Working Towards a
Sustainable Canadian Society

We are Canadians for a Sustainable Society, a group of well rounded activists and researchers dedicated to laying out a clear path to sustainability for Canada. Learn more and join our effort to make Canada a social and environmental leader.

Opinion Research Report

Read the official results of our Leger Opinion Research Poll highlighting what Canadians actually believe and care about.

Research a Topic

Click a topic category below to find a well-researched in-depth analysis of specific hot topics or issues affecting Canadians.

What is a Sustainable Society?

Current population and consumption levels in Canada have been enabled by abundant fossil fuels and their inherent storage capability. Renewable energy will not sustain this level of energy consumption or convenience.

Environment

The environment is the all-encompassing natural economy in which we live as opposed to the smaller commercial economy in which we work. Western societies now know the environment is important but perhaps we are afraid to admit just how vital it is and the damage we are doing to it.

Biophysical (Real) Economics

“The economy” in current terms is the exchange of goods and services measured in dollars or other printed currency and summarized in GDP measurements. It has never been intended to represent the full real wealth creation process or human or societal well-being.

Population

Population is a fundamental driver of every factor that is involved in everyday life, the economy and human interaction with the natural world. Population size and rate of growth and changing age structure must be understood if we are to address the dynamics of our changing world and our impact upon it.

Social

Social welfare addresses the issue of how well all segments of the population are doing in their economic and social lives. The level of equality indicates how evenly opportunity and human development are distributed in a society.

Articles and Updates

Why The Oil Sands Won’t Save Canada

With world oil resources depleting, it is often heard that “Canada will be OK!” because we have the oil...

A Proposal to Resuscitate Canada’s Ailing Healthcare System

Sizing up our healthcare system Provincial healthcare systems in Canada are our most cherished public services and they are...

Economics for Students

Students enrolled in courses from international relations to environment to engineering are confronted with a mountain of detail in...

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Working Towards a Sustainable Canadian Society