The deep and lasting cuts of neoliberalism
Since the mid-2000s, the hegemonic neoliberal order has itself entered crisis, driven above all as a political reaction.
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Budget 2022 bets on electric cars and tech incentives to decarbonize economy
Supply-side and demand-side measures to incentivize this shift are touted at the top of Budget 2022’s climate action measures. Relying on incentives for private sector and consumer investment in ZEVs, however, come with costs and implications that are not always considered.
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The fake choice between saving the planet and raising the living standards of working families
The right-wing are claiming that environmental measures to deal with the climate crisis are a major cause of inflation. But we do not face an unpalatable choice between saving the planet and lower living standards. Progressives must come up with a serious alternative.
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Why Ontario municipalities also want a good child care deal
For far too long, Ontario’s municipalities have been subject to a roller-coaster of provincially-imposed policy and funding changes with unrealistic timelines. Our local governments – and the public they serve – deserve better this time.
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Is Medicare in Manitoba at risk?
The final factor, or destructive gift to Manitoba, could well be an expansion of private sector health care delivery. Such an expansion, in the name of pandemic inspired “ innovation”, would be a long time Tory dream come true.
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Ending structural racism and the role of social and economic rights
Inequity is a scourge on society, independent of absolute living conditions. It is the cause and consequence of differences in power and resources throughout society, not only at the lowest socioeconomic rungs.
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Dealing with an 18-year high inflation
High inflation may prove to be temporary, but unless and until it subsides, governments need to act to protect those who are struggling.
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A wealth tax is a progressive carbon tax
While the federal government is talking about the need for urgent and dramatic action, their spending and revenue plans have failed to match the rhetoric. Massive spending will require massive revenues far beyond carbon taxes.
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The historical imperative to get recovery right
The clear lesson from the past is that, once the sort of inequality that beset the Roman Empire – or that we are experiencing in Canada today – sets in, more often than not it has proven disastrous and in many cases spelled doom for entire societies.
