Imagine that your government would only protect you if you were proven to be valuable to the economy.
We had a booth at Summer in the City. Our theme was Envisioning a Solar Future.
Last week I lamented the continuing emphasis on GNP and growth, not only by our governments at all levels, but also within our news media.
It happened again last night. The national news reported “Canada’s gross national product [GNP] grew at a 1.9 per cent annual pace in the first three months of the year, the same pace seen at the end of 2011.”
Two weeks ago I alerted readers to the fact that global financial institutions, like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are presently in the process of rethinking the advice they give to governments around the world.
Unless you have a mature orchard in your backyard you probably don’t have access to a diversity of local fruit.
Most of the time we find ourselves preoccupied with personal and local issues with reference to developing sustainable lifestyles.
The Manitoba government recently gave notice that it is leaning toward banning the use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes.
Canada has become an energy giant – at least this is what Wikipedia says. According to the US Energy Information Administration, Canadian oil reserves are the second largest in the world.
When in doubt, proceed with caution! When an input is scarce, use it sparingly! To my way of thinking, these are two core conservative values.
