accustomed to presenting …Continue reading » read moreMay 07, 2012 2:53 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThe challenges were immense, but I took it on as a task of goodwill. We had been asked to assist …Continue reading » read moreMay 03, 2012 3:04 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libResponding to a recent newspaper article I wrote on citizen engagement, one Londoner said in her email: “I’m just growing …Continue reading » read moreMay 01, 2012 3:02 am | Ontario, London North Centre
April
- libIt all ended so badly – the tone perhaps worse than the ultimate decision. Following 10 years of diligent effort …Continue reading » read moreApr 26, 2012 3:02 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libAll of this is becoming a little passé and perhaps irrelevant these days, but to read the ideals of democracy …Continue reading » read moreApr 24, 2012 2:55 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libGame of Thrones – a popular book series now made into a television series. It’s about power and the never-ending …Continue reading » read moreApr 23, 2012 3:21 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThis weekend we celebrate the birthdays of our twin girls Abuk and Achan. I just can’t let that day go …Continue reading » read moreApr 20, 2012 3:01 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIn their 1991 groundbreaking work The Good Society, authors and researchers led by Robert Bellah concluded that without institutions modern …Continue... read moreApr 19, 2012 2:58 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libFor the last number of months I’ve been writing a bi-weekly column for the London Free Press pertaining to what …Continue reading » read moreApr 18, 2012 3:09 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libHe was good, real good. Spending this past weekend in Toronto with Michael Ignatieff and his wife Zsuszanna was a …Continue reading » read moreApr 16, 2012 3:00 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libFollow the link below to read the article I wrote for the London Free Press today on the need for …Continue reading » read moreApr 14, 2012 5:30 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libFormal politics has increasingly come under suspicion as a less than adequate institution for guiding democracy through the shoals of …Continue reading... read moreApr 12, 2012 2:57 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThis morning the Huffington Post has run an article of mine on the loss of honour in Canadian federal politics. …Continue reading » read moreApr 10, 2012 6:39 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libAt no point in my final year in Parliament was there any concrete belief in the estimated costs offered by …Continue reading » read moreApr 09, 2012 12:00 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libWe were sitting on the front porch swing a couple of days ago, drinking tea after doing some food pickups …Continue reading » read moreApr 09, 2012 3:08 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIt’s Easter – Good Friday – and that should mean something, shouldn’t it? I don’t mean in any way particularly …Continue reading » read moreApr 06, 2012 3:55 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libForesight, a think-tank established to predict future crises, spent most of last year calling for “urgent action” to prevent food …Continue reading... read moreApr 05, 2012 2:49 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libBudgets are infernal things and in times of economic hardship can either rescue a troubled economy or prolong it. And …Continue reading » read moreApr 04, 2012 3:12 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libDuring the course of my adult lifetime I have written some 55 books, ranging from kid’s stories to novels. In …Continue reading » read moreApr 03, 2012 2:44 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThis week sees our 25th annual citywide spring food drive in London. It should have been like old hat but …Continue reading » read moreApr 02, 2012 2:54 am | Ontario, London North Centre
March
- libAfter 25 years you’d think we’d be used to it. But by the time I walked into the food bank …Continue reading » read moreMar 29, 2012 2:23 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThe rush to the middle is killing the historical political construct – Thomas Mulcair’s victory as the new leader of …Continue reading » read moreMar 25, 2012 2:57 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libOur town hasn’t been used to such exposure in a long time. The ElectroMotive plant closing of a few weeks …Continue reading » read moreMar 23, 2012 2:56 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIt’s in the nature of living that we grow accustomed to thinking of our daily activities in cyclical fashion. Given …Continue reading » read moreMar 22, 2012 2:54 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libCanadian democracy, like most advanced democracies around the world, displays the strong tendency to be concerned over what people believe …Continue... read moreMar 20, 2012 2:51 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThis past week the family and I spent a delightful dinner with someone who had been one of the …Continue reading » read moreMar 19, 2012 2:39 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libLast week famed actor George Clooney, along with his father, was arrested for demonstrated outside the Sudanese embassy gates in …Continue reading... read moreMar 18, 2012 6:27 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- lib“Dull, inert cities … contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else. But lively, diverse, intense cities contain …Continue reading... read moreMar 14, 2012 10:55 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libAs the KONY 2012 phenomenon slowly abates, lingering questions remain as to its effectiveness and the deeper issues that lie …Continue reading » read moreMar 14, 2012 12:13 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThis week the Huffington Post asked that I write a few pieces on the Kony 2012 phenomenon. This – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glen-pearson/the-end-game-isnt-kony-bu_b_1339793.html-... read moreMar 13, 2012 8:32 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libI recall talking to an urban planner who was advising the Federal of Canadian Municipalities during the time I was …Continue reading » read moreMar 13, 2012 2:45 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThe kind folks at Harrison Pensa, a prominent London legal firm, came up with an interesting concept. Anyone who clicked …Continue reading » read moreMar 12, 2012 1:02 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libHere’s a link to my feature article on Kony2012 – http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/glen-pearson/kony-2012_b_1337839.html - and the video phenomenon... read moreMar 12, 2012 9:39 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIn the last 48 hours, my wife and I have field endless requests for guidance on the Kony 2012 phenomenon. …Continue reading » read moreMar 08, 2012 10:17 pm | Ontario, London North Centre
- libJane and I weren’t prepared for the sheer number of well wishes pouring in through various venues yesterday regarding my …Continue reading » read moreMar 07, 2012 2:41 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libTry as hard as I might, I just can’t seem to get out of politics. Strange, considering that I lost …Continue reading » read moreMar 06, 2012 2:52 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libCanadian communities are presently struggling through a process never endured before. We have already recounted in these posts how governments, …Continue... read moreMar 05, 2012 2:51 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libThe call came from one of those trendy American magazines that have found their niche and built a solid base …Continue reading » read moreMar 02, 2012 2:59 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libI learned in my five years in politics that most MPs are privileged to see the best of our communities …Continue reading » read moreMar 01, 2012 2:52 am | Ontario, London North Centre
February
- libThe American Revolution didn’t start out as anything of the kind. Its eventual leaders were believers in the principles that …Continue reading... read moreFeb 28, 2012 3:53 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libIt wasn’t expected. Just returning from a meeting, my cellphone rang. The caller ID was blocked, but upon answering I …Continue reading » read moreFeb 27, 2012 2:23 am | Ontario, London North Centre
- libNote: Below is a piece I wrote for the Huffington Post about the growing philosophy of right-wing government. You can …Continue reading » read moreFeb 25, 2012 10:48 am | Ontario, London North Centre
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