The Paradox of Redistribution
Canada has shifted from being one of the most redistributive countries in the OECD to one of the least redistributive.
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Balanced Budget Law is Poor Economics
Balanced budgets sound appealing to many voters, but legislation to balance the books each and every year is poor economics.
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Five challenges for bending the health care cost curve in Canada
While there remains room to increase efficiencies and gain greater value for money, bending the cost curve requires fundamental reforms to the way we manage and deliver health services in Canada.
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Inequality and Inter-generational Unfairness
It is simply not the case that younger Canadians are being heavily taxed or will be more heavily taxed down the road to pay for the modest public pensions of seniors.
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Beyond “throw the bums out” in Alberta: Why campaigns matter
Alberta isn’t one kind of political culture at all. It is culturally and politically complex and dynamic, with geographic, demographic and ideological diversity comparable to other provinces. In all elections, however, the strength of the campaign matters.
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Top 8 progressive changes coming to Alberta
After more than four decades of conservative rule, here’s a primer on the top eight progressive policies Albertans embraced with the election of a majority NDP government under Rachel Notley.
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A tribute to Abe Rotstein: a giant of Canadian political economy
Mel Watkins eulogizes Abe Rotstein as the leading theorist and scholar of Canadian nationalism in English Canada, and one of its most prominent and innovative practitioners.
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The common sense proposition of phasing out Alberta’s coal plants
In moving away from coal, Alberta would be in the mainstream of a trend that’s now picking up speed around the world.
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Fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage fight comes to Canada
We’ve seen effective campaigns around minimum wages and precarious work in the United States, sponsored in part by various unions.
