Ray Sawatsky

Based in British Columbia, Ray Sawatsky is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Global Aid Network (GAiN) Canada. Ray has served in a variety of non-profits as a Director of Operations, a Director of Fundraising, and a President, and has volunteered on numerous non-profit boards.

Bio last updated June 17th, 2021.

Ray Sawatsky

Articles by Ray Sawatsky

  • Justin, Listen to Your Father

    "There are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don't like to see people with helmets and guns," Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau said when Canada was terrorized by the FLQ crisis 45 years ago Did those behind this movement not know with whom they were dealing? Or, much worse, did they know...

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  • Solutions to the education dispute in British Columbia

    Maybe something like 7 percent over 5 years or 8 percent over 6 years would get it done? For the future, why not establish an independent salary arbitration body for teachers the way BC Premier Gordon Campbell did a few years ago for MLA salaries? An independent body can weigh all the factors involv...

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  • What Kind of Teachers Do We Want?

    As we heard in the recent discussion here on the Cardus blog about the Loyola high school case, the designers of Quebec's Ethics and Religion Culture (ERC) curriculum suggest that we want teachers who are disinterested or neutral I hope we send our kids (back) to good high school teachers who will e...

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  • It Matters

    From the small jokes that disarm the fear of pretentiousness to the hand written note I received in the mail today, I am reminded that amidst all our grandiose posturing, it is the little human touches that separate ordinary from extraordinary ...

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  • Reconsidering Limitations on Free Speech in Canada

    If we asked any high school social studies or civics class to identify the most important rights in a democratic society, it's a fair bet freedom of speech and freedom of belief would top the list The Whatcott decision raises three essential questions that must become part of the debate on free spee...

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