Civil Discourse

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Civil Discourse is a podcast made by Parliamentary interns. We seek to shed light on Canada's pressing environmental issues through smart conversations with changemakers.

Civil Discourse

  • Jul 10, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 34m AVG DURATION
  • 4 EPISODES


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Ep. 4 - Organizing For The Marathon, Not The Sprint with Robb Barnes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 41:24


In this episode, we sit down with Executive Director of Ecology Ottawa, Robb Barnes, to discuss the work involved with campaigning for climate change on a municipal level, and challenges and opportunities of doing so in a federally-focused city. The views presented here are those of individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the views of GreenPAC Future Fund, its staff, or endorsed MPs.

Ep. 3 - Trials and Tributaries with Meredith Brown

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 25:30


In this episode, we are joined by former Riverkeeper of Ottawa Riverkeeper, Meredith Brown, to discuss the story behind mobilizing a community to protect the Ottawa River Watershed. The views presented here are those of individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the views of GreenPAC Future Fund, its staff, or endorsed MPs.

Ep. 2 - Green Cities - Great by Design? with David Chernushenko

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 30:22


In this episode, we meet with former Ottawa City Councillor and long-time advocate of smart cities, David Chernushenko, to talk about the challenges of building environmentally and financially sustainable cities. The views presented here are those of individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the views of GreenPAC Future Fund, its staff, or endorsed MPs.

Ep. 1 - Communicating Like a Climate Hawk with Mitchell Beer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 41:20


In this episode, we interviewed Mitchell Beer, president at Smarter Shift Inc., former journalist, and content development specialist for climate change communications, to discuss the impact of journalism in communicating the urgency of climate change and energy issues today. You can find Mitchell Beer's curated newsletter, the Energy Mix, here: https://theenergymix.com/ Please note that this episode was recorded in March 2019, before the Alberta 2019 election. The views presented here are those of individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the views of GreenPAC Future Fund, its staff, or endorsed MPs.

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