Bridges That Unite

Canada

• How have women been positively affected by the work of the AKDN and Canada?
• Canadian values – how can we take it to developing countries?
• I am concerned about poverty in Canada on Native reserves, among the Inuit, and the homeless. Can we work with the AKDN to improve this?
• Canada espouses values of diversity, integrity and equality – are these truly the values at the core of our Nation?

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Violence, Security, Conflict and War

• How can you separate Canada’s development work from Canada’s military role in Afghanistan?
• Should Canada continue its aggressive military presence in southern Afghanistan, or revert to the aid and development model only?
• How do we replace war with dialogue to address our differences?
• Regarding disaster relief in developing countries, is it possible for developing/developed countries to form a home organized team to assist more efficiently and quickly when disaster strikes? (ie. Burma and China)

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Role of Canadians

• How will the leaders of today incite meaningful change on an international level and move each person to do the same
• 3 Billion people live on $2 a day We spend $2 on a cup of coffee. How can we reduce this inequality?
• How do I as Canadian balance my desire and willingness to help on a global level without feeling like I am disregarding my own community?
• Who is the next Lester B. Pearson?

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Environmental Issues

• How will global warming affect living conditions for the world’s people – especially those living in the tropical climates?
• How do our lifestyle choices impact people’s livelihoods in the third world?
• How do we ensure that we educate for sustainability and preserving the earth for future generations while we assist others in their development economically?

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Sustainability and Reducing Poverty

• How can we ensure that developing countries are ensuring basic hygiene and sanitation as a premise of daily living?
• How is it when people begin businesses in places of such poverty do they find financial stability in these same places?
• How can we speed up bridging the gap?
• How does education contribute to sustainable societies?

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Peace and Understanding

• Should schools teach the four major religions of the world in all grades to create better understanding?
• How can development create peace?
• What can an individual do to encourage peaceful realtionships between people and countries?
• Can we bridge differences here within Canada?

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Culture and Religion

• How can Canadians help to improve dialogue between the Muslim world and western world?
• How can we all become tolerant of other people’s religious beliefs?
• How can we address-peacefully-the issues of religious fundamentalism? – Christian, Jewish and Islamic?

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Diversity, Pluralism and Tolerance

• How can we help the world move away from dualism and towards pluralism?
• How can NGO’s build confidence in governments’ role to provide social democracy
• How can we break down the barriers that create differences among people, when we are all basically the same?
• How can we make people accept diversity as a strength?

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