"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”

Henry D. Thoreau

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Thursday
May142020

Nine Years and The Twelve Principles of Permaculture

My garden has been a challenge ever since I bought my house in La Broquerie, located in a clearing of aspen forest, nine years ago.

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Friday
May082020

Green Energy, Manitoba Style

On March 2, 2020, the federal and provincial government announced a new transmission line to take hydro-generated electricity from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. The scheme was described as a ‘green energy’ scheme.

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Wednesday
Apr292020

COVID Shutdown: A Time to Re-invent

On the news and in conversations I hear a lot of “Woe is me” complaints. It is true that these are hard times and some will suffer more than others, and some won’t suffer at all. Especially vulnerable are small business owners who have put a lot of effort and their life savings into their business.

 

We can also view what is happening to us in this COVID 19 pandemic as “someone” closing the door for us. We should not blame ourselves for this loss. It is someone else’s fault, in this case a virus.

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Friday
Apr242020

Government Created Money

Have you been wondering where our federal government is finding all the money to support those who are now without jobs or without customers? I have! Where is the money coming from, and when will we have to pay it back? Well it seems maybe we won’t have to pay it back. At least that’s what “modern monetary theory” is saying.

Modern Monitary Theory proponents liken an economy to a tub of water. The task of the government is to keep the tub full, but not let it overflow.

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Thursday
Apr162020

Pandemic Preparedness

To some extent we have all bought into the ideology of neoliberalism. The current pandemic is showing us the limitations of the neoliberal approach.

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