From his lifelong professional career as an ecological consultant Dr. Ludwig brings a unique perspective to some of the most pressing of Canadas challenges economic, geopolitical, demographic and hydrological as well as climatological. He suggests creation of an all-Canadian East-West Infrastructure Corridor to reverse Canadas drift into dangerous (for Canada) continentalism. This proposal will not
be popular with those of our federal and provincial politicians who are committed to failed neoliberal ideology. Nevertheless, for the rest of us, his perceptive analyses should stimulate critical thinking and even, let us hope, collective action.
Dr. Bruce Partridge
Dr. Bruce Partridge speaks from his successive careers as Executive Vice-President of one of the leading US universities, President of a Canadian university, and Vice President & General Counsel of one of Canadas largest multinational mining corporations.
Circa l’autore
James P. Ludwig was born in Port Huron, Michigan in 1941 and is a dual Canadian- American citizen. He earned a Ph.D at the University of Michigan in 1968 and published 52 peer-reviewed articles on chemical contamination and the ecology of the Great Lakes between 1961 and 2013, focused on colonial waterbirds. He collaborated with many government and academic scientists from both nations for over 40 years and watched the inexorable deterioration the Great Lakes under neoliberal governments of both nations. He continues to monitor changes in Great Lakes’ bird populations and their ecology, relating these environmental changes to public policy during his retirement years.