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Disaster in the Making
The Quiet Erosion of Canada’s Regulation System Download 3.95 MB6 pages In Canada, regulations adopted by every level of government have historically helped to make…
Une Catastrophe se Dessine
L’érosion silencieuse du système de réglementation du Canada Download 3.85 MB7 pages Ce que nous ne savons pas peut nous faire mal. Il y a…
Petrol’s Paid Pipers
Are the tar sands calling the tune in Alberta’s classrooms? Download 123.45 KB 13 pages “Petrol’s Paid Pipers,” from the Winter 2011 Our Schools /…
Big “Fracking” Problem
Natural gas industry’s “fracking” risks causing earthquakes At the end of this month (Feb. 28), Quebec’s public consultations body, the Bureau des audiences publiques sur…
Exploiting Saskatchewan’s Potash: Who Benefits?
Download 1.24 MB 37 pages The debate over the future of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. has been limited to the issue of which…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2011, Volume 14, Number 1 Download 1.89 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Cuts to Forest Service are too Deep by Ben Parfitt How BC’s…
CCPA Review: Critics of Hydro/Government plans for Bipole III lack credibility
Last month the Winnipeg Free Press published a full page of criticism regarding the decision to run the Bipole III transmission line down the West…
Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future (Part 3)
The Potential for Wind and Solar Power Download 2.82 MB19 pages This paper is written as part of an ongoing project, Green Energy Project Saskatchewan.…
Cuts to Forest Service are too deep
There are many things that distinguish “supernatural” British Columbia from other jurisdictions. But one of the most enduring of them is its abundance of publicly…
Axed: A Decade of Cuts to BC’s Forest Service
Download 1.91 MB14 pages This study analyses the impact of cuts and changes to BC’s Forest Service over the past decade, and concludes with a…
Transforming Saskatchewan’s Electrical Future (Part 2)
Using Electricity More Efficiently Download 740.86 KB16 pages This paper is written as part of an ongoing project, Green Energy Project Saskatchewan. GEPS is a…
All flesh is grass
Toward a re-engagement with the prairie On October 15th and 16th, prairie naturalist and award-winning author Trevor Herriot spoke on behalf of the Saskatchewan office…
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