Perspectives is a journal for political economy and strategy for building a world that is just and equitable. Guided by the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy, the journal refines analysis and progressive inquiry of political economy, public policy, history, and social movements, to bring them into public debates and political fora.
The Perspectives Journal is published by the Broadbent Institute on a bi-annual basis and opinions, analysis and other content are published on a rolling basis.
Ownership of housing is becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of wealthy Canadians, fostering a worsening status quo for everyone else.
There is no pan-Indigenous legal order and no pan-Indigenous response to questions of Indigenous citizenship. The determination of these questions must always be according to a specific legal order, laws, and legal process.
The origin of the concept of central bank independence is a critique of social democratic ideas prevalent during the middle part of Friedman’s career.
Now is the time for the democratic left in Canada to develop a workable and comprehensive version of basic income as a key policy instrument, and not a sideline consideration.
This initial release of the Perspectives Journal sets up the arena for debate among the progressive left of ideas and their applications for a more equal and just Canada.
