March 24, 2009
by Ryan Slifka
The following is the farewell speech from British Columbia M.L.A. Corky Evans on the subject of his retirement from the legislature. I’ve followed Evan’s career with interest, and it is clear that his political philosophy embodies much of our own at the New Resilient. Conrad St. James Evans has always been a fierce advocate for [...]
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January 25, 2009
by Ryan Slifka
One of the few institutions that thrive in recession times is the public library. Understandably, public library use goes up when people can’t afford to buy books, or have a lot of spare time on their hands thanks to being laid off (or both).
In Calgary, the land of the boom, the public library system had [...]
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