And this is all without the new breakthroughs in solar and batteries coming to market in the next few years increasing efficiency and energy density substantially.

I've never been this hopeful about the ability to shift entirely to clean renewable energy in my lifetime.

None of this is “good faith political debate,” and it’s not a coincidence that all these outlets are suddenly interested in the same “discussion” at the same time.

Treating women’s humanity like a thought exercise makes it that much easier to legislate away

The same is true for our City infrastructure like roads and sidewalks. Councils of the past were obsessed with keeping taxes artificially low, so they “kicked the can down the road”. Eventually, though, things fail and must be replaced. The downside - there’s a higher cost to doing it later.

small update - final version coming at some point.

Households aren't spending as much.
Less on cars, less on international travelling (esp to the U.S.)
More on rent and, ahem, financial services.
In aggregate, more savings.
[Noted by StatCan: Distributionally, more savings at the top, not the bottom. ]