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Affordable housing + the housing crisis
Online through Zoom AlbertaThis Friday, join Annamie Paul, Green MP Paul Manly & experts Leilani Farha, former Special Rapporteur to the UN on housing, and Shalini Konanur, lawyer and executive director of South […]
Coal Mining in the Oldman River Watershed: What is happening and what are the long-term impacts?
Online through Zoom AlbertaCurrently, there are four companies exploring potential mining operations in the region. All of the currently proposed coal mines are open-pit “mountain top removal” mines and are located in the Crowsnest Pass area. Coal mining exploration is also happening along the Livingstone Range and in the Bighorn area west of Red Deer.
Dr. Trevor Harrison presents The Promise and Peril of Populism
Online through Zoom AlbertaRecent years have seen a swath of political leaders, notably on the right, espousing populist claims to represent the people. Donald Trump is an obvious example, but there are others such as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. Alberta’s own Jason Kenney likewise makes use of populist appeals. But what is populism? Why does it arise at some historical times and not others? Why does populism attract so many people? What is its promise, its perils, and its future?