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How to make a difference in community planning
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Community planning is a complicated process that requires understanding the relationships between, and implications for, human and ecological systems. Systems models can support community planning

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Why won't they listen?
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There are many development conflicts across the country and in many cases, the developers normally win, against the wishes of the community. The question I have is why don’t political decision-makers

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From The Economist No Less
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"The rethink of the economy is an opportunity. . .A level-headed reassessment of public debt could lead to the green public investment necessary to fight climate change. And governments could unleash

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A Pause and its Possibilities
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COVID-19 has given the world a pause, a time to reflect while we have more time on our hands as we stay home more than we ever have. But what are some of those possibilities? This interview with

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We're Doomed. Now What?
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I just finished reading the O’Hagan Essay on Public Affairs by Chris Turner in the November issue of the Walrus. It is a refreshing balanced article on Canada’s progress on the climate file.


I am

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What a Difference Government Leadership Makes
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It is interesting to see the difference between the Ontario government and BC government plans to meet their climate change commitments. The new BC plan, Clean BC, was just announced and requires all

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What is the Good Society?
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A good society is dependent upon bold, ethical leadership. Anna-Marie Tremonti interviewed Rachel Notley on The Current yesterday and one of her questions was about the Trudeau administration's

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It's Time!
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The inaugural Paris Peace Forum, held earlier this month, marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Inspired by the COP 21 model, this event centred around one simple idea:

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Where is the light?
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Girl in a canoe with a lanternSometimes I take the privilege of writing very personally in my blog, as a greying pointy-headed academic. Given the dire warnings of the latest IPCC report, this is a personal plea for political

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Going Down the Wrong Rabbit Hole
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This latest article in the Washington Post talks about the dangers of chemicals in food colorings, preservatives and packaging are to children. It then goes on to talk about the attempts to discredit

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