Sunny times are over — it’s time for progressive Canadians to own this angry era
Poilievre won’t do anything to fix these problems, of course. It is one thing to know the issues, but it is quite another to solve them.
Opinion
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Why Canada needs a nation-wide public telecom
SaskTel — a publicly-owned telecommunications company — already enjoys significant market share in Saskatchewan, forcing the big guys to lower their prices to compete.
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Undermining collective bargaining rights hurts Ontario’s economy
In mature, world-class economies, workers are properly understood as the foundation of economic success and unions are seen as critical partners in that success. Doug Ford has proven that Ontario, at least, has some growing up to do. Executive Director Jennifer Hassum on CUPE’s fight for labour rights, originally published in the Ottawa Citizen.
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The end of right-wing economic credibility? Lessons of the 2022 UK economic crisis
Within the context of capitalist orthodoxy, there are no good options; only bad choices which will lead to a recession, rising unemployment and deepening poverty and inequality.
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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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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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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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Social justice and the economics of the minimum wage
Our goal should be decent wages for all workers. The way to get there is to push for higher productivity in low-wage sectors by raising wages while maintaining full employment.
