Humanity progresses through the dialectic of visions, ideas, passions and hopes of successive generations and those that champion them whether in leadership positions or those that labour in the front lines of civil society and the academy. This site is a small contribution to that global dialectic through the vision, ideas, passions and hopes of this life lived in Canada and around the world. It is my hope that visitors will take away from this site at least one similar idea, one similar passion, one similar hope that can be promoted within their own fields of endeavours and carry them to others.
To carry out these aims, this site will highlight books, ideas and a blog that promote the most cherished of principles of the author of this site, namely global justice, universal values of human dignity and the treatment of all humans as equals. In addition, the site is designed to encourage all sectors of society including governments, civil society and the private sector to be active champions in the promotion of these principles. Through different endeavours from public presentations, advising and consulting, this goal will also be promoted.
However, the site will not hesitate to critique those, especially in governments in Canada and elsewhere that are undermining these concepts that can further human progress within their own nations and globally. In this regard, there will be a focus on promoting a vision of Canada as a template for global pluralism that speaks to the principles that are mentioned above. The following Canada Clause that this author promoted during the 1990 Meech Lake Accord negotiations with the First Ministers and the Prime Minister exemplified this desire for Canada:
