Most people are not aware that 97 percent of our "money" in Canada is created in the form of credit or debt with interest cost attached for no other reason than bank profits. I propose mass education on the incredible potential for real growth in Canada if we, through our government, were to begin using the Bank of Canada to create all currency in this country, for the benefit of all of our citizens rather than for the benefit of private bankers.
The cliche that money doesn't buy happiness is often ignored in the exodus to the nearest Walmart or local mall. It could be because people are immersed in a culture that sees the accumulation of goods as the definition of success. Media images barrage us daily with products and lifestyles of opulence and money to burn. This is something that needs to change, indeed must change, for our planet to survive. The world cannot sustain every human in the world driving their own car, for example, or owning their own monster house. The legacy we leave behind for our children is at stake.