A green party member wrote to asking what was my position on population control in order to address the impacts of human civilization. Although the tone of his question seemed to suggest he was looking for regulation, the approach suggested in my answer was one of empowerment of women.

Bonjour (green party member),

Thanks for writing to me.

As this most recent blog post on monbiot.com suggests, I think women education & empowerment, access to contraceptives and sex education
(for both men & women) are the best way to control populations. “As societies become more prosperous and women acquire better opportunities, they seek smaller families.” –
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2008/02/26/pro-death/

Selon la loi provincale, la ville d’Ottawa peut exiger des entrepreneurs jusqu’à 85% du coût de la nouvelle infrastructure. Mais Ottawa exige moins de 50% et le reste est payé par les citoyens.

Ottawa elected a rookie “zero means zero” tax increase mayor in 2006, even though all the incumbent councilors (who ran for office again and got re-elected) knew better than to make such a promise. Now the mayor is imposing his agenda with an iron fist and the city is scrambling to find service cuts everywhere to fit his agenda.

I sent the following e-mail to my city councilor.

Bonjour Diane,Can you tell me if I got this calculation correctly?Page 333 of the 2007 capital budget.

The revenue from development charges continuities was 80,8M$.

If the rate is currently less than 50% the cost of the new infrastructure, than a max increase to 85% would bring in an extra 57M$ a year.

How much does the city need to cut in order to reach the Mr. O’Brien’s zero means nothing target?

À la prochaine,

Julien

It sounds too good to be true. 57M$. I have to be missing something.

I’m anxiously waiting a response.

Le New York Times écrit qu’une étude, mandatée par les autorités locales de la santé, a trouvé un haut niveau de concentration de substances toxiques et cancérogènes dans les poissons, l’eau et les sédiments en aval des sables bitumineux

The Green Party of Canada released today its Vision Green. The policy document lays out the plan for the kind of Canada we want in 2020 and how we get to that point. It is a breath of fresh air and provides visionary leadership, not for the next four year, but for the next forty years. Here are some of the solutions addressing the various issues it covers:
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Two students at Central Kings Rural High School fought back against bullying recently, unleashing a sea of pink after a new student was harassed and threatened when he showed up wearing a pink shirt.
– http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/858884.html

The story … has swept across North America and made its way to Europe.
– http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/859436.html

From The Canadian Press:

The giant Petro-Canada upgrader project in Edmonton was crippled for several days last week after unionized workers refused to cross picket lines set up by carpenters and other tradesman seeking higher wages but unable to stage a legal strike.

Alberta legislation passed two decades ago says that if 75 per cent of the province’s two dozen building trade unions have settled their contracts, the others must follow suit without a strike or lockout - using an arbitrator if necessary.

So if you’re union dissagrees it still has to back to work?

Check item #1 and #2 of this year’s project censored report. More reasons why not to step on US soil. A Wikipedia article on the Military Commissions Act confirms multiple sources repeating this critique. Also read the article on the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act.

In a time when our lives are increasingly dependent on technologies, it is important we take the time to consider the impact of technology on our lives, and the importance of ensuring technology isn’t used to limit us, but rather to take us further along a path of opportunity, innovation and freedom for all people.

http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/

Iain Levison a écrit en anglais un texte assez intéressant. J’assaie toujours d’éviter des dichotomies parce qu’elles font des divisions simplistes entre “nous et eux”. Mais ce texte est tellement bien écrit car il exprime le mouvement global qui pourrait être formé par ceux qui comprennent.

Les verts ont contribué à l’atmosphère festive de la Parade de la fierté gaie ce dimanche dernier 26 août à Ottawa. Plusieurs candidats fédéraux (PVC) et provinciaux (PVO) étaient présents, incluant Frank De Jong (chef, PVO), Greg Laxton (Ottawa-Centre), Leonard Poole (Ottawa-Vanier), John Ogilve (Carleton-Mississipi-Mills) ainsi que Julien Lamarche (Ottawa-Vanier, PVC) et Quais Ghanem (Ottawa Sud). Jeanie E. Warnock, représentante de l’Est de l’Ontario sur le conseil du PVO, était aussi présente.

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