Victorian opposition proposes indefinite hiring freeze on back-office public service roles to tackle $199.3bn debt by 2029-30. Plan aims to save $22bn over 10 years, excludes teachers, nurses, police. Relies on natural attrition. #publicpolicy #economy

https://wesearch.press/s/australia-news-live-woman-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-jo-5a1ca859?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

Ontario’s problems aren’t sudden failures. They’re deferred decisions.

For decades, governments have avoided costly long-term fixes:
→ housing supply
→ healthcare staffing
→ infrastructure investment
→ wage sustainability

Short-term political success often depends on not solving these problems.

But deferral accumulates.
And the cost doesn’t disappear — it compounds.

Read Essay 👇
https://curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/ontarios-long-tomorrow

#Ontario #CanadaPolitics #EconomicReality #PublicPolicy
#Canada

India launched CRGSS — a govt-backed
credit guarantee covering 70% of lender
risk for smaller cities that can't access
infrastructure financing on their own.

Part of the Urban Challenge Fund (2026–31).

The goal isn't just projects.
It's making these cities creditworthy
enough to not need the guarantee next time.

https://www.ncgtc.in/en/product-details/CRGSS/Credit-Repayment-Guarantee-Sub-Scheme-(CRGSS)-under-Urban-Challenge-Fund-(UCF)

#UrbanIndia #Infrastructure #PublicPolicy

As I watch a vacant lot two houses down from us get clear cut it fills me with such sadness.

Here in Florida we are in a drought. There's a burn ban at the moment. I had the random thought but think it would be really smart policy:

Burn Ban should be extended to place a hold on ALL clear cutting, paving, and tree removal. As long as we're in a drought and heat wave there is no justification for exacerbating the situation.

#Florida #HeatWave #ClimateChange #PublicPolicy #UrbanPolicy #PublicPlanning #Drought #BurnBan #Environmentalist

Canada should hedge against a volatile U.S. — but the comforting story (Canada as victim of America’s chaos) can become an excuse.

Diversification matters. Detachment is costly and slow. The binding constraints are domestic: productivity, housing-led growth, under-building, and institutions optimized for stability over transformation.

👇 New essay: https://curmudgeonlycanadian.substack.com/p/not-a-rupture-an-exposure

#Canada #Economy #Housing #PublicPolicy #Productivity
#CDNPoli #Affordability #Trade #Policy #Resilience #Institutions

RE: https://partychickens.net/@mason/116514703013503570

'some governments will require the tools that they use to support post-quantum cryptography in the near future. This means that a lot of companies want post-quantum cryptography, and people will begin to expect it from serious projects'

#cryptography #publicPolicy #quantumComputing #postQuantumCryptography