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		<title>If You Think Things Could Be Better, Make Sure You Go and Vote!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the Canadian federal election earlier this year, I was speaking to my stepbrother and asked him if he was going to vote. He replied, “No! I want to send a message to those clowns inOttawa!” When I heard that, I said a few words about how refusing to vote sends no message at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s the Real Problem with Our Healthcare System?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article by Canadian Business says that if the Canadian healthcare system was managed like a business, it would be out of business. It is woefully inefficient and we are currently incapable of making it more efficient because we don&#8217;t even have the systems to obtain measurements about how it&#8217;s performing. As the old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Legacy of Ancient Greece: An Open Political Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I listened to discussion on the radio this morning about the latest mayoral debate in Toronto, it dawned on me that this kind of open discussion in the public forum about political candidates, platforms, policies and plans is something special. Not everyone in the world has the freedom to do this, and beyond that, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency + Openness: Just Talk To Many Government Officials?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting chat with a friend and former colleague yesterday about the nature of the government bureaucracy in Ontario. I believe much of what we discussed applies to any jurisdiction in Canada and the United States. I&#8217;ve talked before on a number of other occasions about democratic government&#8217;s inherent aversion to risk. Part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the Japanese Nisei Experience of the 1940s Teaches Us Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon after Canada and the United States declared war on Japan in December 1941, both countries took measures to move Japanese-Canadians and Japanese-Americans into internment camps. By February 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which authorized American military leaders to exclude anyone that they saw fit from large swaths of American territory. The order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demand Faster Emergency Communication from Your Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in an age of rapid, nearly-instant communication. Emergencies depend on the rapid exchange of information between those who are on-scene and those who can support them, between those who have information to protect others and the public who needs that information to keep safe and help themselves. Internet technologies are among the fastest, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Will Not Act Until You Speak Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work in government in the public service, and I see government from within the offices and hallways of the bureaucracy. I operate in the public service which means I do not see what happens in the political wing of democratic government, but I see what happens in the administrative middle-ground between the political decision-makers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do the Taliban Train Young Boys to Be Suicide Bombers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of the most important things we in the privileged world can do to make the world a safer place is to make it a better world for all. Not just ourselves, not just our neighbours, but for all. Economic development because it brings hope and options. Literacy and freedom of information because it enables [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Excellence &#8211; but Y&#8217;Aint Gonna Find It in Government!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government performs a wide range of absolutely essential services, and many public servants work very hard. However, that alone does not an excellent organization make. At least in the back-office side of things &#8211; if not always the front service counters everyone in the public interacts with &#8211; I see people putting in long hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police Remind Themselves to Play Nicely with Protesters</title>
		<link>http://www.leonardchu.com/blog/index.php/2010/police-play-nicely-with-protesters/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=police-play-nicely-with-protesters</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Chu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my earlier post about government and protesters living in harmony, I thought I&#8217;d share some of the comments that I saw at work today.  The following are taken verbatim, straight from an official document. &#8220;Protests are part of everyday life, especially in Toronto. Important to consider that citizens have the right [...]]]></description>
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