THOMAS R. KLASSEN
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NOT AGAIN: WHY ANOTHER FEDERAL ELECTION MAY BE ON THE HORIZON IN CANADA - September 27, 2022
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THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH: CANADA BECAME LESS BRITISH DURING HER REIGN - September 8, 2022
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ANTIQUATED THINKING ABOUT OLD AGE HINDERS CANADA’S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - May 23, 2023
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CANADA’S ‘FREEDOM CONVOY’ EXPOSES POLITICAL MISSTEPS — AND DONALD TRUMP’S OMINOUS LEGACY - January 31, 2022

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CARROTS, SERMONS, STICKS: VACCINE MANDATES FACE OPPOSITION AROUND THE GLOBE - January 18, 2022
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HERE ARE SOME OF THE POLITICAL EVENTS THAT WILL DOMINATE HEADLINES IN 2022 - January 2, 2022
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AFTER A YEAR OF COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE OUTRAGE, IS THERE MORE AHEAD? - December 14, 2021
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BIDEN-TRUDEAU MEETING CAPS TWO AND A HALF CENTURIES OF CANADA-U.S. RELATIONS - February 23, 2021

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UNIVERSITIES HAVE THRIVED DESPITE PAST DISRUPTIONS AND COULD GROW EVEN STRONGER AFTER COVID-19 - January 25, 2021
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JULIE PAYETTE’S RESIGNATION IS A CHANCE TO REIMAGINE THE ROLE OF GOVERNOR GENERAL - January 24, 2021
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TRUMP’S SECOND IMPEACHMENT IS JUST THE START OF HIS LEGAL WOES - January 13, 2021
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR TRUMP: WILL HE FACE CHARGES AFTER LEAVING OFFICE? WILL HE PARDON HIMSELF? - Jan. 7, 2021

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THE POLITICS OF COVID-19 RESULTS IN PANDEMIC WINNERS AND LOSERS - December 14, 2020
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JOE BIDEN’S WIN SHOWS THE CLOUT OF SENIOR CITIZENS IN AMERICA - November 9, 2020
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A SECOND TRUMP TERM? OR A BIDEN PRESIDENCY? WHAT IT MEANS FOR CANADA - November 4, 2020
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WHY VOTER LOYALTY TO INCUMBENTS COULD SPELL VICTORY FOR TRUMP - October 29, 2020

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LIKE IT OR NOT, HISTORY FAVOURS DONALD TRUMP BEING RE-ELECTED - October 25, 2020
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ONLINE CLASSES WILL IMPOVERISH THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS - August 25, 2020
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WHEN THE BUREAUCRAT IS THE BOSS, DEMOCRACY STARTS TO SUFFER - May 15, 2020
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POLITICIANS MUST STRIKE A DELICATE BALANCE RESPONDING TO PANDEMIC - April 15, 2020

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UNDERSTANDING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - January 20, 2020
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RESPONDING TO DIFFICULT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - October 19, 2019
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SHIFTING PRIORITIES IN THE NEW UNIVERSITY - July 25, 2019
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THE SIX SECRETS TO PROVIDING EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK: LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM - July 14, 2019

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RETIREMENT OPTIONS FOR CANADIANS HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY - June 11, 2019
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THE GREAT DISCONNECT BETWEEN SCHOOL AND WORK - May 7, 2019
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NO SELF-DRIVING CAR FOR YOU, ONLY FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR - April 20, 2019
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THE NEW PEACE KEEPERS: BIG BUSINESS - April 14, 2019

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THE VALUE (AND WASTE) OF AN ONLINE DEGREE - March 31, 2019
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WHAT A TOP-RANKED UNIVERSITY GETS YOU, AND WHAT IT DOESN’T - March 14, 2019
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THE MYTHS (AND TRUTHS) ABOUT GOOD UNIVERSITIES - February 23, 2019
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THE ACCIDENTAL COUNTRY - February 8, 2019

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WORKING LONGER IN CANADA - February 1, 2019
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CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’RE YOUNGER THAN YOU THOUGHT. REALLY, IT’S TRUE! - January 25, 2019
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UNDER-UTILIZED, UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED - January 9, 2019
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A WORLD GROWING OLD - January 2, 2019

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WELCOME TO THE RETIREMENT BUFFET - December 28, 2018
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MY VISIT TO NORTH KOREA - December 20, 2018
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KOREA’S UNFINISHED INDEPENDENCE - December 11, 2018
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THE REMARKABLY USEFUL NORTH KOREA - December 5, 2018

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ONLINE CLASSES TAKE TEACHING FROM STAGE TO SCREEN - September 5, 2017

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GOOD AND BAD TIDINGS FOR KOREAN WORKERS -- December 14, 2015
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CANADA PENSION PLAN - Letter to the Editor -- March 14, 2015

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KOREA'S HURRY. HURRY CULTURE -- April 22, 2014
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CANADA'S IMMIGRANTS -- January 24, 2015

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ONTARIO POLITICS -- April 22, 2014
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CHANGE AND CONTINUITY -- January 2015

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FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN POWER -- April 21, 2014


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PUBLIC PENSIONS -- May 26, 2014


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THE REMARKABLY USEFUL NORTH KOREA -- April 7, 2014

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FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS -- February 24, 2014

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PENSIONS AND JOB TRAINING -- January 24, 2014

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CANADA PENSION PLAN -- December 11, 2013

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TORONTO TRANSPORTATION POLICY -- September 18, 2013

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JOB TRAINING -- August 1, 2013

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THE MYTH OF GOOD EMPLOYMENT - June 23, 2013

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CANADA NEEDS 'GANGNAM STYLE' -- January 8, 2013

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THE FUTURE OF LEARNING - September 7, 2012

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TORONTO EXPANSION - August 28, 2012

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RISE OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE -- July 12, 2012

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ONTARIO'S GAMBLING POLICY -- March 27, 2012

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YOUNGER VS. OLDER CANADIANS -- March 2, 2012

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PENSION CRISIS -- February 21, 2012

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TORONTO SCHOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY -- September 20, 2011

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CANADA'S NEGLECTED SENIORS -- Jun. 27, 2011

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STRAIGHT TALK ON PENSIONS - April 28, 2011

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HIGHER RETIREMENT AGES -- November 23, 2010