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David Champagne

David Champagne is a doctoral student in sociology at the University of British Columbia. He investigates sustainable city measures in North America.

Canada and climate change: Are sustainable cities for the rich?

Canada is slumping into an unresolved crisis. To housing affordability, household debt, job precariousness and income inequality, we add climate change. Earlier this month, the United Nation's ...