Leeanne G’s Reviews > Who We Are: Reflections on My Life and Canada > Status Update

“The dinosaur fuel gets all the attention, but their day is done. As Sheik Yamani said in 1973 in the first oil shock, ‘The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones, but because we found something better.’”

“Rulers feel that they know what is right and what needs to be done in their domain, and see no need to compromise, to consult, to listen or to consider other opinions, all of which are essential elements of the toolkit of those who govern democratically. Rulers often see themselves as exceptional and exempt from the rules that they can impose on the ruled.” - Richard Kool

Yep, our political system is in desperate need of changes.

“‘As long as there was a threat of Communism, capitalism had to maintain a human face. It had to appear to be concerned with human welfare. But once Communism collapsed and the Cold War ended, capitalism began to have its head. Capitalism made the mistake of thinking it had won. In fact, Communism had collapsed under its own weight.’” - Ernst von Weizsacker

“[Canadians] understand as a people that when problems are global, we need global solutions.”
I’m not so sure we still understand this.

“This is a book about how to fix what is wrong, rescue democracy from hyper-partisan politics, and put Canada, and the world, on the path to a secure, post-carbon economy. We have a lot of the right stuff to make it work. But no politician is going to be adequate to the task. There is a leadership vacuum. I invite you—I invite all of us—to fill it.”