Newsletter #25: Farmers aren't public intellectuals
June 11th, 2026
* Blog post: The urban-rural divide is about class, not beliefs
* I was on the radio!
* Where I've been
* Where to
Devon Cooke
The urban-rural divide is about class, not beliefs
I embarked on my tour with a great ambition: to bridge the nascent partisan divide that is growing in Canada. My hope was to bring rural com
Newsletter #24: The great plains are empty
May 25th, 2026
* Depopulation is a policy choice
* Where I've been
* Where to next
* Updates from On Tour
* Watch the film
* Foll
Depopulation is a policy choice
On the prairies, it's a bit unremarkable to say "we are losing our rural communities".
Newsletter #23: Can't buy me love — or food security
May 18th, 2026
* Blog update from the road
* Where I've been
* Where to next
* Updates from On Tour
* Watch the film
* Follow the
How welfare creates food insecurity
"Can't buy me love, oh. Love, oh. Can't buy me love, oh. Oh!"
The Beatles said it best in 1964. There are things that mon
Newsletter #22: The cement that binds community
May 4th, 2026
* What brings people together?
* Where I've been
* Where to next
* Vlog On Tour
* Watch the film
* Follow the tour