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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Talking About Climate Change in the Wake of Disaster
Canada is on fire. Fort McMurray is not the only place, but certainly the highest profile. The Manitoba-Ontario border is also burning, and there are hundreds of smaller fires across the country. My heart goes out to those who have…
On Energy Investments
Pipelines are once again front-page news in Canada, with the pressure to approve Energy East and the Kinder Morgan expansion growing amid questions of how the new government will change regulation procedures. Is another investment in the fossil fuel industry…
The Myth of the Muslim Tide – A Review
Our world is changing, and we are afraid. That in itself is not a bad thing: fear is an important part of living, good judgment, and rational planning – so long as the things that we are afraid of are…