Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Trish Hennessy discusses the connection between child care deserts and child poverty, while pointing out the importance of eradicating both: While the…
just transition
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – In the wake of GM’s abandonment of Oshawa, David Olive suggests that it’s time for Canada to work on developing its own signature…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Linda Solomon Wood comments on the absurdity of the federal cabinet meeting in a province facing rampant wildfires and not planning to…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Denise Balkissoon writes about the importance of ensuring a just transition for fossil fuel workers – rather than using their jobs as…
Budgeting for the oil bust in Saskatchewan and Alberta
The resource price bust is already a few years old but it’s still hitting parts of Canada hard. Two guests talk about the impact of the downturn on fiscal policy…
Why Alberta shouldn’t look to Norway, and why that’s a reason to Leap
One of the clearest memories I have from my only trip to Norway is the repeated failures at hitching a ride. What appeared to be an unbroken string of brand…
Linda McQuaig is right, but there’s more to it
Since her common-sense quip that most of Canada’s tar sands reserves will have to stay in the ground, Linda McQuaig has been vilified by much of the political establishment and…