October 15: End of Growth? Beginning of Sustainable Future

Article featured in the Guelph Mercury.

David Suzuki, ecologist, and Jeff Rubin, economist, might seem like strange bedfellows, but after realizing they have some common goals when it comes to saving the planet, they’ve taken their show on the road to promote their common message.

The End of Growth tour comes to Guelph Oct. 16. Suzuki and Rubin will speak at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Hope House, 75 Norfolk St., Downtown Guelph (formerly Norfolk United Church).

Evan Fraser, an associate professor of geography at the University of Guelph, will moderate.

“The challenge with climate change is not how can we afford to reduce emissions, but how can we construct an economy that lives within the confines of nature’s boundaries,” said Suzuki. “The only thing we can change is what we create ourselves and the only thing we can manage is our own species. I’m looking forward to exploring these issues with Jeff Rubin, one of Canada’s most respected economic thinkers.”

“I am thrilled to be going on tour with David Suzuki, an icon to Canadians over the last four decades,” said Rubin. “This tour is a great opportunity to share my message to a whole new audience, at a time when it has never seemed more urgent to recognize the limits to growth and what sustainability really means for our economy. Sustainability isn’t just an abstract notion. It is the governing idea behind the kind of economy we need to foster.”

Advance tickets are available at The Bookshelf or at the door before the event: $15 for general admission, $10 for students. More information is at www.bookshelf.ca.