What Martha has said…
Martha Hall Findlay has written and spoken extensively on various topics related to government policy in Canada. Below is a sampling of her writing and speeches over the past few years.
Items in French are noted below with (fr).
Leadership
- 2006-09-26 – Questionnaire (2006 Leadership) – National Post
- 2008-06-24 – Comment – Two Visions of Canada
- 2009-08-11 – Book Review – Good to Great by Jim Collins (web site version)
- 2011-03-09 – Op Ed – Jim Travers
- 2012-02-20 – Article – Not Right, Not Left but Forward (Policy Options Magazine)
- 2011-10-01 – Article – Not Left, Not Right – Whither the Liberal Party (Policy Options)
- 2012-11-14 – Discours – Leadership 2013 (fr)
- 2012-11-14 – Speech – Leadership 2013 (eng)
- 2012-11-29 – Questionnaire (2013 Leadership) – iPolitics
- 2013 – Leadership – Political Leaders I Have Admired
- 2013 – Leadership – Success and Teamwork
- 2013 – Leadership – Why Im Running
- 2013 – Leadership – The New Supporters
- 2013 – Leadership – Sacred Cows out to Pasture
A United Canada
- 2006-05-06 – Op Ed – Reinventing Canadian Federalism (National Post)
- 2008-08-12 – Op Ed – More Than the Sum of our Parts (National Post)
- 2012-05-31 – Op Ed – A warning to Thomas Mulcair (Hi-Rise)
- 2012-07-09 – Op Ed – Pride and Stampede (Hi-Rise)
- 2013 – A United Canada – Why Launch in Calgary
Aboriginal Relations
- 2013 – Comment – Aboriginal Canada Relations – Full Version
- 2013 – Op Ed – Protests and Solutions
- 2013 – Aboriginals People’s Commission Questionnaire
Arts & Culture
Census
Crime
- 2011-11-07 – Op Ed – US Conservatives are Right on Crime (Hi-Rise)
- 2013 – Comment – Crime – Tough, on the Causes of Crime
Economy
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – Prosperity with Purpose
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – We Did it Right Before
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – Universal Child Care and Early Learning
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – Canada Must Embrace Global Opportunities
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – The Courage to Compete
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – The Oilsands
- 2013 – Comment – Economy – GST and Today’s Fear of Speaking Out
Energy & Environment
- 2012-04-12 – Op Ed – Please stop calling it Ethical Oil (Globe and Mail)
- 2012-04-13 – Op Ed – Federal Budget 2012 – Opportunity for Environmentalists (Globe and Mail)
- 2012-12-01 – Comment – We Need a National Energy Infrastructure Strategy
- 2012-11-30 – Op Ed – We Need a National Energy Infrasctructure Strategy (Globe and Mail)
- 2013 – Comment – Environment – Economic Costs
- 2013 – Environmental Challenges – Opportunities
- 2013 – Environment – Polluters Must Pay, the Economy, and Renewables
Evidence-Based Policy
Fiscal Issues & Spending
- 2010-03-04 – HoC Speech – Budget (eng-fr)
- 2010-12-06 – Op Ed – Family Care vs Fighter Jets (Town Crier and Hi-Rise)
Foreign Affairs
- 2010-01-29 – Blog – Omar Khadr and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (eng-fr)
- 2010-09-08 – Speech – Canada in the Emerging Global System (Korea University)
- 2011-11-01 – Article – Can R2P Survive Libya and Syria (CDFAI)
- 2012-02-29 – Blog – The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me – long version
- 2012-02-29 – Op Ed – The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me (Huff Post)
- 2012-08-12 – Op Ed – Olympics and Syria, Success and Failure (Hi-Rise)
- 2013 – Foreign Affairs – The World Needs Canada Back
- 2013 – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Aid
Government, Democracy & Civic Engagement
- 2010-01-10 – Blog – Prorogation
- 2010-06-07 – Op Ed – MP expenses & QP Decorum (Town Crier and Hi-Rise)
- 2010-10-01 – Article – The Potential in a Minority Government (Policy Options)
- 2010-11-02 – Article – Politicians should set an example of respect (Town Crier)
- 2011-03-25 – Book Review – Approaching Public Administration
- 2011-03-31 – Article – The Harper Government (The Mark News)
- 2011-06-01 – Op Ed – Voter Turnout and Majority Government (Hi-Rise)
- 2011-08-08 – Op Ed – Civic Engagement (Hi-Rise)
- 2011-09-16 – Op Ed – Why an NDP-Liberal Merger Could Help Conservatives (Hi-Rise)
- 2011-09-16 – Op Ed – Why an NDP-Liberal Merger Could Help the Conservatives (Mark News)
- 2011-12-21 – Op Ed – Good Governance Matters (Hi-Rise)
- 2013 – Comment – Government, Democracy and Civic Engagement – No to Merger with the NDP
- 2013 – Comment – Government, Democracy and Civic Engagement – Electoral Reform
- 2013 – Govt, Democracy and Civic Engagement – Senate Reform
Gun Registry
Health Care
- 2006-08-06 – Op-Ed – Health Care Reform (National Post)
- 2013 – Health Care – A Universal, Single Tier Public System
Immigration
- 2011-01-05 – Op Ed – Cuts to Immigrant Services (Town Crier and Hi-Rise)
- 2013 – Immigration – General
International Trade
- 2010-09-29 – HoC Speech – Bill C-46 Panama Free Trade Agreement (eng – fr)
- 2013 – International Trade and Foreign Investment – CNOOC and Nexen
Miscellaneous
Old Age Security & Pensions
- 2012-02-02 – Op Ed – How Secure is our Old Age Security (Hi-Rise)
- 2012-02-27 – Op Ed – How Secure Is Our Old Age Security (iPolitics)
Supply Management
- 2012-06-21 – Article – Supply Management, Problems, Politics — And Possibilities (School of Public Policy, UofC)
- 2012-06-21 – Op Ed – Politicians need courage to dismantle supply management (Globe and Mail)
- 2012-06-22 – Op Ed – Now IS the time to deal with milk and eggs (MHF)
- 2012-10-15 – Op Ed – Sacred Cows – Political Courage Needed (Hi Rise)
- 2013 – Comment – Supply Management – Overall FAQs
Veterans
Women in Politics
- 2006-07-27 – Questionnaire (2006 Leadership) – Task Force on Women
- 2010-03-08 – Blog – International Womens Day (eng-fr)
- 2010-04-07 – Blog – Thank you Hillary Clinton
- 2010-08-13 – Article – Where Are the Women (UofT Magazine)
- 2010-08-18 – Article – Where Are the Women (UofT Magazine) (fr)
- 2010-09-02 – Article – Getting Involved In Politics
- 2012-09-10 – Op Ed – Five Women Premiers (Hi-Rise)
