You can always reach out to the maintainers to see. Some of them might have behind the scenes work going on, others might consider the crate complete if it’s already hit 1.0.0.
I don’t think you’ll find a one size fits all answer here, it depends the crate.
Getting rid of the efficiencies defence is a good start.
The article also hints at a deeper problem of land use. Zoning is limiting the space where new competitors can establish themselves. The established conglomerates buy up what little land is available.
Provincial governments need to tax ground rents so the revenue gets used to foster competition, not lining billionaires’ pockets.
Municipalities need to open up the suburbs to become denser mixed use spaces, where small businesses can develop and thrive.
Mandating cyber insurance coverage could help as well and help align financial interests with cybersecurity ones
It would be nice to get to a doughnut economy where we can build a strong social foundation within the ecological boundaries of the planet, but of all things, worrying about recyclable, reusable, and rarely consumed eclipse glasses shouldn’t be our first priority
There are stores mentioned in the article. I also found this list on Reddit of North American suppliers from the American Astronomical Society
Hopefully they have backups
They make boneheaded decisions occasionally like supporting the porn ID bill and it’s enough to make people hesitate.
There’s also a common narrative online that the NDP doesn’t actually support or care about labour anymore. It doesn’t really hold up when you actually take a critical look into the NDP’s actions but that’s too much effort for most people.
We need public options for the entire supply and distribution chain
This is still only one piece of the puzzle though. To restore affordability it would make sense to prioritize building and converting more existing stock to non-market housing so there’s competitive pressure on the remaining/existing landlords to keep rent low.
Vienna has done a wonderful job to show the world what’s possible after a century of continuous improvements with non market housing.
Swing and miss by NatPo. Not that anyone should expect much from an opinion piece from any of a conservative American hedge fund’s papers.
NIMBYs can come in any political stripe and must be countered everywhere.
There’s grains of truth peppered in throughout this piece but it’s light on quality sources.
Cities will have to become denser mixed use places. More car dependent suburban sprawl is not the answer. It’s been proven not fiscally sustainable.