Wokeism didn't "set" Jasper ablaze, just as climate change didn't "set" it ablaze. Given prolonged hot, dry weather, all vegetation was primed for intense, wind-driven wildfire - both live and dead, and regardless of cause. It may even be the case that the live fuels

The mountain pine beetle is NOT to blame for conditions that fuelled the Jasper wildfire. So says Canada's preeminent #wildfire expert Dr. Mike Flannigan on #RealTalkRJ. Link below to the info-packed episode. 📺 FULL: rtrj.info/073024Jasper 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/073024

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Thank you to Nate Horner and Rajan Sawhney for joining sandra_davidson and Trevor Tombe today to announce our upcoming event, Canada’s Productivity Summit: Driving Investment for Economic Growth and Prosperity. To learn more or to register, click here: spp.ucalgary.ca/school-public-…

Today I was very excited to join Dr. sandra_davidson, Rajan Sawhney, and Dr. Trevor Tombe to announce Canada's Productivity Summit. Hosted by the Policy School at U Calgary, the Summit will explore ways to grow Canada's productivity. Why is that important? Increasing

Bank of Canada names experts to review of pandemic policies financialpost.com/news/bank-of-c…

(1/3) Total online engagement with local Canadian news has fallen 58 percent following the Online News Act and Meta’s Canadian news ban. Read the full story, including Canadian news engagement trends and how news is being shared today, The Hub. shorturl.at/XaftS

Jasper burn scar. The image was posted by the Canadian Space Agency on FB. I added the arrows to help orient you, indicating Athabasca falls on the bottom, Marmot Basin Ski hill middle left and Jasper townsite upper arrow.

Hunter Prize finalists deliver ten innovative ideas to fix Canada’s housing crisis thehub.ca/2024/08/12/hun…

"1974: 'Alberta's oil jackpot is not all joy,' wrote journalist David Ablett. 'The roller coaster ride is going to be a doozer.'" The full, complicated history here: albertaviews.ca/getting-off-th… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg Trevor Tombe

.Matt Spoke: Make Canada young again thehub.ca/2024/08/27/mat…

📌 Save this date Our next interest rate decision is on September 4.  More details:  bit.ly/3Z1g9KD #cdnecon #economy

A memorial for Johnny Gaudreau is growing at the Saddledome in Calgary

An excellent review written by Jonathan Rodden of our ⁦University of Toronto Press⁩ volume “Fiscal Federalism in Canada” just appeared in Publius. ⁦CPSA-ACSP⁩ ⁦McGill Institute for the Study of Canada⁩ ⁦⁦Trevor Tombe⁩⁩ #federalism #fiscalfederalism ⁦Forum of Federations⁩ academic.oup.com/publius/advanc…

A brief history of AI hype: Credit: Benjamin Schwartz

Interesting new work from StatCan: nearly 1/3 of jobs are highly exposed to, but not complementary with, AI. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti… #cdnecon

A terrific / terrifying example for teaching externalities. Folks choose heavier cars because they're less likely to die in a crash (gray line). But that choice makes it much much more likely that you'll kill the other guy (red line). economist.com/interactive/un… #TeachEcon

The scene here in Calgary …

ICYMI: Trevor Tombe: The Great Divergence: Canada’s economic gap with the U.S. reaches a new record thehub.ca/2024/09/05/tre…