Archive for 2011 January

You can hear Tim Jackson and Peter Victor argue for a steady-state economy while Paul Ekins and Richard Lipsey promote green growth.

An audio recording of the debate is available online, and it will be rebroadcast on the CBC:

No Growth vs Green Growth debate
Tuesday, 2011 February 2, 9pm
Ideas on CBC Radio One

I want to thank a local supporter for alerting me to Tim Jackson’s presence in Canada.  Jackson is an economist working with Canadian economist Peter Victor on modeling an economy not built around constant growth.     Read more »

Tuesday, 2011 January 11, 5 pm
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Room 2-211
Please RSVP to admin@eeon.org.

Panel presentation and discussion:

• Ron Ballentine, Halton DSB, STAO
• David Bell, Learning for a Sustainable Future
• Hilary Inwood, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
• Catherine Mahler, Ministry of Education
• plus potential panelist from outside formal education

Come early and visit the OISE Eco Fair: noon – 3:30 pm.     Read more »

In visiting with people door-to-door, one of the most common grievances I hear is the worry from seniors about increasing difficulty just to make ends meet.  Often, seniors worry not only for themselves, but also about the burden they put on other family members.  Just before I left for Cancun and a month of worries about climate change followed by Christmas, Joe Friesen reported in the Globe and Mail that senior poverty in Canada had jumped 25% during the economic crisis.  The picture he paints is exactly in line with the experiences I hear about.  We need to address senior poverty.  Working towards the Green Party’s visions for valuing seniors and eliminating poverty would be a start.

UPDATE — While the number of seniors who slipped into poverty increased by 25%, it turns out CEOs were making more than ever – more in just a day’s worth of work than most Canadians make all year.