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It is not partisan issue nor is it about pitting one generation against the other. It's correct to invite the Conservatives to contribute. My generation knows It took a Nixon to go to China! Nixon proved more liberal on many issues than the Democrats. He offered America Universal health care-but the 1970s Democrats shot that down. Nixon even started the Environmental Protection Agency! The Toronto Star reports: Toronto’s rental market is out of reach for many. Here’s how 5 other global cities have made it affordable From Seoul’s rent-free rental scheme to Singapore’s 99-year leases, these cities offer insights on how to tackle the issue of affordable housing. By Joshua Chong Staff Reporter Monday, October 2, 2023

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Great Kareem! John Ralston Saul points out how this country functioned in the first centuries. To survive - successful settlers often married up-married Natives to thrive better than the settlers who were more isolated and continued European ways. Canada was connected and functioning before the railway depending on native means and wisdom. Saul points out that our egalitarianism is very different than found today in Western Europe. Of course, Indigenous Seventh Generation Principle to make decision about our energy, water, and natural resources, wealth and ensuring those decisions are sustainable for seven generations in the future could not be more relevant than today.

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