Fixing a Broken System
It would be tempting to say that this week’s SNC Lavalin scandal in Ottawa has revealed some hitherto unknown abuse of power in the upper circles in Parliament. It would, however, be entirely incorrect. All this week’s scandal has done is reiterate, for the umpteenth time, how broken our electoral system is. Canada’s Parliament, and […]
Read MoreChoosing Regeneration over More Destruction…
Originally from May 30, 2018 As the Trans Mountain Pipeline controversy peaks and threats fly- Canadians wonder where this is all going to go! I am not afraid here to pick sides. First Nations, Environmental Groups and the BC government are justified in opposing Kinder Morgan, Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party and Ms Notley’s NDP. […]
Read MoreWhat- Over Development?
This article originally appeared on the South Eastman Transition Initiative website. by Eric Rempel We have all used the term under-developed nations or under-developed regions. We may not have a definition at our fingertips, but we know what we mean when we say under-developed. But do we ever describe a country or region as over-developed? […]
Read MoreEnergy: Sources and Uses
By Gary Martens Our economy, any economy involves work and work requires energy. The human body is a very efficient machine in terms of work. A fuel efficient car might be able to travel 100 kilometres on 5 litres of fuel, but the human body only needs 0.8 litres of fuel (energy equivalents) to travel […]
Read MoreRespect, 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 complexity of the work on Saturday which left workshops and most of the other policy […]
Read MoreDemocracy 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 divisive tasks out of the way. We’ll see if reality proves me wrong again tomorrow, […]
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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 passed on the topic of BDS – boycott, divest, sanction – movement. This movement has […]
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