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Regina’s Rooming Houses debate

July 11, 2013July 11, 2013 Ben Harack 2 Comments

The City of Regina has recently begun consulting residents about the subject of “Rooming Houses,” which are homes in residential areas in which both the owner and renters are residing. If all renters in a home are relatives, then it is not a Rooming House.1 The City has asked that comments on the subject be […]

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Harvest and Hunger: Amy Jo Ehman on local food choices

November 26, 2012February 23, 2016 Mark Cazakoff Leave a comment

Hello! This is my first post on Vision of Earth. Glad to be here. On November 9th & 10th, SCIC (Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation) hosted an event in Saskatoon called Harvest and Hunger (introduced in our earlier post: Harvest and Hunger: Brainstorming the future of the world food system). SCIC is an umbrella organization that represents […]

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Moving Planet Montreal video by Developing Pictures

November 5, 2011November 5, 2011 Ben Harack Leave a comment

A wonderful video about Moving Planet Montreal was created by Alex Pritz of Developing Pictures. The video features Ben Harack in his first-ever YouTube appearance!

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Ben’s Interview on Radio CKUT 90.3 FM

September 10, 2011October 1, 2011 Ben Harack 4 Comments

Ben Harack was interviewed on the Ecolibrium radio show on CKUT in Montreal. Topics were Moving Planet, Saskatchewan’s sustainability, and peer-based cross-disciplinary efforts towards sustainability.

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How healthy is Canada’s political market?

August 14, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Looking at Canadian politics as a market, it is clear that left-leaning voters in Canada have a lot more choices at the ballot box than do their conservative counterparts. The melding of fiscal and social conservatism has left conservative voters with only one real option during elections. We might summarize this as a ‘Monopoly on conservatism in Canada’.

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Opportunities and perils of natural gas usage on the road to renewables

August 10, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Our increasing reliance on natural gas brings with it both opportunities and dangers during the shift towards renewable energy. This issue deals with some major issues regarding natural gas deployment in industry, power generation, food production, and heating.

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Fact sheet on Canada Post lockout: Conservatives launch blitzkrieg on unions

June 29, 2011June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The Conservatives have launched an attack on unions by creating a crisis to exploit. They control Canada Post since it is a crown corporation, and thus could have ended the lockout at any time. Instead they chose to slam the CUPW with back-to-work legislation that curtails the freedoms and rights of the workers.

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John Klein: Social involvement and sustainability in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Canada

May 25, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack Leave a comment

John Klein is a notable blogger and community activist in Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he answers our philosophical and practical questions about the most important issues facing our society today, and what each of us can do about them.

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Politics in the 11th hour: The Canadian Cons

May 1, 2011May 27, 2012 Ben Harack Leave a comment

The Conservative Party has deliberately lied to the Canadian populace about several of the major issues that they have focused on during this election season. The intent of this piece is to describe why we have very good reason to believe this.

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