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Category Archives: Cities
Discussion Group – Calgary Rising
(December 21, 1998) When Britain’s conservative icon, G.K. Chesterton, noted early in this century that only what is local is real, he could scarcely have imagined how his words would one day apply to premillennial events in Black Diamond, Alberta. Continue reading
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Book reviews – Faking It: The Sentimentalisation of Modern Society
(December 21, 1998) You might remember the scene last September 6th on the street outside Westminster Abbey where thousands had gathered for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. An American television reporter, her voice choking with emotion, repeatedly referred to the “parade” that would soon take Diana’s body into the cathedral. Continue reading
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Editorial – The end of corruption
(December 1, 1998) Without corruption, poor countries, would not be poor, not even those ravaged by years of warfare. The Asian Development Bank reports that corruption can cost governments as much as half of their tax revenue and can amount to more than a country’s total foreign debt. Continue reading
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Here’s Your Allowance, Dear
(October 1, 1998) Healthcare allowances for all Canadians: Are they the long-awaited financial solution to our healthcare troubles, or just a really ‘dumb idea’? Continue reading
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Shocking developments
(September 21, 1998) Through the usual gambling noise, Carolyn McCloud heard the sounds of a commontion. An old hand at betting establishments, McCloud knew that fights frequently broke out, so she barely looked up from her slot machine. Continue reading
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Urban Renaissance Institute 