The war analogy and a close analysis of the World War Two experience provide grounds for optimism that big things can be accomplished given political will and popular support.
Meeting universal basic needs for participation, health and independence is not a simple consumer choice. Rather, it’s a minimum condition to ensure a vibrant and thriving democratic society.
Across Canada, paid sick days have largely been left to the responsibility of the employer and/or union collective agreements to provide.
It’s time we stopped being prisoners of foolish economic orthodoxies. A publicly-owned pharmaceutical company always made sense – and does so now more than ever.
As we have learned during this pandemic with long term care facilities, there is a central role by provincial and territorial governments in ensuring the availability of affordable, quality and accessible services and supports for people with disabilities in their everyday lives.
This moment calls for us to seriously consider what sort of policy changes are necessary to accomplish our goal of divesting from this anti-Black institution, and reinvesting in crucial social services.
Building affordable housing should be part and parcel of the core infrastructure needed to make a livable city, just like schools, transportation and hospitals.
COVID-19 might finally provide the policy window to end decades of underfunding that have resulted in a decaying and inequitable system.
Canada needs to look beyond the immediate crisis to identify the key building blocks of a new economy on a sector by sector basis.
