Must be a slow week for Wente or she's been under a rock for years! 
Some of us, apparently excluding her, have been aware for many years that there will be big bills a-coming unless humanity as a whole smartens up, pronto.
The bills have been rolling in for approx. the past ten years and they are getting larger by the year.
Welcome to the NEW/REAL world, Margaret! 
How much did you learn on your NW Passage cruise?  Or do you fail to see the global connections? 
Too cozy in Downtown Toronto or up near Georgian Bay where they brew some fine beer?