Depopulation is a policy choice
On the prairies, it's a bit unremarkable to say "we are losing our rural communities".
Devon Cooke
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
What brings people together?
For the last two months, I've been an excuse to get people together in a room, watch a movie, and talk to their neighbours.
Newsletter #21: The Hands that Feed Us: On tour at last!
April 14th, 2026
* Update from the road
* Where I've been
* Where to next
* Vlog On Tour
* Watch the film
* Follow the tour
* Ho
Newsletter #20: The Hands that Feed Us: On Tour
I've been talking about taking The Hands that Feed Us On Tour since before I started filming. So, the existence of the tour isn't news. I'll be on the road for a year, and my goal is to show the film 250 times (five days a week!) and to host a discussion after every screening.