Tag: Corporations

  • 7000 Words About The Dubious Refragmentation Of The Economy

    7000 Words About The Dubious Refragmentation Of The Economy

    One advantage of being old is that you can see change happen in your lifetime. A lot of the change I’ve seen is fragmentation. For example, US politics and now Canadian politics are much more polarized than they used to be. Culturally we have ever less common ground and though inclusiveness is preached by the…

  • Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 

    Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 

    Geneva, Switzerland, January 2024 – Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 warns of a global risks landscape in which progress in human development is being chipped away slowly, leaving states and individuals vulnerable to new and resurgent risks. Against a backdrop of systemic shifts in global…

  • Ontario Greens Push To Ban Political Donations For Counties And Province

    Ontario Greens Push To Ban Political Donations For Counties And Province

    Time to get big money out of Ontario politics (Queen’s Park): “Political fundraising in Ontario doesn’t pass the stink test,” says GPO leader Mike Schreiner. Schreiner is challenging the Liberal government to ban corporate and union donations to political parties in Ontario. The GPO is also pushing the government to amend the Municipal Elections Act…