Dr. John Hollins, past CACOR Chair, writes: Global warming is old knowledge — What should CACOR do with it now? Joseph Fourier, science advisor to Napoléon Bonaparte, calculated in the 1820’s that, given its distance from the sun, the earth should be considerably colder than it is. He was right; we now know that the […]
What is government good at? A Canadian Answer
Dr. John Hollins, past Chair CACOR reviews the book: What is government good at? A Canadian Answer [1] by Donald Savoie [2] Donald Savoie argues that politicians and the top layer of public servants are good at: o managing an organisation dominated by the prime minister of the day: responding to demands from the prime […]
Mindful Balance: 2019
Our Earth, Limits to Growth, Post Truth and the Crisis of Consciousness CACOR Member Lalith Ananda Gunaratne : Gain insights into the limits of our world system and the constraints it puts on human numbers and activity. I am a part of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) in Ottawa still following the […]
When space contracts and time runs out
Are Civilizations Mortal? by Dr. Nicole Morgan, CACOR Board of Directors. Abstract. “We now know” sighed Valery one day, “that civilizations also are mortal.” It was a difficult blow for the Occidental psyche, already shaken by Nietzsche’s announcement of the death of God. Must those who were no longer confident in a passing world also […]
The terms of doing business — overseas
Dr. John Hollins, past chair CACOR Board of Directors, on 2019-04-07, wrote: This is a commentary on the place of Canadian business in the big wide world, not only in the “developing” world, but also in some “developed” countries. The SNC-Lavalin brouhaha has much broader dimensions than being the blame game du mois. It may […]