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Corruption in the resource extractives sector is a major concern for corporations, financial institutions, governments, investors, and civil society on the whole. While there are no concrete numbers for the economic impact of corruption on the industry, we can be sure that billions of dollars are lost annually to the illicit economy, money that would [...]

With the spectre of provincial elections looming large on the horizon in Québec and with September 4th promising to introduce a possible reconfiguration of the political pieces at the National Assembly of Québec (the provincial legislature), there are any number of topics on the political agenda that may sway voters towards one party or another. [...]

By Alexa Minichiello CBERN Outreach Assistant Our growing dependence on “mechanical slaves” has fundamentally changed our understanding of work, economics, urban planning, gender and science argued author Andrew Nikiforuk to an audience of 200 at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 16, 2012. Nikiforuk, who presented the third and final presentation of [...]

By Alexa Minichiello CBERN Atlantic Outreach Assistant The release of ancient carbons into our atmosphere is causing a “planetary destabilization” according to Alanna Mitchell, Canadian author of Sea Sick. Her Halifax presentation on April 3, 2012 entitled “Carbon and the Oceans: When Oil and Water Mix” and was the second of three in a Canadian [...]