We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.

My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a pup tent to go on our first camping trip.

How you imagine the world determines how you live in it.

Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.

We must pay greater attention to keeping our bodies and minds healthy and able to heal. Yet we are making it difficult for our defences to work. We allow things to be sold that should not be called food. Many have no nutritive value and lead to obesity, salt imbalance, and allergies.

If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?