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Q: If $f(x)$ is convex on $[a,b]$, show $h(x) = \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a}$ is increasing I am unsure how to go about starting the proof. I know if $f(x)$ is convex, then for any $x$ we have:
$$f(x) \geq f(a) + f'(a)(x-a)$$
Which rearranged gives us
$$f'(a) \leq \frac{f(x) - f(a)}{x - a} = h(x)$$
I proved a result that said $f'(x)$ is increasing given $f(x)$ is convex, would that be relevant here?

A: For $b>x>y>a$, we have
\begin{align*}
f(y)&=f\left(\dfrac{y-a}{x-a}\cdot x+\dfrac{x-y}{x-a}\cdot a\right)\\
&\leq\dfrac{y-a}{x-a}\cdot f(x)+\dfrac{x-y}{x-a}\cdot f(a),
\end{align*}
then
\begin{align*}
f(y)-f(a)\leq\dfrac{y-a}{x-a}\cdot f(x)+\dfrac{a-y}{x-a}\cdot f(a),
\end{align*}
and hence
\begin{align*}
\dfrac{f(y)-f(a)}{y-a}\leq\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}.
\end{align*}

A: $$
f(a)+\lambda(f(b)-f(a)) \ge f(a+\lambda(b-a))\rightarrow \frac{f(a+\lambda(b-a))-f(a)}{\lambda(b-a)} \le \frac{\lambda(f(b)-f(a))}{\lambda(b-a)}
$$
now making $\lambda \rightarrow 0$ we have
$$
f'(a) \le \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}
$$
but choosing now $b = x$ we have $f'(a) \le \frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}$ as expected.
Here $a \le x \le b$

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Biyani would continue to hold office as a non-executive director of Future Retail, the company said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.ET Bureau | Updated: May 03, 2016, 08:55 IST
Future Group Chairman Kishore Biyani has stepped down as managing director of Future Retail as part of its restructuring with Bharti Retail that it acquired a year ago.
As per the deal announced in May last year, both the companies had proposed a demerger of the retail business of Future Retail to Bharti Retail and separation of the infrastructure business of Bharti Retail into Future Retail.
Future Group will have two entities - one that will own all retail formats, including Big Bazaar, Easy-Day, eZone and HomeTown under Future Retail which is already listed, and Future Enterprises that will house all the backend operations, logitics business and non-core assets.
Biyani would continue to hold office as a non-executive director of Future Retail, the company said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Under the deal annonced in May last year, the Future Group agreed to merge its retail business with Bharti Retail in a Rs 750 crore all-stock deal to create one of the biggest supermarket chains, with aRs 15,000 crore turnover. Bharti Retail will get 9% each in both these companies and will also hold ordinary convertible debentures worth Rs 250 crore.
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"A lot of what he's done doesn't measure up to his rhetoric," said Don Zimmerman, a tea party activist and member of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee.
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Like many of Perry's tea party critics, Medina and Zimmerman favor Paul, the other Texan vying for the GOP presidential nomination. Paul's supporters in Texas say the Congressman is the true tea party candidate. "I think the heart and the soul of the tea party is with Ron Paul," Zimmerman said.
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"He has learned how to counter his true beliefs for the purpose of disguise in order to gain promotion," Claver wrote, accusing the governor of failure on two key tea party issues: immigration and budget matters.
Though he favors strong border security, Perry signed the Texas DREAM Act in 2001 to allow some illegal immigrants pay in-state tuition for higher education. And even though he criticized the federal stimulus laws, Perry used that money to balance his state's budget.
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Perry spokesman Mark Miner told Roll Call that for every tea party group that opposes Perry, there is one that supports him.
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Cravens credited Perry for supporting the tea party movement when it began two years ago. The governor hosted a rally at the state Capitol and has since attended numerous tea party events, including a recent one held by the Houston-based King Street Patriots. It is among the largest tea party groups in the state and has worked with the governor.
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Although fellow Texans may criticize Perry, Clouthier said other tea party activists are likely to support his views on states' rights and low taxes.


Health Canada is informing stakeholders of the implementation of a process for the advance notice of importation of Medical Devices under section 21.1 and 21.2 of the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) and under section 3.1 of the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations (REDR) to permit relabelling of non-compliant medical devices within three months of importation but prior to their sale in Canada.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was ratified by Canada on October 29, 2018. The CPTPP permits the importation of medical devices with non-compliant labels, so long as relabeling is carried out to meet the regulatory requirements of the country of importation prior to sale and within 3 months of importation of the device. This permits the streamlining of medical device and radiation emitting medical device import-export in Canada. Amendments to the MDR and the REDR permitting the conditional importation of medical devices with non-compliant labels will enter into force on December 30, 2018.
the Canadian establishment where the relabelling activity will take place.
If a person other than the manufacturer will be performing the relabelling, the manufacturer must notify the Minister, in writing, of the name of the person in Canada authorised to conduct labelling activities on its behalf.
The medical device must be relabelled according to the MDR and REDR requirements prior to sale and within three months of the importation date.
The ANI Process applies solely to labelling corrections. All other licensing requirements continue to apply, including that the medical device be: licensed for sale in Canada; imported from a foreign manufacturer or distributor that holds a valid Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL); or, imported and sold through a party in Canada that holds a valid MDEL, unless exempted under S.44(2) of the MDR.
To help ensure the safety of Canadians, Health Canada will continue to conduct compliance and enforcement activities, including targeted compliance monitoring projects, to verify the compliance of relabelled devices being sold on the market, taking appropriate enforcement action, where necessary.
The ANI Process and relabelling requirements apply to medical devices, including the sale or lease of radiation emitting medical devices, imported into Canada that require relabelling prior to sale. Raw material and devices requiring corrective measures beyond relabelling are not in scope.
When invoking section 21.1 of the MDR or section 3.1 of the REDR, importers that hold a valid MDEL must provide Health Canada with advance notice of each proposed importation. If the importer does not hold a valid MDEL, such as a retailer or healthcare facility, the medical device manufacturer must submit the advance notice to Health Canada. The manufacturer must also identify to the Minister, in writing, the establishment in Canada authorised to relabel the device on its behalf. ANIs will be considered active for up to three months. Medical devices not under an active ANI at the time of importation will not be considered under section 21.1 of the MDR or section 3.1 of the REDR.
Health Canada encourages companies to submit proposed corrected labels with their ANI Form. Labelling corrections must be carried out within three months of the importation date and prior to sale. Please request a copy of the ANI Form by contacting Health Canada at hc.importnotice-avis.sc@canada.ca. Additional information can be found in the Guidance on Advance Notice of Importation under section 21.1 of the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) and section 3.1 of the Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations (REDR).
Upon importation, a medical device covered by a valid ANI is deemed to comply with the advance notice requirements of section 21.1 of the MDR or section 3.1 of the REDR. However, a valid ANI does not guarantee entry of a medical device into Canada. These products remain subject to inspection when referred to Health Canada by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and any medical device not meeting all requirements of the MDR or REDR may be recommended for refusal by Health Canada, regardless of relabelling. This includes unauthorized devices imported into Canada pending market authorization by Health Canada. A medical device with pending market authorization does not meet the modification or relabelling conditions of section 21.1 of the MDR or section 3.1 of the REDR.
Health Canada may conduct compliance monitoring activities to gather information about industry compliance with post-importation relabelling requirements. Companies that do not comply with relabelling requirements may be subject to compliance and enforcement action in accordance with the Compliance and Enforcement Policy for Health Products (POL-0001). Compliance and enforcement action includes, but is not limited to: a stop sale order, refusal at the border, seizure, and/or destruction.


Two of the most astonishing pieces of jewellery to be created since the French Revolution are to be auctioned at Christie's Geneva on the 15th November. They consist of a necklace called Le Jardin d'Isabelle and earclips named Miroir d'Amour- appropriate Rococo nomenclature given the name of the creator: Boehmer et Bassenge.
The original Boehmer et Bassenge were the court jewellers to Marie Antoinette, who created an infamous diamond necklace which could be said to have been the fuse that lit the French Revolution. The Parisian jewellers began composing a necklace in 1772, consisting of 647 diamonds weighing a total of 2800 carats, all of them reputed to be D flawless, costing some 2 million livres. The jewellers were hoping to persuade Louis XV to buy it for his mistress Madame du Barry, who was known to be exceedingly fond of diamonds. Unfortunately, before the necklace was finished the King died and Madame du Barry was sent away, leaving Boehmer and Bassenge without a buyer. The necklace was offered to his successor Louis XVI for his new queen, Marie Antoinette, but the royal couple turned it down, the Queen stating that she had enough diamonds. The monarchs sensibly suggested to the pair that at such an exhorbitant price they might like to break up the piece and sell the stones separately in order to recoup their costs. But Boehmer and Bassenge had spent so much time and energy creating this unparalleled jewel that they could not bring themselves to carry this out. Rather pathetically, they toured most of the courts of Europe trying to flog the necklace without success, even going as far as Constantinople to offer it to the Sultan.
Hearing of their plight, an adventuring conwoman calling herself the Comtesse de la Motte offered her services to the jewellers to act as a go between between them and the Queen in order to effect the sale; in fact it was all an elaborate ruse to steal the necklace. The Comtesse in fact had no position or influence at Court and had never even met the Queen. However, she managed to persuade the gullible Cardinal de Rohan, Grand Almoner of France. He had fallen out of royal favour; desperate to regain his high courtly position, he gullible enough to try anything. The Comtesse persuaded him through various means that she was in the Queen's confidence and that she was longing for the famed necklace, but was too frightened of public opinion to buy it openly. Would de Rohan act as intermediary between the Crown and Boehmer and Bassenge and act as buyer on her behalf? Astonishingly, he agreed. The necklace was delivered to the Cardinal, who passed it to the Comtesse to give to the Queen.
The Comtesse promptly ran off to London, broke up the necklace and sold the stones. Inevitably, when the jewellers did not receive the first instalment owed, they approached the Queen, who was confused to say the least, and the entire affair came out into the open. All those implicated went on trial, including the duped Cardinal. At this date (1785) Marie Antoinette was widely loathed for her perceived extravagance; the trial effectively became a trial on the Queen's character and although the Comtesse de la Motte was convicted as a thief, the Cardinal was acquitted. It was a widely held belief by the public at this point that the Queen had secretly spirited away the necklace. The whole affair merely solidified her as a scapegoat figure for the country's economic woes and unleashed a poisonous vitriol towards her of an intensity that would be hard for a modern mind to comprehend. The ironic thing is that in her portraits Marie Antoinette is rarely seen wearing a necklace of any kind.
The new incarnation of Boehmer et Bassange is as yet hard to pinpoint. A thorough internet search yields only opaque results and elegantly worded press releases. The message, however, is loud and clear: to create pieces of such peerless quality that they will pass into legend. And no doubt they will- in accordance with the famous name they are trading under, Boehmer et Bassange work only with D Flawless diamonds. The Miroir d'Amour earrings are the largest pear D Flawless pair of pear shaped stones ever to be offered at auction. The two stones weigh over 50 carats each and the pre-sale estimate is $20-30 million. The Jardin d'Isabelle necklace, although not the gargantuan 2800 carats like the Queen's, is nearly 150 carats, the largest stone in it coming in at 31.8 carats. The estimate for the necklace is $8-12 million.
These lots are being offered without reserve, so it is worth watching this space to see what happens. Every single diamond in the piece is D-Flawless. These stones are not just the top 1% of diamonds mined; they are the world's top 100th of 1%. Regardless of what happens at auction it is an astounding, unheard of collection. Madame du Barry, the original intended recipient of the original necklace, would have approved.


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Save the Basic Income Pilot Project
October 28, 2018 October 28, 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm Basic Income, Elizabeth May, Mike Schreiner	Capitalism and Freedom, Doug Ford, Elizabeth May, Eric Hoskins, Green, Liberal, Mike Schreiner, Milton Friedman, NDP, Ontario Basic Income Pilot, PC Party of Ontario, Stacey Danckert, The Council of Canadians, Universal Basic Income, WRGreens
Back in 2015, 122 Ontario doctors pressed then Ontario Liberal Minister of Health Eric Hoskins to adopt Basic Income because income (or lack thereof) is a serious health issue. The Wynne Government took its sweet time about it, and I have no doubt at all their Basic Income Pilot was intended to result in re-election. Still, WRGreens own Stacey Danckert pointed out the last Liberal Budget provided no funding to do anything after the pilot would have ended.
During our recent provincial election campaign, the Liberal, NDP, Green, and Doug Ford's PC Party all indicated they they would continue the Ontario Basic Income Pilot after the election.
The idea of Universal Basic Income is actually an old one, dating back to the Fourteen Hundreds. Far from being a left wing, socialist or communist idea, the concept spans the political spectrum, no doubt in part because poverty does too. There are left (human dignity) and right (stop theft) arguments for such a system, particularly in capitalist nations like Canada that are already investing vast sums in a piecemeal social safety net that has not managed to make a dent in citizen poverty. In Canada politicians of every political stripe have agreed we need to eliminate child poverty, and yet poverty is still with us.
Even American Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for a basic income alleviation of poverty.
"Suppose one accepts, as I do, this line of reasoning as justifying
governmental action to alleviate poverty; to set, as it were, a floor under the
standard of life of every person in the community."
—Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom
In his role of economic adviser to Republican President Richard Nixon, Friedman supported a negative income tax as a means of creating that floor and eliminating poverty. Had Nixon's government not fallen in scandal, such a regime may have even been implemented in the US.
The international resurgence of interest in the idea of a Universal Basic Income gathering steam in the early 21st Century is growing fast for a host of reasons, including the collapse of manufacturing due to so called "free trade" agreements combined with the rapidly approaching decimation of the job market by ever increasing loss of human jobs through automation.
Read more about the Conservative Argument For UBI in "Four Reasons Why Conservatives And Libertarians Should Support Basic Income|Those who support limited government and free markets should support fighting poverty by giving more money to the poor" and "The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income."
All of this is why it was reasonable to take Premier Ford's promise to continue the OLP's Basic Income Pilot Project if his party came to power. Whether for or against the idea, it only makes sense for any government to complete a project that has already cost the taxpayers of Ontario so much to get the data at the end of the rainbow. Any decision to take the matter further or toss it out could then be made based on facts rather than partisan rhetoric.
Sadly it seems Mr Ford prefers rhetoric. Rather than forging sound public policy in order to govern "for the people," his new Government has opted to cancel Ontario's Basic Income Pilot.
More than 20,000 people have signed this change.org petition asking the Ford Government to Save the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project. But the Ford Government isn't listening to the people.
But all doesn't need to be lost.
The Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction has appealed to the federal Liberal Government:
"We already have the infrastructure. They should adopt the program."
Tom Cooper, Director, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
The mayors of the municipalities that have been piloting the Ontario Basic Income have likewise asked feds to take over Ontario's basic income pilot
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls on Liberals to save Ontario's axed basic income pilot.
It isn't exactly such a crazy idea.
The Liberal Party of Canada has a long history with Basic Income, and in fact it was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Government that co-authored the 5 year Mincome Pilot in Dauphin Manitoba in the 1970's. Unfortunately, as often happens with long term projects under short sighted FPTP voting, Mr Trudeau's Government fell and the data from the just completed pilot project was shelved and buried, only emerging for consideration many decades later.
And lately, the Federal Liberals have been flirting with the idea of Basic Income as well.
We believe there is tremendous national value in finishing this project. Every province is grappling with how to provide a strong social safety net that allows people to lead dignified lives without creating excessive administration. We are in desperate need of preventative approaches that will reduce the burden of poverty on our health care, education, and criminal justice systems.
Elizabeth May and Mike Schreiner, Schreiner and May ask Trudeau to rescue Basic Income pilot
Instead of starting their own Basic Income project from scratch, the Justin Trudeau Liberal Government need only spend $50 million dollars to complete the Ontario Basic Income Pilot project. That would be an incredible bargain basement price for data that would prove invaluable for making federal economic policy.
We can write our own letters to the Prime Minister and our own MP (and remember– physical letters travel postage free to the federal government.) But we can also sign every petition… like the one just begun by our friends at The Council of Canadians:
Petition: Call on the federal government to take over Ontario's basic income pilot project.
Every little bit helps.
Waterloo Regional Chair Candidates answer our Climate Policy Survey
October 18, 2018 October 18, 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm 2018, climate change, elections, events, GHG, municipal	Chair, Jan d'Ailly, Jay Aissa, Karen Redman, Rob Deutschmann, Waterloo Region
[Republished from the WRGreens Blog "Survey Results – Candidates seeking Regional Chair position in WR"]
Cities and regions around the globe are taking the myriad threats of climate change VERY seriously, and many are taking active steps to 'future proof' their communities. We are already seeing the impacts in our own backyards – and we know that decisions will need to be made today to address tomorrow's looming climate dangers. On behalf of Region residents and voters concerned with the devastating impacts of climate change felt right here in the Region of Waterloo and across our warming planet, we asked candidates seeking office in the Region of Waterloo to review and reply to a survey questions.
The answers from all 4 candidates ~ Jan d'Ailly • Jay Aissa • Karen Redman • Rob Deutschmann ~ seeking Regional Chair position follow:
Jan d'Ailly
Q: First things first: do you support our goal of cutting local greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050?
A: Yes, and I have proposed that all new construction/homes should have solar panels as part of our new official plan.
Q: Since transportation is the largest contributor to local greenhouse gas emissions, what do you think we should be doing to curb those emissions?
A: Encourage public transportation and active transportation.
Q: What potential issues do you see with public transit in the city/region, and how can we increase their likelihood for success?
A: It's a classic chicken and egg situation, but the reality is that we need to properly fund public transit to ensure enough coverage to get good ridership. I can get you plan if you wish.
Q: What opportunities do you see with cycling infrastructure?
A: Huge, I was the person who initiated the Waterloop and the connectors trails in Waterloo around 2010, It was part of my election campaign at the time. We need to develop a region wide plan that can be adopted by all the cities and then prioritise the gaps and start filling them, just like we did in Waterloo.
Q: How do you and how would you balance economic considerations (which may be pressing in the short term) with environmental considerations (which threaten hundreds of thousands today and our species' very existence in the too‐near future)?
A: Moving forward, everything that we do we must do on a more sustainable basis than we have been. Project by project, policy by policy.
Q: What is your position on our urban boundaries? Should we be continuing to build beyond the current boundaries?
A: I am a strong advocate of the hard country line, and see no reason why we should build beyond it. Its not sustainable. See answer above.
Q: What is your perspective on possible Greenbelt expansion into the Region's boundaries?
A: Our Environmentally Sensitive Landscapes (ESLs)'s, which, by the way, I had an active hand in, provide far more protection than the greenbelt.
Q: How can we increase our Urban Canopy?
A: We need to continue to advocate about the importance of the canopy, and encourage tree planting. We can always do more.
Q: What ONE initiative ‐ that you may have experienced or seen through the media ‐ from around the world would you be interested in exploring in the Region?
A: Good question, actually it has to do with the provision of social services and making sure that no‐one gets left behind. We need to transform our social service delivery model to a much more collaborative eco‐system. See my comments from the CBC interviews.
Jay Aissa
A: Your goal of cutting local Greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 is admirable. Yes, I support your goal, as it is consistent with the goals set by the Federal Government.
A: I think we should follow much of the plan as set out in the Region of Waterloo's Master Plan. In the years to come, we must also look to alternative sources of energy to fuel our transportation systems.
A: To answer this question I would refer you to my website http://www.votejay.ca There you will see that I am calling for the creation of a new Master Transportation Plan for our Region. This plan calls for a comprehensive completion of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) which includes an operational Phase 1 in Waterloo and Kitchener and the completion of Phase 2 from Kitchener to Cambridge. Also included would be efficient and timely transportation services to each of the four Townships within the Region. Also included would be suitable walking and biking trails.
A: Again, I refer you to my website. I support the Region of Waterloo's Separated Cycling Network Pilot Project.
A: It is every governments responsibility to do the greatest good, and we must find the balance between economic development and environmental considerations. When elected Regional Chair, my goal will be to find that balance.
A: I do not believe that we should build beyond current Regional boundaries.
A: I do not believe that we should allow for possible Greenbelt expansion into Regional boundaries.
A: We should continue our Regional tree nursery program.
A: At this point in time, I believe that the Region of Waterloo has three priorities that we must pursue in the immediate term. First, I believe that we must do everything we can to ensure the creation of a new, high tech teaching hospital within our Region. Second, we must re‐think our transportation systems and create a new Master Transportation Plan. And third, we must provide more financial and personal support to our Region's First Responders, and by that I mean our Police Force, our Fire Fighting Services, our Ambulance service and our EMTs, and others who are keeping us safe on a daily basis.
Karen Redman
A: The Region has committed to 80% reduction of GHG by 2040.While I was Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, I recognized that signing on to the Kyoto Protocol was an important step for Canada as a nation. At the same time, Hudson Quebec was banning pesticides in their city. Political leadership at all levels of government is required. But local municipalities have power to enact significant change. Municipal governments are the closest to the people. People in Waterloo Region started the blue box recycling program and have embraced the green bin for food waste with more enthusiasm than was predicted. The reduction of garbage in the land fill means a longer period of time before a new land fill site will need to be procured.
A: Complete phase 2 of the LRT to connect the Region to GO. Continue to lobby for 2 way all day GO trains, lobby for high speed rail linkages to GTA. Consider what are the lowest emission purchases for public transit when replacing vehicles.
A: When purchasing replacement vehicles, consider the least polluting options i.e electric vs diesel.
A: Cyclists don't care if roads or trails are Regional, city or township. Uniform signage would be helpful and a seamless flow of bike lanes. The Active Transportation plan is comprehensive. It needs to be implemented and the progress monitored.
A: True leadership is knowing when to lead and when to step back to allow the community to provide the leadership. It is supporting initiatives like the REEP and Sustainable Waterloo Region. These are examples of leadership that have lead to a reduction in GHG emissions. Sustainable Waterloo Region is overseeing the construction of first energy neutral building in the David Johnston Research Park. Residential Energy Efficiency Program is empowering home owners to reduce their energy footprint while saving money. Again, the Region has committed to a 80% reduction in GHG emissions by 2040. I recognize that good environmental policy equates to good economic results for the Region. At a Provincial municipal conference, I saw a presentation on the potential cost savings over time and reduced impact on the environment through the use of electric rather than diesel buses. There is a cost to installing the infrastructure for fueling a fleet of these buses but phasing in major changes like these is prudent.
A: The balance between the rural and urban aspects of Waterloo Region has been largely maintained by land use planning that is managed through the Official Plan. Maintaining the country line to curb greenfield development and encourage intensification with in the urban core has protected our farms and the rural way of life. By growing food locally, marketing and processing it, there is less impact on the environment. The less distance our food is trucked, the less GHG emissions.
A: Recently a challenge of the Regional Official plan was settled at the OMB. The settlement was a compromise. More land was zoned for future development than was originally proposed by the Region. However, it was less than the acreage the developers were seeking. Managed growth based on the values of protecting the rural/urban mix should be maintained. The construction of the LRT is as much a planning tool as a transportation system. Encouraging growth, both residential and commercial along the route, will alleviate the pressure to provide residential development on existing farm land.
A: Urban life is hard on mature trees. We were attracted to our neighborhood 36 years ago because of the trees. They are currently dying and new ones are being planted in their place. Attention to the amount of salt used on the roads can make a difference.
A: The fixed link high speed rail in China from Shanghai to the airport was truly impressive. A similar one from Waterloo Region to GTAA would be a game changer for the local airport and commuters. The 401 is reputedly the most traveled highway in Canada. Often it resembles a parking lot which is bad for our environment and bad for human health. Getting commuters off the 401 is good for the environment, good for the commuters traveling into the Region for work and those traveling from the Region to GTA. It makes economical sense locally, Regionally and Provincially.
A: We need to continue to work on our transportation master plan to ensure that we improve alternative modes of transit. We need to have protected and connected cycling infrastructure within our community. We need to continue to invest in transit to expand the lines, buses and service hours to make it more attractive for more people and to better support the ION line. We need to continue to advocate with the provincial and federal governments for all day 2 way GO, high speed rail between Toronto and Waterloo Region, a GO connection between Milton and Cambridge, and expansion of a fully funded and route reviewed ION second phase. We also have to be mindful of what benefits will come from a driverless world, once that technology has improved to the point where it can be operated reliably. We also need to consider the implementation of technology, such as that from Miovision, to better move vehicles in our community.
A: As noted above, we need to invest in our infrastructure which includes expanded lines, increased hours of service and more buses. At the same time we have to review routes to ensure that we are operating as efficiently and effectively, in terms of customer service, as we can.
A: I am an advocate for building protected cycling paths and closing the gaps in our paths so we have better connectivity between bike paths. This also includes improved signage to make it easier to navigate our bike paths.
A: Everything we do as a government has to be viewed through various "lenses" – economic, social and environmental. We are past the point in our existence on this planet where we can ignore the environment and assume that either things aren't that bad or that things will fix themselves. That is an ostrich mentality that I do not agree with.
A: I was a member of Regional Council from 2010 to 2014. During that time we were dealing with the OMB dispute between the Region and builders over the additional number of hectares for future development. Eventually the parties were able to come to a mediated settlement after the Region lost the OMB hearing that sided with the developers for an additional 1,000 hectares for development in the official plan. The number was reduced to just under 500 hectares, which should provide developers with sufficient expansion lands for many years to come. In the meantime we will continue our intensification strategy that promotes building up rather than building out.
A: The Region has always been a leader in protection of our country side lands. We will continue to lobby the government to allow us to decide what is in the best interests of our community and not fall under provincial determination. As we saw in the last provincial election, if our lands are under provincial protection, that protection can be changed with a change in government that has a different philosophy than the previous government. My preference is that we determine our own destiny as a Region rather than have those decisions transferred to bureaucrats at Queen's Park with little or no connection to our community.
A: We must always be mindful of the impact of any development to the urban greenspace and trees. We need to ensure that we protect as much of our urban canopy as possible. In the event that there will be removal of trees for a development project, for example, then we need to ensure that there is a fulsome and robust plan in place to ensure that there is a proposal in place to provide us with, at a minimum, an equivalent replacement. I also prefer that green space is included in development projects where required rather than accept cash in lieu of greenspace.
A: I was in Vancouver over the summer and I was really impressed with their cycling infrastructure. They had protected bike lanes and there were connections to Stanley Park. We need to up our game in Waterloo Region with respect to cycling infrastructure – protected and connected is my mantra.
Download the survey answers as a Microsoft PDF chart here: https://www.d1zi.com/assets/D1Zi-Survey-10-17-2018-revised.pdf
Don't forget to get out and vote for your municipal representatives on Monday, October 22nd, 2018!
Don't Miss "Partnering with Nature to Heal The Biosphere" Tonight!
October 16, 2018 October 16, 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm events
Athough this is not a Green Party event, this event was conceived and inspired by our friend Michael Purves-Smith, so it's a very GREEN event! Hope to see you there!
https://wrgreens.wordpress.com/2018/09/17/17762/
The UN's 1.5°C special climate report at a glance
October 11, 2018 February 11, 2019 Guest Post Green News, Issues	Emil Jeyaratnam, Global Warming of 1.5 °C, ipcc (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Madeleine De Gabriele, Michael Hopkin, The Conversation
[Guest Post by Emil Jeyaratnam, Madeleine De Gabriele, and Michael Hopkin, originally published in The Conversation]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report today on the impacts of global warming of 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels.
The report outlines the considerable challenges of meeting the Paris Agreement's more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5℃, the global effort needed to achieve the target, and the consequences of not.
The highlights of the report are presented below:
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Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the Australian Labor Party had a goal of reaching 50% renewable energy by 2050. But the ALP hope to achieve the 50% target via an emissions intensity scheme by 2030.
Emil Jeyaratnam, Multimedia Editor, The Conversation;
Madeleine De Gabriele, Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment, The Conversation, and
Michael Hopkin, Section Editor: Energy + Environment, The Conversation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 License. Read the original article.
Find the ipcc (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report Global Warming of 1.5 °C ~ an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty
"Global Greenhouse Gas Emmission Trajectories" graphic by Laurel L. Russwurm based on "The UN's 1.5°C special climate report at a glance" released under a Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives 4.0 License.
October 7, 2018 October 7, 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm Uncategorized
Although I have issues with the colonial origins of our "Thanksgiving" tradition, the idea of expressing public thanks for that for which we are truly thankful is a good one. It is especially easy to forget such things when so many negative things are ongoing, but to be able to continue to work for a sustainable workable future, it is important not to allow despair to prevail. We can draw strength from reminding ourselves that there is still plenty of good in the world, and by harnessing that good, we can build the future we need for our children, and generations to follow.
In 2018 Canada, I am thankful so many of us have come to understand the necessity of adopting a proportional representation voting system, in spite of Mr. Trudeaus's attempt to shut the idea of a truly representative democracy back in the closet, as his predecessors have done throughout Canadian history.
So I am very thankful that, instead of allowing this to happen:
the Provinces of BC and PEI are holding electoral reform referenda
the Yukon Territory has undertaken a study of electoral reform
a new government has been elected in Quebec after all opposition parties made a public pact to enact Proportional Representation no matter which formed new government
Ontario struggles under an FPTP extremist government which strips its most populous city in the country of almost half its (already) inadequate municipal representation
New Brunswick again suffers an electoral outcome like that which triggered its previous electoral reform process
Alberta looks down the barrel at the prospect of right wing populism in its already toxic atmosphere of polarization
Canadian provinces are pitted against each other by the federal government
PEI political polling suggests the PEI Greens may form the first Green led government in Canada
As an Ontarian, I don't care who's first but we can't afford not to change. Defenders Of The Status Quo fight so hard because once any jurisdiction in Canada adopts Proportional Representation and the sky doesn't fall, the rest of us will be able to see with our own eyes that the myths they've frightened generations of Canadians with have always been pure misinformation. Once that happens, the rest of the country will fall into Proportional Representation like dominoes. We are surely at a Proportional Representation tipping point.
Even in the unlikely event PR is staved off a little longer, at least Canadians are beginning to understand that even with our existing grotesquely inequitable voting system, we need to stop being bullied into voting 'strategically' for lesser evils but instead vote for what we want.
I am thankful that all five Waterloo Region Greens ranked in the top 20% of Ontario Green Party candidates in the 2018 provincial election.
I am thankful that, in spite of staggering odds against, and in the face of the Broadcast Consortium's exclusion from the Ontario Leadership debates, Mike Schreiner made history this year by winning election as our first Ontario Greens Member of Provincial Parliament.
Bravo Mike!
WRGreens are thankful for our estimable federal and provincial representatives:
Mike Schreiner and Elizabeth May.
And so I would like to wish us all a Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at WRgreens!
Laurel Russwurm
KitConGreens
NEW!! People, Politics and Planet Podcast
October 3, 2018 October 3, 2018 Laurel L. Russwurm green lifestyle, Green Party of Canada	Green Party, podcast
WRGreens Meetup: Kitchener Centre Candidate Stacey Danckert and Teresa Cornwell host GPC Deputy Leader Jo-Ann Roberts and GPO orrganizer Maureen Balsillie at our DTK Office
During the 2018 Election the WRGreens were able to host a conversation in our Downtown Kitchener Office with Green Party of Canada Deputy Leader Jo-Ann Roberts. It wasn't just an election pep talk, it was also a terrific opportunity to discuss all manner of things Green, including the way forward.
@JoAnnRobertsYYJ's has just unveiled her new "People Politics and the Planet" GPC Podcast!
In this era of knee-jerk partisanship and decision-based evidence making, the currency of actual ideas has become sadly devalued in Canadian politics. Veteran broadcaster (and Green Party Deputy Leader) Jo-Ann Roberts is changing all that with the new podcast *People, Politics and Planet*, a wide-ranging audio journey through some fascinating political terrain where you'll meet some of the country's most thought-provoking policy innovators.
Sure, they mostly lean towards Green — but, as Jo-Ann finds out, that's where the all interesting stuff is happening.
Find it on itunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/people-politics-and-planet/id1437188430?mt=2
or download it directly from the Green Party of Canada website at
https://www.greenparty.ca/en/podcast
Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes!
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Jo-Ann Roberts meets WRGreens © by Laurel L. Russswurm and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike 2.0 Generic License
People, Politics and Planet with Jo-Ann Roberts is a Green Party of Canada podcast.


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23 · FEBRUARY · 2016
17-18 November 2016, Barcelona Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)
The symposium explores the relationship between security, intervention and humanitarianism. Four themes would be particularly prominent. Firstly, the way a myriad of issues have come to be designated as a security issue; secondly, how intervention, under different forms, has been a predominant way of addressing these issues; thirdly, the role that moral arguments, and humanitarianism in particular, have played in shaping those interventions; and finally, the political and moral consequences of the way security, intervention and humanitarianism are understood and enacted from different actors (states, international organisations, non-state actors and even individuals). The symposium would also like to go beyond the philosophical/practitioner divide and join efforts in reflecting about what it means and what it should mean to pursue security.
The symposium thus welcomes contributions that are made from a theoretical as well as from an empirical perspective across disciplines.
Participants are encouraged to reflect on the following questions: Is 'security' another name for the political, social and economic problems the world currently faces? What type of interventions do these require? What should humanitarianism mean in addressing these challenges? Is there a North/South divide in addressing these problems? What about a government/citizens divide? Has the world become more insecure as a result of the interventions undertaken to address security issues?
Keynote speaker: Professor Jennifer Welsh, IR Professor and Chair, European University Institute; UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect.
Roundtable:
Mark Hoffman, Lecturer, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Luis Peral, Senior Analyst, Club de Madrid.
Miriam Bradley, Assistant Professor, IBEI.
If you would like to participate please send a 200- word abstract with your name and a two-line bio to: Marta Iñiguez de Heredia.miniguez@ibei.org
Deadline April 15, 2016
All proposals will undergo peer review and notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 16 May. Full papers will be expected by 15 October 2016 for circulation among participants.
Security, Intervention and Humanitarianism Call4Papers