The Best of the Agenda - Thursday February 11 2010

The Best of the Agenda A reversion of BPN 779690 with new intro, extro and links The Interview: Sid Ryan Sid Ryan, the new head of the Ontario Federation of Labour, discusses his plans to make the creation of green jobs a key mission of Ontario labour. Producer: Hilary Clark The Debate: Can Green Jobs Save the Economy? Are green jobs--from clean energy to renewables--the answer to our economic woes? Guests: Gerald Butts Joel Kotkin Finn Poschmann Sid Ryan Producer: Daniel Kitts

Can Green Jobs Save the Economy?

A debate on whether the push for environmentally-sound "green jobs" is a way to revitalize the economy or just the latest business buzzword. Featuring Sid Ryan of the OFL, Gerald Butts of WWF Canada, Finn Poschmann of the C.D. Howe Institute, and Joel Kotkin of Chapman University. Broadcast date: January 12, 2009.