Dear Students,
I prepared a list of neoconservative topics for you to blog on. It's posted on Angel, but I'm not able to access the Angel email right now to inform you about it. Hopefully you are also checking this blog for news.
I hope you find it helpful.
Silvia
Examples of Neoconservative Topics to Blog On
Older Adults:
“Conservatives ignoring Canada’s home care challenge,” Liberal Party of Canada, July 28, 2010,
“Policy-pinched Liberals eye home care plan”, The Globe and Mail, Sep. 30, 2010
“Conservatives pushed by Harper to embrace pension reform before key meeting”, CARP, June 10, 2010
“Callous Conservative response to family care plan an insult to caregivers,” The Liberal Party of Canada, Oct. 6, 2010
“Conservatives fail seniors when it comes to housing”, Red Deer Advocate, Aug. 28, 2010
“Federal policy changes in the works for seniors are no coincidence”, The Record, July 12, 2010
Immigrants & refugees
“Tamil ship could lead to law change: Harper”, CBC, Aug. 17, 2010
“Can Canada avoid European-style immigration backlash?”, Windsor Star, Sept 24, 2010
Immigration 2010, Sharma Harsanyi Immigration Blog, Jan. 3, 2010
“Gay rights section nixed for immigrants’ guide”, CBC, Mar. 2, 2010
“Stop scapegoating immigrants for the economic crisis: UFCW Canada”, National Union of Public and General Employees, Feb. 12, 2009
People with Physical Disabilities (Visible and Invisible)
“Harper delivers the goods: New RDSP plan devised for people with physical or intellectual disabilities”, Burnaby Now, Oct. 31, 2009
“Harper government makes direct attack on Canada’s disabled”, Not Just the News Network, July 26, 2010
Ontario March of Dimes – Party platforms (scroll down for Conservative)
“Election platforms: What different parties are saying about disability”, RDSP Blog, Sept. 25, 2008
“Enough is enough, say disability groups”, Fast Forward Weekly, Feb 21, 2008,
Blog post on Conservative government’s position on disabilities, D. Stewart
“ Soldiers squander disability payouts”, CNews, June 24, 2010
“AISH change will help people with disabilities: Stelmach” CBC, Feb 6, 2008
People with Mental Disabilities (Mental Illness, Dementia, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities)
“Conservative agenda will ‘stuff prisons’, advocates say”, Toronto Star, Oct 27, 2009
“Mental health review will be revisited: Blais”, CBC news, Oct. 13, 2010
“Workers’ mental health is employers’ responsibility”, Vancouver Sun, Oct 1, 2010
NDP critique of Nova Scotia Conservative Party’s performance on mental health issues, May 2009
“Tory MP apologizes for calling unemployed citizens ‘no good bastards’”, National Post, November 24, 2009
“My meeting with Chris Summerville”, Travis Erbacher’s blog, Dec. 2, 2009