These were the issues in media
discussed at our weekly meetings:
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Why vote for TRUMP? Clinton?
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Should immigrants to Canada be vetted on their principles or adherence to Canadian values?
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Marijuana use should or should NOT be legalized
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TV is an intellectual wasteland
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Should Canada foot the bill for royal visits
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The federal government needs to revamp its health care policies
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Changing the colour of Toronto police cars is good city policy
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Kathleen Wynne: good leader or typical politician wasting tax payer money
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Metro police: properly armed for conditions in a modern city like Toronto?
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Global warming: are we dealing with it properly?
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Should you report unsafe elderly drivers?
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Trudeau: his report card for year 2 in office.
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Assuming Trump and Ford as being outlandish politicians, explain their popularity
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What is the most truthful, objective source for NEWS?
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Soliciting for organs for transplants in social media: ethical or not?
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Has BRITAIN shot itself in the foot by voting for BREXIT?
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Is kneeling or standing during the playing of the NATIONAL ANTHEM: proper form of protest?
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Torontonians are too narrow minded in their view of “Tomorrow’s Toronto.” Agree or disagree?
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Will Trump’s election affect how people interact with one another in society now? In the USA? In Canada? Around the world?
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Should the Canadian Senate be revamped or abolished?
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Can a woman ever lead the United States?
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Toronto city council: too many politicians?
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Should school boards lease their property to earn revenues?
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What is white populism and why has it risen?
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How will society be impacted by Trump’s presidency?
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Police have too much power. How much power is too much?
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Canada’s provincial educational policies need major restructuring to fit our society.
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Sexual harassment violations within the RCMP symptomatic of more serious problems. Systemic or
social ?
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Should government telecommunication so it is accessible to all Canadians?
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Gender neutral pronouns on official forms is
pushing gender equality too far?
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OPP lays more than 70 impaired driving charges over weekend. Should province re-evaluate the impaired driving laws and penalties?
- First woman being considered for Canadian currency:
Viola Desmond, Pauline Johnson, Elsie MacGill, Fanny (Bobbie) Rosenfeld, Idola Saint-Jean
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Where do you stand on the Transmountain Pipeline System (Kindermorgan) which runs from Edmonton to Burnaby, BC through the second most important salmon spawning grounds in Western Canada?
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Is Ontario’s civil service too bloated ?
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“Trudeau attends private fundraising events aimed at wealthy Chinese Canadians.”
Is the PM being bought at these “cash for access ” events?
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Can you have Church without God?
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Is the Trudeau’s rose losing its blush ?
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Is there enough accountability in education?
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Do Canada’s medical drug policies need major overhauling to improve equanimity?
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Must the PRIME MINISTER be bilingual (English & French)?
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Can you have Church without God?
[ Discussed and conclusion was NO. See Toronto Star follow up to the story at: TorStar article about Gretta Vosper ] -
Is Toronto Police officers time off in exchange for donations to United Way appropriate use of police department salaries?
