Putting equity first in the regulation of digital platforms
We must continue to apply pressure on the government, platform actors and regulators alike to take action before the severities of virtual hate rhetoric become our permanent reality.
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Eliminating anti-Black racism—and food insecurity—starts at work
Individuals don’t experience food insecurity because they lack cooking skills, live too far from a grocery store, or that there isn’t enough food to go around. It’s because we’ve allowed food to become a commodity.
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Addressing environmental racism in Black communities in Canada
While the concept of environmental justice has been discussed by academics and politicians for decades in Canada, environmental legislation that fully incorporates an environmental justice framework has yet to become a reality.
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5 reasons why higher carbon prices require stronger green industrial policy
A green industrial policy is so urgent because without it, the carbon price is unlikely to receive enough political support to ever reach its 2030 level or to induce the transformative changes required for a net-zero emissions economy. Here are five reasons why.
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Wage repression, inequality and economic stagnation
Analysis suggests that capital has become far too strong to sustain a robust economy and that an increase in labour bargaining power should be welcomed rather than resisted.
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Seth Klein’s war time analogy hits the right mark in the fight against climate change
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.
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Solidarity after the pandemic: basic income or basic services?
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.
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Explainer: implementing paid sick days and paid sick leave
Across Canada, paid sick days have largely been left to the responsibility of the employer and/or union collective agreements to provide.
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Steps must be taken to nationalize pharmaceutical production in Canada
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.
