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CBC News
Federal parties all say they'll make housing more affordable. Here's what we know about their plansAug 19th · Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.
Fast Company
This company is building a carbon calculator for every product in the world4 min read · Jul 22nd · Carbonfact is impossibly ambitious. But impossible ambition is just what the environment needs right now.
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the carbon impact is Sharpied right on the shoe). Meanwhile, the tech-hardware company Logitech and the vegetarian-meat company Quorn have both started sharing the carbon imprint of their products right on the packaging.
something like Carbonfact needs to exist. Consumers deserve to be able to look up the environmental cost of their products with ease and transparency, and with standards (a la our FDA labels) that they can understand.
a16z
Choosing Your North Star Metric~12 min read · Jun 15th · How to decide the guiding metrics for every type of business, based on a survey of employees at over 40 of today's most successful growth-stage companies.
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When learning to ride a motorcycle, you’re taught that where your eyes go, your bike goes.
Whatever companies choose as their guiding metric, all energy and brainpower will flow in that direction.
By maintaining a laser focus on a single metric for too long, teams risk short-term thinking, missing new opportunities, and sacrificing the user experience.
TechCrunch
The rise of cybersecurity debt4 min read · Jun 4th · In software development, there is a concept called "technical debt." It describes the costs companies pay when they choose to build software the easy (or fast) way instead of the right way.
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In software development, there is a concept called “technical debt.” It describes the costs companies pay when they choose to build software the easy (or fast) way instead of the right way
Complexity is the enemy of security. Some companies are forced to put together as many as 50 different security solutions from up to 10 different vendors to protect their sprawling technology estates
Complexity is the enemy of security.
unharm.org
'There is no stereotype': I became an ice addict at the age of 633 min read · Apr 29th · Unharm director Mark Hancock shares his experience with corporate Australia, the NSW government and methamphetamine.
CBC News
Police chiefs call on Ottawa to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs for personal use2020-10-26 · As Canada continues to battle an opioid epidemic, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is calling on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal consumption.
CBC News
The Ford government is floating changes to Ontario's election lawsFeb 26th · With Ontario's next election a little more than a year away, the Ford government is proposing to increase campaign donation limits and to change rules governing political advertising by interest groups such as unions and Ontario Proud. 
dontcallthepolice.com
Resources by city1 min read · 2020-08-31 · Database of local and national community-based alternatives to calling the police or 911, broken down by city
society
Al Jazeera English
Himalayan glacier bursts in India; dozens feared dead2 min read · Feb 7th · Footage from local TV channels showed water gushing towards a dam in the state of Uttarakhand, washing away parts of it.
Fast Company
Patagonia sells out of shorts with tags that read ‘Vote the Assholes Out’2 min read · 2020-09-18 · It was the fashion equivalent of an Easter egg.
iwillvote.com
I Will VoteFrom 2016 · Confirm where you vote and learn what you need to cast your ballot.
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ABC News
JobSeeker lifted thousands of Australians out of poverty. Experts say the Government doesn't need to send them back6 min read · 2020-10-03 · As demonstrated this year by the lockdowns, governments aren't faced with a binary choice between protecting the economy and caring for the vulnerable. Gareth Hutchens looks at how it could affect us.
Al Jazeera English
Biden’s ‘inshallah’ during US debate dubbed ‘historic’ on Twitter2 min read · 2020-10-01 · Social media users react to Joe Biden using the Arabic term to express hope over probe in Trump tax case.
HuffPost
23 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Quotes That Will Make You Love Her EVEN MORE3 min read · 2020-09-21
Science Magazine
Brazilian institute head fired after clashing with nation’s president over deforestation data3 min read · From 2019 · Scientist had defended satellite data showing rising forest loss
environment
CBC News
Modern monetary theory is not the future — it's already here: Don Pittis2020-08-31 · Still considered by many a fringe view of economics, MMT as it is popularly known suddenly seems to be moving into the mainstream as governments borrow and spend.
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