Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

How do you combat incomplete information?

On the news last night, an interviewee stated two times that the carbon tax was responsible for…

The climate crisis is a health crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging politicians to recognize the climate crisis as a…

What is the good society?

As many of you know, I have researched social capital building on Putnam’s seminal work early on in…

New report shows that heat pumps can reduce costs

A recent report by the Canadian Climate Institute demonstrates that heat pumps are the lowest-cost…

Where does the responsibility lie?

In a recent editorial for the Globe and Mail, John Ibbitson writes "There is only so much Ottawa…

UN global stocktake is a grim report

In the wake of the first three meetings to discuss implementation of the Paris Agreement, the…

Is democracy failing?

A new CBC feature asks eight Members of Parliament about the state of democracy in Canada.

Can we deepen international cooperation to respond to crises?

As wildfires blaze out of control in Greece, residents are fleeing the encroaching flames. The…

Such a complicated world

This article is so thoughtful, entitled Monuments to the Unthinkable.  What can we learn from…

Accounting for Climate Change

Forest fires are a fact of life in Canada. Every year, thousands of fires break out in Canadian…

The Vienna Model

Cities throughout the world are grappling with skyrocketing housing costs, spurred by…