love this

Of all the hills to die on, could Trudeau ask for a better one than carbon pricing?
It offers a great view of the glaring void where Conservative climate policy should be.
Cue the wildfires...
My latest for The Walrus
thewalrus.ca/pierre-poiliev…

'This is the first time in Canadian history that the colonial government has recognized Indigenous title across an entire terrestrial territory, and it’s the first time this kind of recognition has occurred outside of the courts.'

Stoked to land a story on the cover of the Globe.
Only took 20 years…
Happy Earth Day!

We often (rightly) celebrate ancient trees.

But here's one about a baby tree, which outgrew its pot on my patio and sparked a quest for a suitable home.

Where do you plant a tree that can live 1000 years?

My latest for The Globe and Mail.
#EarthDay2024

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Writing about the budget last night, I was looking for third party endorsements.

This is a great one.

Stoked to have a piece in this anthology of BC writing, alongside too many excellent writers to name...fine company.

Huge thanks to The Tyee for putting it, and us, together.

Vancouver pals: See you at the launch? (next Tues, April 23)
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2024/…

Good things happening in the world too...

I stopped shy of saying the entire bloody horrific crisis is the result of Israel’s ill-designed proportional-representation voting system (I focused on the man who manipulated that system). Too hyperbolic. But one could say that theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Couldn't agree more with this column.
Huge opportunity for Trudeau, with Conservatives on the thinnest of ice.

Not now, cynicism.

innnnnteresting

BC just released its latest snowpack report and the outlook is not good. Many watersheds have only half of normal snow accumulation, meaning drought risk this summer is extremely high. We at Raincoast Conservation Foundation put together a short primer on drought and ways forward.
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Solid piece.

love a good inflection point

presented without comment

Shooting the breeze with my accountant the other day, he mentioned that a lot of his relatives back home in Newfoundland had taken advantage of the government rebates on offer and switched to heat pumps — and that they swear by them now.

time to learn what a 4-plex is