In his remarkable book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari proposes that the progress of humanity has been driven by a dynamic tension between freedom and equality. Socialists value equality and are willing to sacrifice freedoms for it. Conservatives value freedom and will accept the inequality it leads to. In the tug of war between the two, I have, as in most things in life, tried to eat my cake and have it too. So, I believe in a society that strives for equality of opportunity

It is difficult to square Doug Ford’s recent statement that Ontario would lead Canada, even North America, in reducing greenhouse gases (GHG), with the measures announced by his government in the recent budget: let alone with their opposition to the carbon tax. Funds have been cut from tree planting programs, and anti-red-tape measures may weaken environmental assessments and species protections amongst other things. The overall Environment Ministry budget is to be cut by 17