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National unity is imperative now but a lot of people say Alberta isn't pulling its weight. Here's an idea from Alberta's past to keep oil flowing while contributing to Team Canada.
How About Alberta Keeps Exporting Its Oil, But Lends Its Windfall – Again https://t.co/IOsyDI1WsL
When Efficiency Eclipses Equality
I’m delighted John Hancock writes for Sage. He's a magnificent political-economy thinker. Here he is on the unique challenge the AI-tech economy of ideas poses - you can have growth or fairness, but both ... that's hard.
https://t.co/M6upAvGBF0
Sage guest column by John Hancock: Limited Leviathans: The Paradox of Power in an Interdependent Global Economy
"America derives its power from a global system that simultaneously constrains how that power can be used." https://t.co/vgrFlrvi9j
The Sage Podcast is out: Canada Finally Hits 2%, Now Things Get Hard
Is defending the Arctic w/o the US realistic? Is NATO salvageable? Will politics deny our pilots the best plane? Will Canadians support defence spending increases all the way to 5%?
https://t.co/r1pBpbCcCb
Worth a listen on Carney Year 1. Sample:
Why isn't Mary Barra a spokesperson for this?
Because they're afraid to take Trump. They're all terrified of Trump.
Aren't they more terrified of their businesses going bankrupt?
Well, you would have thought so. https://t.co/UIPM6IuPw2
Welcome to the first Sage podcast, co-hosted by Allan Gregg and me. It's Mark Carney's 1st anniversary as PM, Has he met the moment? What does he need to get done in Year 2? Does an early election make sense? Listen. Subscribe. Repost. Thanks! https://t.co/UIPM6IuPw2
Stéphane Dion, newly the Diplomat-in-residence at UofM, writes on Sage about the “last resort” criteria that would need to be satisfied before a war on Iran can be justified. See if you agree.
https://t.co/9RMvcc2UXl