{"id":114377,"date":"2020-11-17T22:47:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2020-11-17T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:47:21","slug":"this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"#This year has shown us that we have what it takes to stop climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e70f3e1008\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e70f3e1008\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#14_things_2020_proved_wrong\" >14 things 2020 proved wrong<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Democracy_is_destiny\" >\u2018Democracy is destiny\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_worst_system_except_for_all_the_others_has_been_under_attack_for_years_Trump_just_made_us_notice\" >The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98The_future_is_virtual\" >\u2018The future is virtual\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_pandemic_has_made_it_clear_in_more_ways_than_we_would_have_thought_to_count_you_actually_need_to_be_there\" >The pandemic has made it clear in more ways than we would have thought to count: you actually need to be there<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Rich_countries_can_overcome\" >\u2018Rich countries can overcome\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_awful_response_to_the_pandemic_put_the_final_nail_in_the_myth_of_liberal_democracys_pre-eminence\" >The awful response to the pandemic put the final nail in the myth of liberal democracy\u2019s pre-eminence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98In_a_crisis_leaders_will_lead\" >\u2018In a crisis, leaders will lead\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_job_description_is_right_in_their_title_but_too_many_simply_failed_to_show_up_for_work\" >The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Women_are_winning_at_work\" >\u2018Women are winning at work\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_economic_crisis_spurred_by_the_pandemic_has_unveiled_inequalities_and_obstacles_once_thought_a_thing_of_the_past\" >The economic crisis spurred by the pandemic has unveiled inequalities and obstacles once thought a thing of the past<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98The_individual_is_supreme\" >\u2018The individual is supreme\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Our_decades-long_love_affair_with_rugged_independence_has_suddenly_fallen_away\" >Our decades-long love affair with rugged independence has suddenly fallen away<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98The_stock_market_has_meaning\" >\u2018The stock market has meaning\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Long_treated_as_a_key_economic_indicator_by_many_it_is_now_completely_detached_from_how_the_economy_is_actually_doing\" >Long treated as a key economic indicator by many, it is now completely detached from how the economy is actually doing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Climate_change_cant_be_stopped\" >\u2018Climate change can\u2019t be stopped\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#After_decades_of_planet-threatening_growth_emissions_fell_off_a_cliff_Environmentalists_sense_a_turning_point\" >After decades of planet-threatening growth, emissions fell off a cliff. Environmentalists sense a turning point.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98We_value_our_seniors\" >\u2018We value our seniors\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Decades_of_promises_to_improve_the_quality_of_life_of_elderly_Canadians_have_gone_unfulfilled\" >Decades of promises to improve the quality of life of elderly Canadians have gone unfulfilled<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Kids_are_resilient\" >\u2018Kids are resilient\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Childrens_ability_to_bounce_back_has_been_pushed_to_a_breaking_point_and_exposed_some_ugly_inequalities\" >Children\u2019s ability to bounce back has been pushed to a breaking point, and exposed some ugly inequalities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Running_errands_is_boring\" >\u2018Running errands is boring\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Rushing_out_to_get_milk_was_once_the_height_of_tedium_Today_its_an_anxiety-inducing_thrill_ride\" >Rushing out to get milk was once the height of tedium. Today, it\u2019s an anxiety-inducing thrill ride.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98We_need_the_gym\" >\u2018We need the gym\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_pandemic_shutdown_forced_a_reality_check_for_many_all_that_time_spent_in_the_gym_was_more_luxury_than_necessity\" >The pandemic shutdown forced a reality check: for many, all that time spent in the gym was more luxury than necessity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98Bureaucracy_is_slow\" >\u2018Bureaucracy is slow\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#The_pandemic_forced_a_culture_shift_on_government_proving_that_red_tape_really_can_be_cut\" >The pandemic forced a culture shift on government, proving that red tape really can be cut<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#%E2%80%98You_can_ignore_racism\" >\u2018You can ignore racism\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-year-has-shown-us-that-we-have-what-it-takes-to-stop-climate-change\/#Denying_systemic_racism_is_no_longer_tenable_But_will_the_outrage_of_the_past_summer_translate_to_substantive_change\" >Denying systemic racism is no longer tenable. But will the outrage of the past summer translate to substantive change?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#This year has shown us that we have what it takes to stop climate change<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            After decades of planet-threatening growth, emissions fell off a cliff. Environmentalists sense a turning point.\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        <em>This has been a year of realizing that what we thought was solid ground beneath our collective feet was in fact a cliff that would crumble away with just a bit of natural erosion or one sharp blow. We reflected on 2020 to find truths, exploded. This is one of them.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/macleans.ca\/?p=1212714\">Read more about the year that changed everything \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Readers occupied with COVID-19 and American politics may be forgiven for having missed some climate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>To recap: Greenland\u2019s ice caps are melting faster than any time in the past 12,000 years. Out-of-control wildfires have turned much of the Amazon and the U.S. West to ash. Tropical storms set new records. And thawing of the northern permafrost releases methane tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in the ice, threatening an unstoppable warming feedback loop.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of all that, environmentalists are feeling more optimistic about climate action than they have in a long time, because in 2020 greenhouse gas emissions around the world fell off a cliff, tumbling more sharply than even during the Second World War.<\/p>\n<p>It will take a year or two before scientists are able to figure out the exact numbers, but researchers at <em>Nature Communications <\/em>have estimated that CO\u2082 emissions that cause global warming fell by almost nine per cent in the first half of 2020, an enormous and sudden drop after decades of steady, seemingly unstoppable, planet-threatening growth.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>OUR EDITORIAL: Looking at truths, exploded<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The coronavirus has killed more than a million people, strangled economic growth and played havoc with the financial, emotional and psychological well-being of just about everyone, but it also grounded planes, left cars in their parking lots and silenced factories.<\/p>\n<p>After years of struggling with powerful industrial and political players that fought every reduction, green activists were suddenly watching emissions drop overnight. And while they expect the numbers to spike after the pandemic, they think the pandemic is a turning point, the moment when the world found a way to cut greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, a lot of people who are now working at home are likely never going back to the office. \u201cA lot of these companies just don\u2019t come back to those offices,\u201d says Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence. \u201cSo there\u2019s going to be significant opportunities for what happens with all those buildings.\u201d Gray thinks offices will be converted to residences, and more people will work from home in rural areas and small towns, which ought to stall suburban sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>And when the planes are back in the air and cruise ships resume their voyages, environmentalists think the people running economies will not return to business as usual. \u201cThe big thing is what do you do coming out of it,\u201d says Keith Stewart, senior energy strategist with Greenpeace Canada. \u201cWe\u2019re having a renewed appreciation of what governments can and should do to protect people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic has changed ideas about what governments can do, says Sarah Doyle, the director of policy and research at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship. \u201cThe demonstration that we can reduce emissions dramatically in a short period of time is powerful, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s clear necessarily that we can or will sustain that without structural changes,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I think there is a real opportunity that is also demonstrated by the pandemic to make those changes more permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When politicians spend money to get the economy moving, there will be good arguments to invest in green jobs. Joe Biden spoke frankly about the need to transition away from fossil fuels, something that mainstream politicians were uneasy about saying publicly even a few years ago. That\u2019s because public opinion has shifted, says Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Markets are already shifting. Projections for fossil fuel consumption have been downgraded, and investors are moving their money out of the industry. In October, Zoom\u2019s market capitalization eclipsed Exxon\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, called for investors to wake up: \u201cThis could turn an existential risk into the greatest commercial opportunity of our time.\u201d If Carney is right, the political arguments for a business-as-usual approach to energy policy are suddenly going to be harder to make.<\/p>\n<p>This is likely to pose a challenge to Canadian politicians like Jason Kenney, who last year called investor concerns about climate risk the \u201cflavour of the month,\u201d and make life easier for those who want to act.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_things_2020_proved_wrong\"><\/span>14 things 2020 proved wrong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Democracy_is_destiny\"><\/span>\u2018Democracy is destiny\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_worst_system_except_for_all_the_others_has_been_under_attack_for_years_Trump_just_made_us_notice\"><\/span>The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_future_is_virtual\"><\/span>\u2018The future is virtual\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_has_made_it_clear_in_more_ways_than_we_would_have_thought_to_count_you_actually_need_to_be_there\"><\/span>The pandemic has made it clear in more ways than we would have thought to count: you actually need to be there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Rich_countries_can_overcome\"><\/span>\u2018Rich countries can overcome\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_awful_response_to_the_pandemic_put_the_final_nail_in_the_myth_of_liberal_democracys_pre-eminence\"><\/span>The awful response to the pandemic put the final nail in the myth of liberal democracy\u2019s pre-eminence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98In_a_crisis_leaders_will_lead\"><\/span>\u2018In a crisis, leaders will lead\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_job_description_is_right_in_their_title_but_too_many_simply_failed_to_show_up_for_work\"><\/span>The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Women_are_winning_at_work\"><\/span>\u2018Women are winning at work\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_economic_crisis_spurred_by_the_pandemic_has_unveiled_inequalities_and_obstacles_once_thought_a_thing_of_the_past\"><\/span>The economic crisis spurred by the pandemic has unveiled inequalities and obstacles once thought a thing of the past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_individual_is_supreme\"><\/span>\u2018The individual is supreme\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_decades-long_love_affair_with_rugged_independence_has_suddenly_fallen_away\"><\/span>Our decades-long love affair with rugged independence has suddenly fallen away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_stock_market_has_meaning\"><\/span>\u2018The stock market has meaning\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_treated_as_a_key_economic_indicator_by_many_it_is_now_completely_detached_from_how_the_economy_is_actually_doing\"><\/span>Long treated as a key economic indicator by many, it is now completely detached from how the economy is actually doing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Climate_change_cant_be_stopped\"><\/span>\u2018Climate change can\u2019t be stopped\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_decades_of_planet-threatening_growth_emissions_fell_off_a_cliff_Environmentalists_sense_a_turning_point\"><\/span>After decades of planet-threatening growth, emissions fell off a cliff. Environmentalists sense a turning point.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98We_value_our_seniors\"><\/span>\u2018We value our seniors\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decades_of_promises_to_improve_the_quality_of_life_of_elderly_Canadians_have_gone_unfulfilled\"><\/span>Decades of promises to improve the quality of life of elderly Canadians have gone unfulfilled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Kids_are_resilient\"><\/span>\u2018Kids are resilient\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Childrens_ability_to_bounce_back_has_been_pushed_to_a_breaking_point_and_exposed_some_ugly_inequalities\"><\/span>Children\u2019s ability to bounce back has been pushed to a breaking point, and exposed some ugly inequalities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Running_errands_is_boring\"><\/span>\u2018Running errands is boring\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rushing_out_to_get_milk_was_once_the_height_of_tedium_Today_its_an_anxiety-inducing_thrill_ride\"><\/span>Rushing out to get milk was once the height of tedium. Today, it\u2019s an anxiety-inducing thrill ride.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98We_need_the_gym\"><\/span>\u2018We need the gym\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_shutdown_forced_a_reality_check_for_many_all_that_time_spent_in_the_gym_was_more_luxury_than_necessity\"><\/span>The pandemic shutdown forced a reality check: for many, all that time spent in the gym was more luxury than necessity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Bureaucracy_is_slow\"><\/span>\u2018Bureaucracy is slow\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_forced_a_culture_shift_on_government_proving_that_red_tape_really_can_be_cut\"><\/span>The pandemic forced a culture shift on government, proving that red tape really can be cut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98You_can_ignore_racism\"><\/span>\u2018You can ignore racism\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Denying_systemic_racism_is_no_longer_tenable_But_will_the_outrage_of_the_past_summer_translate_to_substantive_change\"><\/span>Denying systemic racism is no longer tenable. 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