In a feature interview with Amanda Lang, host of CBC’s The Exchange with Amanda Lang, Broadbent Institute Chair Ed Broadbent spoke about inequality, politics, government, social democracy and more.
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Bill C-39 adopts a philosophy that labour rights are important, but also sometimes an impediment to “building Canada.” That is not a great message for labour rights.
Defenders of this privatization have already pushed back against concern, arguing that Canadian airports aren’t publicly owned. Then why the need to privatize, and who’s airport is it anyway?
With the collapse of 2026 US-Canada trade negotiations in August and the implementation of counter-tariffs by Prime Minister Mark Carney in early September, Canadians are left wondering what happened and what comes next.