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Building for Tomorrow 6 | The resurgence of nuclear power in Canada
Read issue 6 of Building for Tomorrow here: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/building-for-tomorrow-nuclear-canada/

Ryan Workman
Apr 41 min read


Building for Tomorrow 5 | Simplifying impact assessments for Canada’s major projects
Read issue 5 of Building for Tomorrow here: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/impact-assessment-canada-projects/

Ryan Workman
Apr 41 min read


Building for Tomorrow 4 | East-West Energy Corridor: The provincial pipeline push
Read issue 4 of Building for Tomorrow here: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/provincial-pipeline-push/

Ryan Workman
Apr 41 min read


Building for Tomorrow 3 | The intersection of pipelines and politics
Read issue 3 of Building for Tomorrow here: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/alberta-bc-pipelines-politics/

Ryan Workman
Apr 41 min read


Building for Tomorrow 2: Streamlining Canada’s major projects policy
Read issue 2 of Building for tomorrow here: https://cwf.ca/research/publications/building-for-tomorrow-major-projects/

Ryan Workman
Apr 41 min read


Building for Tomorrow Issue 1
As part of my work at the Canada West Foundation I have launched a new blog series called Building for Tomorrow. You can read the first issue here .

Ryan Workman
Sep 20, 20251 min read


Elbows Up
Two weeks ago, I had a conversation I never thought I'd have with my brother: should we start learning to shoot in anticipation of a potential U.S. invasion? It probably won’t happen. Not because the orange potato to the south isn’t serious about his threats, but rather because his administration lacks the wherewithal to accomplish such a monumental undertaking. Because the U.S. is too busy devouring itself to devour us. Because the U.S. is not actually prepared for decades o

Ryan Workman
Mar 21, 20252 min read
Energy Innovation Brief - Spooky Energy Innovations
I have written another Energy Innovation Brief. This month is about strange and unusual energy innovations, such as harnessing energy from crematoriums. You can read it here .

Ryan Workman
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Energy Innovation Brief - Send in the Microbes!
I have published my first article with the Canada West Foundation! It's about exciting innovations in bacteria technologies. You can read...

Ryan Workman
Nov 6, 20231 min read


Climate Anxiety
At first, I was going to only post this on my literary website, but I am cross-posting it on my policy website because I believe that it...

Ryan Workman
Sep 3, 20232 min read


Questions regarding Alberta's Compassionate Intervention Act
You may have heard that Canada is in the midst of an opioid crisis. In 2021 there were over 7,500 overdose deaths in Canada[i], giving us...

Ryan Workman
Jun 7, 20235 min read


Report Published: "Canada's Health Crisis: Profiling Opioid Addiction in Alberta and BC".
The report I have been working on for the Stanford Network on Addiction Policy, "Canada's Health Crisis: Profiling Opioid Addiction in...

Ryan Workman
Apr 24, 20231 min read


"After COVID, young Canadians are pessimistic – for good reason" - Article Link
I worked with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute as an external consultant and analyst on their recently published article "After COVID,...

Ryan Workman
Sep 13, 20221 min read


Canadian taxation is too damn complicated
Political discussions often focus on moral topics. Parties primarily distinguish themselves along ideological lines, and it is usually...

Ryan Workman
Apr 8, 20223 min read


Social Kinds in Public Policy
A key philosophical/sociological issue that governments must grapple with is the creation, utilization and impact of social kinds.

Ryan Workman
Feb 1, 20224 min read


Climate Change and the Doomsday Clock: 100 Seconds to Midnight
The Doomsday Clock The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical analysis of how close humanity is to destroying ourselves with dangerous...

Ryan Workman
Mar 13, 20205 min read


Climate Change and the 2019 Canadian Federal Election
Introduction As climate change and environmental degradation accelerate, so does the amount of economic and social disruption they cause....

Ryan Workman
Oct 26, 20195 min read


Blockbuster Movies and Public Policy: The Influence of Interest on Collaborative Projects
The book was better. A common saying. Though the sentiment that books are better than movies is inherently unverifiable, it does seem...

Ryan Workman
Aug 18, 20193 min read


Politics in Practice
Preamble When you make changes in a complex system, the consequences are unpredictable. In this post, I will be exploring the idea that...

Ryan Workman
May 7, 20195 min read


What is Public Policy?
I have, at this point, a masters degree in public policy and over a year of work experience. Yet I realized recently that I still found...

Ryan Workman
Feb 18, 20194 min read
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