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What polarization? Big state takes on big oil—a lesson for Alberta? Calgary gets serious about housing Do kids have to sue for a sustainable future? Talking to China
Democracy

What polarization?

Sep 22, 2023

Do conservatives like democracy? That may seem like an unfair question. And for many conservatives it may be. Bur it seems there are many who…

Climate change United States

Big state takes on big oil—a lesson for Alberta?

Sep 21, 2023

Someone reading this blog might get the impression I take pleasure in hearing about environmental lawsuits against oil companies and their friends. They would be…

Calgary

Calgary gets serious about housing

Sep 20, 2023

Somewhat surprisingly, we have an issue which all three major parties have agreed on. A housing crisis. There is even agreement on how to deal…

Climate change

Do kids have to sue for a sustainable future?

Sep 2, 2023

Much publicity was generated recently by a court case in Montana (Held v. State of Montana). A nonprofit called Our Children’s Trust, acting on behalf…

International

Talking to China

Sep 1, 2023

Winston Churchill is credited with saying “It’s better to jaw-jaw than war-war.” It is very much better indeed when two protagonists are armed with nuclear…

Democracy

Sortition—assembling citizens

Aug 23, 2023

A recent essay in The New York Times prompts me once again to write about a favourite topic of mine, namely citizens’ assemblies. The essay,…

United States

An American hero

Aug 21, 2023

The U.S. has come a long way. Any doubt about that was erased last Monday. On that day, a Southern black woman announced that she…

Global warming Industry

Oil industry disappoints (but doesn’t surprise)

Aug 17, 2023

Once upon a time I toiled in the oil patch and it was good to me. I worked for Shell Canada and the royal pectin…

Global warming

The planet is literally in hot water

Aug 9, 2023

According to the dictionary, getting yourself in hot water means getting yourself into trouble for which you risk punishment. Well, we are heating up the…

Alberta Global warming

Alberta pauses the future

Aug 8, 2023

Alberta is Canada’s leader in renewables projects and investments. Of the new solar and wind generation capacity added in Canada in 2022, 75 percent was…

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