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Tag Archives: rural

Canada needs to remember rural communities as thoughts turn to pandemic recovery: Ken Coates in Black Press Media

Quite frankly, the country needs to think seriously about its commitment to the revival and revitalization of rural and small-town Canada, for the...

 

June 1, 2020 at 6:14 pm read more

Rural Canada doesn’t need subsidies to fill the Greyhound gap: Sean Speer and Ken Coates in the Globe and Mail

We should neither feel despair nor macabre about the cancellation of bus services in rural Canada. These communities have long demonstrated their resilience...

 

August 14, 2018 at 9:01 pm read more
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Growing disconnect between urban and rural Canada: Sean Speer in the Toronto Star

Rural Canadians understand that our major cities naturally have greater cultural and political influence but they want to be heard and understood. They...

 

August 3, 2018 at 9:08 pm read more
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Natural resources are a win for rural communities: Sean Speer in Sun papers

Canadian policymakers should avoid delaying or blocking natural resource development in rural communities, writes Sean Speer. By Sean Speer, August 8, 2017 Expanding economic...

 

August 8, 2017 at 11:05 am read more

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Webinar Panel Video: Standing Guard - What have we learned from the enhanced Forward Presence on NATO's frontier?

 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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