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My welfare food challenge: Day 2
Day 2, and I’ve already bent the rules. The battle against the cold is no going well, so I’m taking some cold medicine and drinking…
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Hard on Families, Light on Crime: Some Thoughts on the Throne Speech
The Throne Speech had a lot to say about Canadian families. The Government promised to make “the right choices” for Canadian families. Just like the…
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My welfare food challenge: Day 1
Today is Day 1 of my welfare food challenge, during which I will spend one week trying to eat on a total budget of $26.…
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Québec’s Economic Plan: Putting Jobs First?
The Québec government recently issued its new economic policy, “Putting Jobs First”. The Premier and her Finance Minister have realized that the long-awaited acceleration of…
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When a Lower Unemployment Rate is Bad News
Today, Statistics Canada reported an unemployment rate of 6.9% for September. One might have expected Canada’s unemployment rate falling below 7% for the first time since 2008…
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Why the City of Vancouver should divest from fossil fuels
This is the text of remarks I made today to Vancouver city council on divestment. Earlier this year, Council requested that staff report back on…
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Time to redesign BC’s GHG policy
No matter where you stand on GHGs and climate change, one thing is very clear. British Columbia GHG policy is a mess. It is not…
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Toronto is Canada’s hottest job market – for better or worse
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Royalties should be the Keystone of Saskatchewan’s Petroleum Policy
The Saskatchewan Party has appropriated the province’s name, flag and football team. More recently, it asserted a new symbol of Saskatchewan patriotism: the proposed Keystone…
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IPCC: Time for a Global Carbon Budget
Political commitments on climate action, to the extent they exist, are usually pitched in terms of targets and timelines. BC, for example, has a legislated…
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What can be done about BC Hydro rates?
The leak of the BC Hydro Rates Working Group paper, with its estimate that rates need to increase by 26.4 % in the next two…
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City of Regina, we need to talk
Regardless of the outcome in the City of Regina’s wastewater referendum being held today, there is one thing that is certain. We need to establish…
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