Episodes
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Trinity Western Denied Law School Accreditation with Deina Warren - 6CR #29
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Trinity Western University lost their appeal for law school accreditation by the Supreme Court of Canada on the basis that the school's community covenant denied equal access to the legal profession. Deina Warren acted as co-counsel with Derek Ross for the intervener Christian Legal Fellowship in this appeal. Deina joins Darnell & Joel to discuss this case. The conversation covers the following:
- Trinity Western's Community Covenant
- Historical context for getting to the supreme court
- 2001 Court Case for Teacher's College Accreditation re: Covenant
- Unprecendent behaviour by the Supreme Court and its representatives during the case
- The law being used as a sword instead of a shield
Reference Articles:
Trinity Western Loses law school appeal at Supreme Court
Trinity Western and the Endangerment of Religious Pluralism in Canada
The TWU decision is a blow to diversity
Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Deina Warren Contact info:
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Friday Aug 24, 2018
Racial Profiling in the Name of Equality - 6CR #28
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Friday Aug 24, 2018
Accusations of racism have been directed at a principal from a school in Etobicoke and an NYC private school. Darnell & Joel discuss the following:
- List of black students distributed in Etobicoke school to track “achievement gaps”
- NYC private school segregation of students
- Toronto's Africentric Alternative School
- Institutional Racism
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Reference Articles:
Father files human rights claim after discovering 'black list' of students in Etobicoke school
Posh school’s plan to segregate students by race draws parents’ ire
Africentric Alternative School
Institutional Racism defined in CBC.ca article and Mises.org Article
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Friday Aug 17, 2018
Real Solutions to Gun Violence with Dr. Joseph Smith - 6CR #27
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Dr Joseph Smith from Generation Chosen joins Darnell & Joel to discuss what his organization is doing to address the needs of those most vulnerable in our society and consequently prevent gun violence. The conversation covers the following:
- Why youth turn to the black market and guns
- How Generation Chosen is involved in the community
- Emotional intelligence and root causes of "bad behaviour" in school
- Mental health
- Government solutions vs non-profit solutions to gun violence
https://sixcentsreport.podbean.com/
Previous episode on guns 6CR #21
Reference Articles:
City of Toronto studies why youth turn to guns
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Remaking the Future | Education in African Countries is Crucial to Our Survival
Ford wants some mental health funding to go to police in wake of Danforth shooting
Toronto gunman had ‘severe mental health challenges,’ according to family
Toronto’s history of gun violence: a vicious cycle of missteps, intransigence and bad policy
Generation Chosen Contact info:
https://www.generationchosen.ca/
Generation Chos3n GoFundMe Campain
IG: @gen_chos3n
FB: @GenChos3n
Twitter: @GEN_CHOS3N
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Friday Jun 22, 2018
York University Strike - 6CR #19
Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
York University and CUPE 3903 have history of employment strikes. Darnell & Joel discuss who's at fault for the most recent strike.
Reference Articles:
York University on strike: Why it keeps happening again and again
Arbitration is the only answer to ‘clash’ in York U strike, says labour report
There is no end in sight for the latest York University strike. Here’s why
York university strike: Confusion on campus
Top seven reasons why unions matter – a conversation with young workers
Unions ignore long history of excluding minorities from jobs
Labor Unions and the Negro:The Record of Discrimination
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Friday Jun 15, 2018
Voting Pt 3: Principles over Promises - 6CR #18
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
The results of the Ontario 2018 election are in - Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives win majority government, NDP are the formal opposition party and the Liberals lost party status. Darnell & Joel give there thoughts and answer some listener questions.
FB post Joel referenced in the intro - NDP voter challenge
Question 1 - How would Doug Ford be able to cut costs without cutting jobs? What are the benefits of saving and cutting costs?
Question 2 - What are the counter arguments to the listener's rational for voting NDP?
Question 3 - What is the fundament role of government? Why is it problematic for the government to see themselves as the solution to the problem?
Reference Links:
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2017
Beware of politicians talking of government waste
NDP admit to annual $1.4-billion costing error
Tim Hudak 2013 PC party platform
Common Sense Revolution - Mike Harris
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Voting Pt 2: Principles over Platforms - 6CR #17
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
The 2018 Ontario provincial election is on June 7, 2018. Darnell & Joel use the principles established in the previous episode - Voting part 1 - to analyze three components of the party platforms:
1. Taxes/Deficits
2. Childcare
3. Education
6CR #10: Cannabis Legalization
Reference Links:
Globe & Mail: Ontario election guide
Macleans: Ontario election 2018 platform guide
Reality Check: Is Ontario’s debt really that bad?
Ontario launches plan to teach high school kids financial skills
Child Care and Early Years Act
Economist Don Boudreaux quotes:
"The best regulator is the market...the competitive market"
"If your spending other peoples money it is easy to spend"
Fred Swaniker - education in the 21st century
6CR #2: Ontario's Full Day Kindergarten Program
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