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Greening Canada’s health-care system toolkit

Those interested in the greening of Canada’s health care system now have a new resource at their disposal with the release of the “Green Office Toolkit for Clinicians and Office Managers.”   A collaborative effort of Canada’s leading green health care organisations, ...

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Pipeline opposition largely funded by rich Americans

The meek will inherit the earth … if that’s okay with everybody else,” goes the old joke. When it comes to developing Canada’s energy sector, that trite joke seems all too true. The Northern Gateway, Energy East, and Pacific NorthWest ...

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The hard truth about CPP’s failures

Misperceptions plague the public’s view of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), despite efforts to provide some clarity. Mark Machin, chief executive officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) – the organization tasked with investing CPP contributions – recently ...

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I was motivated by nostalgia until good sense kicked in

Last Sunday I was having lunch with my cousin Lucy in a trendy section of Atlanta known for its variety of restaurants, bars, and unique shops. We were dining by the window when I noticed something across the street that ...

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After massive investments, Trudeau government puts public transit on track

By Carl Meyer in News, Energy, Politics | April 11th 2018 #12 of 12 articles from the Special Report:Canada’s Clean Economy Commuters board an OC Transpo bus from the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa on Dec. 18, 2017. File photo by Alex Tétreault Salwan Bahia smiled warmly ...

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Ontario’s energy plan falls short

The Ontario government’s Long-Term Energy Plan ignores its own climate law, says Making Connections: Straight Talk about Electricity in Ontario, a new report from Dianne Saxe, Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner. The climate law requires Ontarians to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ...

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Zapping taxpayers won’t validate green energy

A few years back, I had a chat with a reporter who had recently moved to Calgary from Europe, where he covered energy issues. In a discussion about renewables, he gave the oft-heard opinion that Europe was, of course, “ahead” ...

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Rein in killer trucks on Ontario highways

By Frank Touby They are called tractor trailers and they are the deadliest vehicles on our roads, responsible for a fifth of all road vehicle wrecks. Yet Ontario and other provinces fail to properly regulate and rein in these highway ...

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5 cuts Ontario can make to save us money

This article was previously published on the Huffington Post. The Progressive Conservatives have a new leader in Doug Ford, who says his goal is to save taxpayers money. After years of waste and mismanagement by the Kathleen Wynne and Dalton ...

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Reward works to improve income for the working poor

Everyone wants to help the working poor. Unfortunately, governments across the country are going about it the wrong way by raising the minimum wage to $15. That misguided move does a bad job of targeting the people we want to ...

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