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Traps to avoid #5 & #6
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Taken from the article by Dr. Lakoff’s entitled "Thinking Points". I plan to address them one at a time in order to make each entry short and specific.http://www.policyalternatives.ca/MonitorIssues/...
We have to change the way we think about power & energy
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Alternative off-grid and non-grid reliant building methods using passive solar, thermal mass construction combined with solar/wind power and common sense conservation can greatly reduce the pressure...
Why I joined the Green Party
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007I joined the Green Party just prior to the 2006 election in December ‘05 and worked as a volunteer in Trinity-Spadina. I have recently joined the new executive here and sit as membership chair. I am...
A minority government represents diversity not indecision
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Why do we need 'no confidence' votes in the first place? Why not allow a minority government to run its full course? Simply replace the no-confidence vote with a mandated law that requires the budget...
Kyoto in more than 1 minute: Kyoto, SBSTA, IPCC, the Stern Report, Al Gore, what does it all mean?
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007global warming | climate change | preparedness KYOTO Kyoto, formerly the medieval Imperial capital of Japan, is a city with a population of some 1.5 million. It is a city renowned for its great charm...
Child Poverty is family poverty
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Children are poor because the parents are poor and I know this is obvious to everyone. Child poverty is a vital issue but many of the cures lie in provincial jurisdictions. Social services and...
Listening rather than imposing development, Cite Soleil Haiti model
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007I sit on the board of directors for a Canadian Charity called Third World Awareness. www.twawareness.org This is an excerpt from one of our post project reports. Feel free to visit the web site and...
Senate and electoral reform ideas
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Utilizing the fact that we have two federal houses we could incorporate two aspects of proportional representation one using MMP (mixed member) and the other STV (single transferable vote) The lower...
CBC and CRTC regulations
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007What should we regulate? Rather than not allowing private conglomerates to buy out each others entertainment crap we should reserve access to alternative voices. Who is really dedicated to...
Affordable housing ideas
Blog | Wednesday, 21 Feb 2007Here is another concept that I have always been curious about. For years I lived on Queen Street West in Toronto. I lived above a store front on the second floor. One day the owner offered to sell to...