What is “affordability” to Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force?
At minimum a standard definition of affordability ought to be developed to determine how to best rectify Ontario’s housing crisis.
Empowering Workers
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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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The price of labour and the price of everything else
Without redistributive policies, monetary policy alone can be detrimental to employment and wages. In addition to tackling profits through windfall and wealth taxes to fight price inflation everywhere else, we need to increase the price of labour. Governments must raise minimum wages to keep up with inflation, invest in decommodified housing, empower unions to defend…
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Two new reports you should read on Just Transition
While droughts and high temperatures grab headlines, truly implementing FPIC should not be seen as a roadblock to climate action, but instead be seen as an integral part to build trust and smooth relations to reduce transaction costs for a Just Transition.
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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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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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The historical imperative to get recovery right
The clear lesson from the past is that, once the sort of inequality that beset the Roman Empire – or that we are experiencing in Canada today – sets in, more often than not it has proven disastrous and in many cases spelled doom for entire societies.
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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.
