Read our blog post “Open Ontario: Will more students mean more education?” http://bit.ly/cNpJyd
What does the McGuinty government’s ‘Open Ontario’ plan mean for the province?
Guests:
Janice Stein is TVO’s Foreign Affairs analyst, the Belzberg professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science and the director of the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto.
Janet Ecker is president of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance and a former MPP and Ontario Progressive Conservative Finance Minister.
Mark Winfield is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. He is also a senior research associate with the Pembina Institute and a steering committee member for the Ontario Smart Growth Network.
Duration : 0:25:38
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Vice President Biden speaks at the Brookings Institutions Hamilton Project forum, From Recession to Recovery to Renewal, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Vice President emphasizes the importance of making policy choices now that will lead to economic growth and development for the American middle class in the next economic expansion.
Duration : 0:23:21
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From The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment’s 7th Annual Conference, “Building: A new Green Economy”. This conference focused on methods to deliver more sustainable growth in our towns and cities.
More info: http://www.princes-foundation.org/index.php?id=1123
Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development in the Centre for Environmental Strategy at the University of Surrey and author of the groundbreaking book Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet.
Duration : 0:7:31
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President Obama, joined by Vice President Biden, announces $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for high-speed rail projects that will provide faster, more energy-efficient travel between cities and create new jobs for American workers. The announcement came during a Town Hall meeting in Tampa, FL. January 28, 2010.
Duration : 1:21:25
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In the second segment of the Clean Energy Economy Stakeholder Briefing with Youth Leaders, top White House staff on clean energy hold a live online breakout session via Facebook.
Duration : 0:46:53
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President Obama visits battery technology company Celgard in Charlotte, NC to talk about how the Recovery Act is helping to create jobs and economic growth by investing in innovative technologies.
Duration : 0:56:21
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From The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment’s 7th Annual Conference, “Building: A new Green Economy”. This conference focused on methods to deliver more sustainable growth in our towns and cities.
More info: http://www.princes-foundation.org/index.php?id=1123
Rob Hopkins is co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and of the Transition Network. He set up the first 2-year full-time permaculture course in the world as well as coordinated the first eco-village development.
Duration : 0:5:56
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The President speaks to the Quarterly Meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington DC about the economy and creating new jobs. February 24, 2010.
Duration : 0:38:57
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In the first segment of the Clean Energy Economy Stakeholder Briefing with Youth Leaders, Cabinet Members speak with over 100 young leaders on clean energy at the White House.
Duration : 1:40:10
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In the first segment of the Clean Energy Economy Stakeholder Briefing with Youth Leaders, Cabinet Members speak with over 100 young leaders on clean energy at the White House.
Duration : 1:40:10
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