Suzuki Elders archives
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Is there a cancer threat from the oil sands industry?
April 19, 2011Those of us who watched "Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands" on The Nature of Things at the end of January i are legitimately concerned by this question.... More »
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Let's elect a future for our grandkids
April 5, 2011Two benchmarks of a sustainable future for our grandchildren are careful management of Canada's natural environment and its resources, and promotion of a low-carbon economy. Let's use the forthcoming federal... More »
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An elder's guide to climate scepticism
February 14, 2011The other elders may drive me from the village with brooms and pitchforks when they read my confession. But the truth must out. I am, alas, a skeptic. I am... More »
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A right royal Elder
December 14, 2010One word that is notably absent from my tattered CV is monarchist. It probably started out as pure jealousy in my, um, more youthful days when I was subjected to... More »
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Change management
November 23, 2010By Stan Hirst If there is one thing that Elders might be better at than other folks, it is awareness of change. For one thing, we have a longer time... More »
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Stop the Tar Sands! How exactly?
August 27, 2010"Stop the tar sands!" says my fellow Elder. Then he thumps the table. "We should make that the key objective of the Suzuki Elders." It's easy to see why thinking... More »
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The big picture
August 24, 2010What do B.C. and Moscow have in common? Fire. But there's more to consider. I know. "Here comes another rant." Well not exactly. I hope that we all can maintain... More »
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Happiness comes at a price
July 26, 2010I discovered a set of data that says Canadians are a happy lot. A 2006 world-wide poll by the prestigious Gallup organization puts Canada joint 3rd in the world in... More »
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Elders in search of a cause
June 11, 2010Come by, if you will, any third Thursday of the month to the airy and spacious offices of the David Suzuki Foundation on West 4th in Vancouver. There you will... More »
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Salmon farming: the real dispute
May 19, 2010The Get Out Migration march in April and May of 2010 in which thousands of people walked from points between Echo Bay in the Broughton Archipelago to the steps of... More »
