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Welcome to the world of Suzuki economics

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David Suzuki, the Vancouver-based scientist, wants to replace the gross domestic product (GDP) with the genuine progress indicator (GPI). Unlike the GDP, the GPI would measure the negative economic impact of resource-depleting activities. Suzuki has endowed a foundation to further his economic agenda.

Innovations, Economic policy, Statistics, Gross domestic product, Economic indicators, Environmental economics, Suzuki, David

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Trees are renewable, but forests are not

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Lumber companies should not be allowed to clearcut the forests of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, because it would threaten an entire ecosystem. Although new trees can be planted, it will take hundreds of years for the forest ecosystem to regenerate.

Lumber industry, Vancouver Island, Clearcutting

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Becoming aware of the Japanese reality

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Relations between Japan and Canada need to be given more importance in order to build a solid future. The Partnership Across the Pacific is comprised of Japanese and Canadian businesspeople and it has made several recommendations, which are described.

Canada, Japan, Political aspects, International trade, Japanese foreign relations, Canadian foreign relations

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