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The Big Idea: Canada needs a national transit and housing strategyJennifer Keesmaat, chief planner for the City of Toronto, is calling for a national urban strategy to address problems in transit and housing affordability in Canada's largest cities.CanadaJun 15, 2014
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The Big Idea: Canada is dangerously disengaged with the world: expertCanada risks being left behind as the world's economic future shifts into new regions and new dynamics, warns a leading Canadian entrepreneur.CanadaMay 25, 2014
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The Big Idea: Canada’s rural areas are in decline, one woman has a solutionFogo Island, like so many of Canada’s rural areas, is where many natural resources live. It’s also where plenty of our traditions were born. But it’s not where the nation’s wealth resides.CanadaMay 4, 2014
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The Big Idea: Enshrining environmental protection in the ConstitutionIt might seem odd for the member of an energy-guzzling touring band to have the environment at the top of his mind. But Jim Cuddy wants to see environmental protections enshrined in the Constitution.CanadaMar 30, 2014
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The Big Idea: Canada taking over the tech worldCanada could become the most tech savvy country in the world. But fist, we have fill in a few pieces of the puzzle. This is The West Block’s second instalment in its series, The Big Idea.CanadaFeb 16, 2014
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The Big Idea: Canada needs a multi-party foreign policy initiative, says former Supreme Court justiceCanada has slipped off the world stage, becoming absent in places it was once prominent. One way to climb back is to develop long-term international commitments, says Louise Arbour,PoliticsJan 26, 2014
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The Big Idea: a new segment for The West BlockWe start with one central question: where should Canada be going?CanadaJan 24, 2014
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