This week:

• We discuss the implications of former Environment Minister Stéphane Dion’s ascent to Leader of the Liberal Party;

• Ryan Wiseman interviews Alex Steffen from World Changing (visit besustainable.com for additional discussion);
• Jordan Poppenk speaks with with Johanne Gélinas, Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (see TGM #9 for her roadshow talk and shownotes);
• Rosemary Mosco kicks off a new midshow segment containing the international headlines;
• We respond to your questions about climate change.

The headlines in brief:

• Canada’s opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader;
• The University of Toronto Student’s Council is facing unprecedented demand for TTC metropasses;
• A single upgraded plane tasked with the mission of patrolling 3,000 the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Coast isn’t sufficient to prevent ships from dumping toxic sludge, according to critics;
• Ontario has announced it will start charging a 10- or 20-cent deposit on LCBO bottles in February in order to divert more bottles from landfill;
• Scientists in Alberta have determined that climate change may indirectly boost levels of mercury in fish and the food chain;
• Americans are driving fewer SUVs and minivans for the first time in 6 years;
• Australia’s economy is experience it’s slowest growth in year, which may be due to a historical drought that has been linked to climate change.

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