To see Parkland's detailed events calendar, please visit the
"Programs" page.
Parkland Institute's
13th Annual Fall Conference
Crisis and Opportunity
It's Time for a Progressive Economy
November 20 - 21, 2009
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Last year Alberta was in a boom and then the world economy collapsed.
What happened?
What do we do now?
Information is shock resistance.
This conference is about providing the information and the ideas that can be used to promote
a better future for the common good.
Featuring:
Jim Stanford
Judy Rebick
Derrick Jensen (by video conference)
Marjorie Cohen
Joel Magnuson
Sam Gindin
Robin Broad
and many others....
For more details, registration information, and volunteer information visit the conference website.
Civilization and Resistance
A webcam Q&A with renowned author and activist Derrick Jensen
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Monday, November 23, 2009
University of Alberta, Calgary Centre
120-333 5th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB
Tickets: $10 at the door (Calgary dollars accepted.)
Hailed as the philosopher poet of the environmental movement, Derrick Jensen is the author of 15 books, including A
Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe and Endgame. He was named one of Utne Reader's “50 Visionaries Who
Are Changing Your World.”
In 2008, Jensen led Press Action's “Dynamic Dozen” and in 2006 he was the Press Action Person of the Year. He writes for
Orion, Audubon and The Sun Magazine, among many others. Jensen has packed university auditoriums, conferences and
bookstores across the nation, stirring them with revolutionary spirit.
To see Parkland's detailed events calendar, please visit the
"Programs" page.
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New
Release:
Breaking the Myth: Alberta's spending is mediocre at best
First release in Parkland's series on realities of and alternatives for the Alberta economy
by Melville McMillan
October 21, 2009
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Media Release
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Briefing Paper(pdf)
Parkland Op-Ed:
Stelmach's 'Way Forward' will be more painful than even Klein's cuts
by Ricardo Acuña
October 18, 2009
New Report:
The Northwest Territories 2010-2011 Budget: An Opportunity for Today and the Future
by Diana Gibson and David Thompson
September 21, 2009
Download Report
(pdf)
New
Release:
Crisis? What Crisis? Public Health Care Affordability
in Alberta
Report and Fact Sheets
by Greg Flanagan
June 25, 2009
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Media Release
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Report (pdf)
Fact
Sheet 1 - Crisis? What Crisis?
Fact
Sheet 2 - Where are costs rising?
Parkland Op-Ed:
Instead
of Cuts, Liepert Should Increase Health Spending
by David Eggen and Diana Gibson
April 19, 2009
New Report:
Breaking the Cycle: Stimulus with Responsibility,
Stewardship, and Sustainability
by Greg Flanagan and Diana Gibson
April 1, 2009
View Media
Release
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Executive Summary
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Report (pdf)
Parkland Op-Ed:
Yesterday's Fuel, Yesterday's Deal (pdf)
by Gordon Laxer
March 25, 2009
Parkland Op-Ed:
Oil and Gas Incentives Deliver Poor Return
by Diana Gibson and Ricardo Acuña
March 9, 2009
Parkland Op-Ed:
Solution
to our Economic Woes Lies in Boosting Wages of Workers
by Trevor Harrison
January 25, 2009
Parkland Op-Ed:
Gold
Bar Proposal Much More than Just a Harmless Transfer
by Ricardo Acuña
January 18, 2009
New Report:
A Fair Price: Taxation, Services and Programs in the
Northwest Territories
by David Thompson
October 17, 2008
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Executive Summary
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Report (pdf)
Parkland Institute Signs on to Statement Calling on
Canadian Political Leaders to Stop Ducking Obama's NAFTA Challenge
September 30, 2008
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Release
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Full Statement (pdf)
New Report:
Sustainable Healthcare for Seniors: Keeping it Public
by Greg Flanagan
September 18, 2008
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Release
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Executive Summary
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Report (pdf)
Parkland Op-Ed:
Urban
sprawl: bad for your health, the planet and your pocketbook
by David Thompson
August 31, 2008
Parkland Op-Ed:
Bitten
by the deal that once fed us: Canadians should hope for an Obama
presidency and the reopening of NAFTA
by Gordon Laxer for The Globe and Mail
June 23, 2008
Parkland Op-Ed:
Albertans
missing out on the benefit of soaring oil prices
by Diana Gibson and David Thompson
June 19, 2008
Parkland Energy Research and the Future.
Slides for a presentation by David Thompson to the Oil and Community Speakers Series.
May 29, 2008
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Slide-show (pdf)
New Report:
Over a Barrel: Exiting from NAFTA's Proportionality Clause
by Gordon Laxer and John Dillon
May 28, 2008
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Release
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Executive Summary
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(pdf)
New Report:
Public Service Cuts In the Northwest Territories: Economic Imperative or Political Choice?
by David Thompson
May 6, 2008
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(pdf)
New Report:
Saving for the Future: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget
Discipline in Alberta
by David Thompson
April 21, 2008
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Release
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Executive Summary
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Report (pdf)
Parkland
Op-Ed:
Bitumen and plenty of jobs heading south to U.S.
by Diana Gibson and David Thompson
March 24, 2008
Parkland Op-Ed:
It's Not Nice to let Eastern Canadians Freeze in the Dark
by Gordon Laxer for The Globe and Mail
February 7, 2008
Parkland Institute on CBC's "The Current"
"The Current" dedicates an entire segment to the issues put forth in the Parkland
Institute report Freezing in the Dark, including an interview with Gordon Laxer.
February 6, 2008
Listen
to the segment (external link)
New Report:
Freezing in the Dark: Why Canada Needs Strategic Petroleum Reserves
by Gordon Laxer
January 31, 2008
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Release
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Summary
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(pdf)
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