I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what ownership structures will be necessary to bring about change in the aviation industry. Do models where the state invests heavily in its flag carrier produce better environmental outcomes? Take France, for example. This is the only country I’m aware of which actively banned domestic flights (within certain…

Many years ago when I was living in Vancouver, I worked at a thrift store on East Hastings Street. The place was one of the largest shops of its kind in Canada and attracted people from all walks of life: teens from North Vancouver looking for trendy clothes, homeless people in search of basic necessities,…

Movie review: “Land itself is life giving” Of importance in this phrase is not the physical boundaries of a territory, but the space between people who are bound to each other by a shared history, language, customs, and laws. Land is a way of life.  This documentary gives a voice to the land back movement. It…

After one hundred kilometres of variable path through the French Ardennes, we pushed forward on our bikes. I was at the front of the pack, trying desperately to rally my two comrades behind me with what little enthusiasm I could muster. The sun was nearly below the horizon and the surrounding foliage reduced the light…