Entries by Jaan Pill

Munk School of Global Affairs – News & Events

Some time back, I learned from a local resident about presentations at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. These are talks that are well worth knowing about, and attending. The most recent announcement of News & Events from the Munk School of Global Affairs can be accessed here.  

Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn’s planning reform bill passes second reading – Nov. 26, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian

You can access the article here. Opening paragraphs read: “Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn’s ‘bold and far-reaching’ private member’s bill to amend the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act passed second reading in the Ontario legislature last week. “Milczyn’s Bill 39, the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act, would ensure local municipalities have the final […]

Why do we have nation states today?

Q: Why do we have nation states today? A: To suppress the extremely violent confessional civil wars that followed the Reformation and the counter-reformation. The Q & A is based upon the following text from a Nov. 27, 2014 Open Democracy article entitled “IS – a threat to the structure of international law?”: “Why do […]

If you are an MCHS 60s grad, you are cordially invited to add your name to the MCHS 60s Reunion database

We are now working on the planning for the music, playlist, and entertainment details for the Malcolm Campbell High School 60s Reunion and Celebration of the 60s that will take place at Old Mill Toronto on Oct. 17, 2015. Any person who attended MCHS at any point in the 1960s – including students who graduated […]