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Author Archives: Jim Harding
Moving Beyond: Neo-liberalism in Saskatchewan
You can download the full pdf of the book here: Neoliberalism_in_Saskatchewan.
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WE NEED SOME HONEST REFLECTION IN THE SK LEADERSHIP RACES
BY Jim Harding Both major parties are in the grips of a leadership race. There is a lot to discuss: our accumulating net debt, dependence on non-renewables, the gathering storm of climate change and more. The Sask Party however, seems … Continue reading
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THE WRITING WAS ON THE WALL IN SASKATCHEWAN
BY Jim Harding Retired Professor of Justice Studies, University of Regina There have been tongue-in-cheek phrases shared on coffee row and social media as Premier Wall’s support declined. “Up against the wall”, comes to mind. With Wall now leaving the … Continue reading
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More Discussion of Diversity Is Needed:
Open Letter to The Sunday Edition, CBC Radio, December 22, 2016 BY Jim Harding Ph D Your recent radio panel on diversity just scratched the surface. This is important stuff so please do more. It was predictable that you would … Continue reading
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INSIGHTS FROM OUR SPLIT BRAIN: Part 2, EVOLUTION, NEUROSCIENCE AND OUR QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILTY
BY Jim Harding Ph D We now know that our evolved brain is somewhat split, with a right and left hemisphere. Interconnected and always communicating through the corpus callosum, these hemispheres nevertheless nurture different qualities of consciousness. The right hemisphere … Continue reading
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EVOLUTION, NEURO-SCIENCE AND THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Part 1 in a Series BY Jim Harding, Ph D There’s a new TV series about “the enlightenment”. It’s not about the renaissance and the rise of science after the Middle Ages in Western Europe. It looks back further, to … Continue reading
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THE FORT McMURRAY MEGA-FIRE: WE ARE WAY PAST WAKE-UP CALLS
By Jim Harding, PhD Nearly 90,000 environmental refugees in once oil-rich Alberta; who would have imagined? A seemingly endless cavalcade of frightened people in vehicles spewing more carbon as they escape an inferno! And the outpouring of support from fellow … Continue reading
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WHY WE DON’T CELEBRATE EARTH DAY MUCH IN SASKATCHEWAN
BY Jim Harding Ph. D. We didn’t hear a lot about Earth Day in Saskatchewan this year. There is a reason why. I had the honour of speaking at a Multi-Faith/Multicultural event at the Natural History Museum which awarded art … Continue reading
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QUALITY OF LIFE (Q of L) UNDER THE SASK PARTY
BY Jim Harding, Ph. D. I’ve heard the premier speak at several Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) conventions. He has always claimed that his open-for-business resource policies are a means, not an end, to improve the quality of life (Q … Continue reading
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IS SASKATCHEWAN REALLY STRONGER AFTER WALL’S RE-ELECTION?
Up Against the Wall No. 5 BY Jim Harding, Ph. D. It doesn’t seem like we’ve even had an election; things remain pretty much the same. Wall’s Sask Party maintains firm control and the NDP remains a weak opposition. The … Continue reading
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