Michael Dudley

<p>Canadians shopping for a new car will get a rebate for purchasing hybrids, and a penalty for purchasing a gas-guzzler.</p>

<p>In a Google era -- and for a generation of suburban kids who want to own books and AV -- the local library may be losing its appeal.</p>

<p>The most recent Canadian Census shows that Canada is rapidly urbanizing. Unfortunately, writes Jeffrey Simpson, its systems of government and economic development strategies are stuck in a rural past.</p>

<p>All the indicators are pointing to a disastrous year for the American housing market.</p>

<p>With the end of a federal subsidy intended to soften the blow to rural forest economies, an entire public library system in Oregon is being shut down.</p>