Christy Clark’s inaction on housing affordability speaks volumes
With families struggling to afford increasing rents, more and more children are growing up in poverty.
With families struggling to afford increasing rents, more and more children are growing up in poverty.
The challenge for progressives is to show that better public services serve the interests of all, while a focus on tax cuts will mainly benefit the most affluent.
Aivalis’ argument that Pierre Trudeau was a “Constant Liberal” is subtle, and acknowledges that organized labour and the NDP were not always consistently advocating policies well to the left of the Liberals.
Development of a new trade agenda should certainly be on the agenda of labour and the left.
Canadian social democrats, simply put, need to re-embrace the value in challenging private property’s dominance over the state.
What was innovative was the way Layton talked about social democratic ideas as pragmatic solutions to everyday problems that bring hope and optimism to average Canadians.
The federal government’s distorted version of reconciliation is incompatible with the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and domestic and international human rights law.
We need to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate in this growing economy, while also working to improve the lives of people criminalized for activities that will no longer be illegal.
We can envision how Canada might shift to an electricity system which is inherently decentralized and democratic but still provides efficient and reliable services to a wide range of users.