Category Archives: Regulation

Editorial – Maude and Conrad

Posted on September 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(September 21, 1997) In 1986, Conrad Black was down on his luck. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce — on whose board he sat — was treating him like some kind of deadbeat by calling in a $40 million loan to Dominion Stores, his foundering grocery store chain; the coursts had ordered Hollinger, a Black-owned company, to return some $60 million to Dominion’s pension funds; and rumors swirled of his imminent bankruptcy. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, The Blue Box conspiracy

Posted on September 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(September 21, 1997) Guided by the invisible hand of the soft drink giants, governments introduced curbside recycling to the environment’s sorrow. Continue reading →

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Election 97: the regions speak – the rift

Posted on September 1, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(September 1, 1997) The urban-rural rift in Canadian voting patterns. Continue reading →

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Editorial – The ends of unemployment

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) Discussion — During the Great Depression, a popular song, “Brother can you spare a dime?” helped explain why there wasn’t enough work to go around: “Once I built a railroad, made it run / Once I built a tower, now it’s done” conveyed the notion that much of the work that society had to do was done. Continue reading →

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Discussion Group, Honk if you like city

Posted on June 21, 1997 by urbanrenaissanceinst

(June 21, 1997) “It seemed like a good idea at the time” is the common lament of communities that adopted a few Canada geese in the 1960s to bring picturesque wildlife to their urban jungles. Continue reading →

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