By Gary Martens We are beginning a series of articles focusing on “A Path to a New Energy Economy” where we want to introduce the issues around the proposed Energy East pipeline. This pipeline will pass very close to Isle…
Respect, Cooperation, Consensus
I’m back in Provencher from Calagry with a well exercised brain and a warmed heart. The second day of the SGM felt like an exercise in contrasts after Saturday’s hard work. The meeting was far behind schedule because of the…
Democracy in Action
It has been an interesting day in Calgary, for this political conference newbie. The Palestine related issues were the primary focus of the day. This made a lot of sense as, in my opinion, it got the most complex and…
Hello Calgary
Hello Provencher Friends, I’m in Calgary this weekend for the Green Party SGM (Special General Meeting). To make a long story short, this meeting came up as a result of the BGM this summer in Ottawa. A policy motion was…
Carbon Pricing: You’ve Got it Wrong, Mr. Falk
It is with great disappointment that I note that your party has decided to oppose the Liberal Carbon tax by portraying it as a tax grab. The government is saying this tax will be revenue neutral – that is it…
The True Power of a President (and the real reason to fear a Trump presidency)
From the start of the American presidential primaries last year there has been considerable talk of “establishment” candidates vs “outsiders” or “anti-establishment” candidates, talk that increased with every “establishment” Republican that dropped out of the race leaving Donald Trump as…
Innovation in an Information Economy: An Open Letter to Navdeep Bains
To the Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, Thank you for your commitment to serve Canadians by helping our economy to grow and develop. In accordance with your ministerial mandate, I’d like to offer you…
Brexit and the Resurrection of Nationalism
Yesterday marks the end of an era. In World War II the world came together, but in brutal opposition and violence. Since then, or for the last 70 or so years, we’ve been very deliberately coming together in peace and…
Vote No to a Referendum on Democratic Reform
Update: CBC’s The Current interviewed some experts on the subject of referendums in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum. They cover all of the same territory. You can hear the episode here. There’s a certain logic to the idea that…
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