In the United States i am sure you are very aware that we are in the midst of significant budget battles and dysfunctions one might say, and for those of us who watched defense we are particularly the implications of that for u. S. Defense strategy and planning. Im wondering how you would describe the cuts in defense in canada. I dont think you have quite the political environment we do right now but surely you must have the same sense of general interest in how canada plans to go forward and again strategically where canada wants to be in terms of its role in the world and how to underwrite that with military capability. I would love to hear a little bit about the efforts underway in canada including your own defense reform initiative. That looks to cut inefficiencies to free up some funds. Good for you youve got the name right. The defense renewal team has worked a year. One of the first tasks in taking on this position was the direction to maintain everyone and the numbers that i ha
So thank you. So we are at 1 30, so im going to draw us to a close. I want to thank my panelists here today. Thank all of you for being here and for your contributions today and for, most importantly, for the work that provides the basis for you to comment today. I want to thank don graves for being with us and setting the stage so nicely. Thank the annie e. Casey foundation for their support for this event. I want to note a couple things. One is that the papers and not just the microenterprise ones, but there is a web site, big ideas for jobs. Org, and you can find all of the papers there. We are the second event here at aspen focusing on a couple other papers for the series. Theyre not focused specifically on the opportunities and policies that could support the work that social enterprises do, that anchor institutions like hospitals and educational institutions and others can do to create jobs, again, specifically focused on individuals and communities that have the largest challeng
The Indian River Lagoon saw a brief respite from massive algal blooms this year. But heavy rains from Hurricane Ian led to wastewater spills and stormwater outflows in yet another setback to water quality. Even so, natural resource managers say the lagoon's restoration is still attainable.
The Indian River Lagoon saw a brief respite from massive algal blooms this year. But heavy rains from Hurricane Ian led to wastewater spills and stormwater outflows in yet another setback to water quality. Even so, natural resource managers say the lagoon's restoration is still attainable.