MustardClementine

We Were a Country of Second Homes, Now a Generation Can’t Afford Even One

My family cottage as a microcosm of the boomer legacy

Dec 6 • MustardClementine

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August 2025

What’s Possible Matters More Now Than What’s Probable

Enthralled by what we could measure, we made the mistake of undervaluing what we couldn't

Aug 18 • MustardClementine

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December 2024

We Need a Housing Crash Because We Are Past Due for a New Economy

Long-term suffering is only compounded when we defer inevitable pain for short-term gain

Dec 22, 2024 • MustardClementine

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July 2024

Our Future Lies in Taking Pride in Our Present, Not Ruminating on the Past

We can't let either traditional or progressive dogma hold us back

Jul 1, 2024 • MustardClementine

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May 2024

Quality of Life Is the Core of Truly Sustainable Living

Let’s extend urbanity to create a sustainable future beyond city limits

May 30, 2024 • MustardClementine

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March 2024

Covid Times Were Not a Free Pass

As I, like many others, will probably always associate Covid with this time of year, just a little, I think it's important to use this reflective mood…

Mar 22, 2024 • MustardClementine

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We Won’t Fix Populism Until We Admit It Exists for Good Reasons, if Not Great Impulses

I clearly remember what I tend to consider my first close encounter with populism - not least because the populist I met said something I couldn't…

Mar 8, 2024 • MustardClementine

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January 2024

Perhaps AI Will Prompt People To Be More Dynamic

We should stop worrying about being replaced, and start making ourselves less easy to replace

Jan 26, 2024 • MustardClementine

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December 2023

You’re Probably Not As Nice as You Think You Are

Canadians like to think we're nice, but really, we've been mostly lucky to live in a nice place, at a nice time; we need to recognize that can change…

Dec 20, 2023 • MustardClementine

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November 2023

It’s Time To Go Back to Blending, in Our Age of Extremes

We need to challenge the current wave of division with a return to the truly inclusive, diverse values that once defined us

Nov 16, 2023 • MustardClementine

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October 2023

Grasping at (Paper) Straws

Rather than pushing people to accept less for themselves, we need to demand more from our leaders and institutions

Oct 6, 2023 • MustardClementine

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September 2023

Kill the Office To Breathe New Life Into Our Cities

As September usually brings with it a “back to school” spirit of new beginnings - this has me thinking about the need for things to die, in order for…

Sep 8, 2023 • MustardClementine

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