Monthly Archives: March 2013

Ever since I read “The Long Emergency: Confronting the Converging Crisis of the 21st century’ I’ve been a fan of Jim Kunstler. When I was a city councillor, I brought him to Ottawa to speak and it was a very … Continue reading →

It’s very clear what ‘not sustainable’ means for polar bears.  The polar ice cap is thinning and shrinking, polar bears no longer have a hunting platform.  They are going hungry  and their populations are shrinking.  The lucky ones are moving … Continue reading →

One of the small books I carry like a talisman in my backpack is “Time for Outrage” by Stephane Hessel or Indignez-vous as it is called in the original French version. Monsieur Hessel’s book is credited with starting the “Occupy” … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of three articles offering readers a glimpse of the journey of a lifetime – paddling a voyageur canoe from Ottawa to Washington, D.C. along historic waterways, getting up close and personal … Continue reading →