OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the federal Indigenous child welfare act is constitutional, affirming that First Nations, Métis and Inuit have sole authority over the protection of...

在一个社会里，如果人民最终成为那种“封闭在自己的心中”的个人，那么几乎没有人愿意主动地参与自我治理（selfgovernment）。他们将宁愿留在家里享受私人生活的满足，只要当时的政府生产这些满足的手段和广泛地分配这些手段。 这就为一种新的、特别现代形式的专制主义的危险敞开了大门，托克维尔称这种专制主义为“柔性的”专制主义。它不是旧时代那种恐怖和压迫的暴政。政府是温和的和家长式的。它甚至可以保持民...

The article argues for an independent review of the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) self-government model, highlighting systemic flaws in its current governance framework. Key issues include over-regulation under the National Capital Plan/Lease Management system, inadequate compensation from the Commonwealth Grants Commission for the ACT's fiscal challenges, and declining municipal accountability. The author criticizes proposals to dismantle ACT self-government, warning that returning authority to the Commonwealth would create bureaucratic chaos. They emphasize the need for a formal review to differentiate state-level responsibilities from municipal accountability, stressing that a functional, well-governed national capital is vital to Australia's reputation. The piece also touches on broader themes like AI's societal impact, climate change, and political accountability, but centers on the ACT's governance crisis as the primary call to action.

Methodology by which we have designed and implemented the domains, links, and instruments matrix.

Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government - Volume 1 Issue 1

FoundationsSeptember 25, 2025“Let us commit not merely to be many, but to be one — strong because of our differences, deliberate because of our duty, united because we choose each other over division....

Campaign BriefingFoundationsSeptember 23, 2025 “In a land as complex and immense as ours, real unity is never about uniformity — it is about choosing, over and over, to be one people bound by mutual r...

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