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Roderick A. Macdonald Contest, 2002 - 2003
The Roderick A. Macdonald Contest :
"Does Age Matter ?" September 2002 - May 2003
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Everyone is talking about it: the population in Canada is aging. The number of older people is growing much faster than the number of young people. Society has attitudes and perceptions about the two generations that can affect how they are treated. In addition, some government laws, policies and programs provide certain advantages or impose certain restrictions on your age group and on older adults - pensions, tuition fees, driving age, for example. Sometimes these laws and programs are beneficial and sometimes they are discriminatory. You can help us identify what we can do to ensure that older adults and young people are treated fairly, without discrimination, while promoting justice and sharing between the generations. The Roderick A. Macdonald Contest is your opportunity to talk to your friends and the older people in your life and express your thoughts on what can be done to guarantee justice for Canadians of all ages. You can win prizes and recognition, and more importantly, you will be providing input that will help reform laws and policies in Canada. The competition is sponsored by the Law Commission of Canada, an independent federal law reform agency dedicated to stimulating new approaches to, and new thoughts about, the law. Roderick A. Macdonald, the Law Commission's first president, passionately believes that young Canadians should be involved in improving Canada's laws. | 
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