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Taking back our cities
When I was living in Edmonton, I managed to snag one of the (relatively) rare apartments in that city where you could walk to the…
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#Blocksidewalk, the last progressive NIMBY effort?
#Blocksidewalk was a grassroots campaign that formed in 2019 after a Toronto Star article reported that Google-subsidiary Sidewalk Labs was after hundreds of acres of publicly owned…
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The Monitor – Spring 2024
Today, more than 80 per cent of Canada’s population lives in cities. They’re the engines of economic growth, but far too many cities are stuck…
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Electoral reform could be key to solving the housing affordability crisis—and more
“People are struggling across this country like I have never seen before in my lifetime.”
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It’s time to make reparations for the transatlantic slave trade
Today, there is an international conversation in former slave-trading nations about the intergenerational economic, social and cultural effects of the transatlantic slave trade.
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A well-being economy in practice: spotlight on Wales and Nanaimo
Economies that focus on people aren’t just a pipe dream—there are real-world examples to learn from
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Envisioning a well-being economy: inspiration and hard questions
Another world is possible—let’s imagine what it looks like
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Insights into a well-being economy
How could we reorganize Alberta’s economy to serve the needs to the people and the land?
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The role of financial institutions
What would an economy organized around well-being look like—and what type of financial institutions would it support?
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On hope and seeking common cause in 2024
We can’t make systemic changes without looking at the system.
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Marking the tipping point
For a film about a land grab of continental proportions committed over a century ago, Trick or Treaty? is an upbeat joyous celebration of the survival of…
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The Monitor – Winter 2024
We’re starting the New Year in an upstream frame of mind, bringing you the brightest thinking from a June 2023 Parkland Institute conference, An Economy…
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