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    Flaherty has changed — and more than just his footwear

    Blog | Friday, 22 Mar 2013
    There is a distinct change of tone in the 2013 budget. It is a matter of tone more than substance, but the jackboot style of Budget 2012 — the “we will build pipelines and the environment be damned”...

    Missing the Copenhagen Target

    Blog | Thursday, 14 Mar 2013
    On February 15, with the Conservatives’ typical, quiet Friday afternoon, splash-less launch, the 2012 Progress Report to the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy was tabled in the House of...

    Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

    Blog | Tuesday, 12 Mar 2013
    “Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to the possibilities.” - Mark Twain I just read two recent political pot-boilers, back to back.  If this fiction is stranger than...

    Tightening the grip: muzzling of scientists ramps up

    Blog | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013
    I had originally intended to write this column about my trip to Washington, DC on February 7-8, when I met with United States Senators and Congresspersons about climate and the Keystone XL pipeline....

    Muzzle Velocity

    Blog | Monday, 25 Feb 2013
    Kudos to Elizabeth Renzetti for her straight talk on the increasing scandal of muzzling scientists in Canada (Protecting Our Precious Liberties: Let’s Start With Government Scientists – Feb. 23). In...

    Canada’s innovation is lagging

    Blog | Monday, 25 Feb 2013
    Canada’s economy needs greater innovation. And our commitment to reduce greenhouse gases needs a burgeoning clean-tech sector. These goals, environment and economy, are mutually supportive. It has...

    The Death of Bill C-30

    Blog | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013
    It is so rare, that the tendency is to rush on to the next thing.  I speak of our victories – so few and far between. The announcement that the so-called “Protecting children from Internet Predators...