Mark Carney and the limits of liberalism
Mark Carney does not deny the need for government supervision and regulation to balance corporate capitalism with broader social goals. But his faith in socially responsible capitalism is excessive.
Opinion
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Eliminating anti-Black racism—and food insecurity—starts at work
Individuals don’t experience food insecurity because they lack cooking skills, live too far from a grocery store, or that there isn’t enough food to go around. It’s because we’ve allowed food to become a commodity.
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Addressing environmental racism in Black communities in Canada
While the concept of environmental justice has been discussed by academics and politicians for decades in Canada, environmental legislation that fully incorporates an environmental justice framework has yet to become a reality.
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Solidarity after the pandemic: basic income or basic services?
Meeting universal basic needs for participation, health and independence is not a simple consumer choice. Rather, it’s a minimum condition to ensure a vibrant and thriving democratic society.
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Steps must be taken to nationalize pharmaceutical production in Canada
It’s time we stopped being prisoners of foolish economic orthodoxies. A publicly-owned pharmaceutical company always made sense – and does so now more than ever.
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COVID-19, Canadians with disabilities and the need for major reforms
As we have learned during this pandemic with long term care facilities, there is a central role by provincial and territorial governments in ensuring the availability of affordable, quality and accessible services and supports for people with disabilities in their everyday lives.
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Policy options for defunding the police & creating alternative services of safety and support
This moment calls for us to seriously consider what sort of policy changes are necessary to accomplish our goal of divesting from this anti-Black institution, and reinvesting in crucial social services.
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Time for feds and province to step up on public transit
COVID-19 might finally provide the policy window to end decades of underfunding that have resulted in a decaying and inequitable system.
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Corporate bailouts or a long-term post-COVID strategy?
Canada needs to look beyond the immediate crisis to identify the key building blocks of a new economy on a sector by sector basis.
