The Globe and Mail. The legislative changes to legislation introduced by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Josie Osborne, purport to close the funding loophole allowing municipal candidates to fund-raise and spend with impunity provided it is more than 30 days… Continue Reading →
National Observer. This is an interesting next step in what may prove to be an emerging pattern. With some agencies working to have ecocide declared a crime and others to bring its perpetrators before the ICC, a Canadian municipality and… Continue Reading →
It’s always reassuring to continually discover how much good information on – and analysis of – our current life-space is out there. The trick, as always, is to do a bit of generalizing. This time, part of that is done… Continue Reading →
The Tyee. Wanting to understand the frequent frustration of local governments and boards in BC? The paragraph to note: “The only provincial government to intervene is British Columbia, which in early February filed a 20-page factum laying out its positions…. Continue Reading →
The Guardian. Since all action – whether personal, political, environmental – is always local, it’s difficult not to see this as a call directly to Nanaimo citizens and local politicians to work from a broader worldview than the self-serving here… Continue Reading →
The Globe and Mail. “More bike lanes and sidewalk dining are obvious changes to city streets. But many mayors are implementing more fundamental changes to education, housing and infrastructure.” [ARTICLE LINK]
The Tyee. As Patrick Condon points out clearly, it is not enough simply to promote a “new” approach without a careful look at the various outcomes of what is being proposed. Upon examination Vancouver’s Mayor Kennedy solution for affordable housing… Continue Reading →
Macleans. Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” may well be one of the defining explanations of what has happened over the past 100 years leading to where we are today. If you look past the references to and context of… Continue Reading →
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