Author Archives: urbanrenaissanceinst

Quebec margarine battle continues

Posted on November 28, 2002 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(November 28, 2002) Quebec’s long-standing refusal to lift a ban on butter-coloured margarine is now being challenged on two fronts. Continue reading →

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Federal electoral Boundaries commissions 2002

Posted on November 8, 2002 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(November 8, 2002) The single-seat district system violates charter rights far more profoundly than any inequality of numbers between districts. Continue reading →

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‘Our dear departed’: guest speaker Maureen Hambrecht

Posted on October 5, 2002 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(October 5, 2002) How society has dealt with moral remains in the past: as the nineteenth century progressed it was becoming obvious that the local churchyards could no longer cope in the growing towns and cities. Continue reading →

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Consecrated ground

Posted on August 24, 2002 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(August 24, 2002) This is Local London/CommuniGate – The rationale and implications of consecration. Continue reading →

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Citizens left out of Campbell Citizens’ Assembly and Carr Initiative

Posted on July 1, 2002 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(July 1, 2002) With a system which under-represents minorities and ensures that the right-wing vote will never split again, right-wing ideologues could continue running this province as a private feifdom. Continue reading →

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