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CANZUK: Marching Backward to Empire
- Analysis
- February 24, 2017
“As Prime Minister, I will actively pursue a Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand trade and security pact, including freedom to live, work, and invest in these countries.” So says Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole on his website — a bold vision, borrowed from a previous century. “CANZUK,” the working name for this pact, is meant to build on a common language,
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Changes South of the Border Offer both Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Agriculture in Canada
- Analysis
- February 23, 2017
By Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, Marie-Josée Massicotte, and Christopher Kelly-Bisson A number of obstacles presently stand in the way of efforts to make Canada’s agricultural system more sustainable. A heavy reliance on chemical inputs, industrial processing, and long distances between farm and plate have contributed to high rates of greenhouse gas emissions, degradation of water and
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Border Challenges Set to Test Canada’s Welcoming Self-Image
- Analysis
- February 15, 2017
Canadians are on the brink of a difficult test: are we prepared to live up to our stated commitments to tolerance by welcoming immigrants and refugees who fear living in Trump’s America? Canadians often describe Canada as a welcoming country, committed to including and accommodating immigrants and refugees from around the world. We have space
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Tax Carbon, Not Meat Part 2: Fossil Fuels are the Climate Problem, not Animals
- Analysis
- February 13, 2017
Besides the various agricultural production practices outlined in part one of this blog, many cite the atmospheric impacts of farm animals themselves as a reason to tax meat. However, direct GHG emissions from animals, known as “biospheric emissions,” are qualitatively different from those of fossil fuels, and in some ways less damaging for the climate.
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