Shares of the Week: The Boiling in a Pot of Water Edition

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This one is a little late, sorry! After this, I am going to be taking a little break to enjoy summer before returning with some original content. I don't know when, but I have a few things I want to write about, in a longer, more meaningful form as I have promised.

A lesson on hope: Tristen Durocher reflects one year after his 635 km walk and 44-day fast - Tristen Durocher, CBC News (July 29. 2021)
I’d like to begin this week’s shares with an update from Tristan Durocher, the young man who one year ago showed leadership and bravery in his protest for suicide awareness, giving the youth of Saskatchewan someone to look up to for hope and inspiration in dark times.

Climate change has arrived in Sask. And it's 'ugly.' - Johnathan Charlton, CTV News (July 22, 2021)
Will the negative effects of climate change that we are seeing all around us be enough to convince the holdouts that serious, global action needs to be taken to protect our quality of life and ensure it isn’t permanently left in the dust?

Carbon Tax, Beloved Policy to Fix Climate Change, Is Dead at 47 - Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic (July 20, 2021)
It is survived by the politicians who cowed to industry pressure and big money interests, allowing them to freely boil us all like frogs in a giant pot of water.

The Problem of the Small Landlord and Other Pandemic Relief Traps - Clio Chang, The New Republic (July 16, 2021)
Scarcity dominates the minds of the wealthy but it is a cruel reality for the poor, putting landlords and renters in two vastly different worlds.

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