News and Analysis for Informing a Progressive Perspective in the Age of Bill C-18
Despite the gloomy outlook for the future of journalism, it is still quite possible to access news and opinion independent of social media.
Rights and Democracy
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Social Democracy without Borders and the Good Society
To be humane, societies must be democratic — and, to be democratic, every person must be afforded the economic and social rights necessary for their individual flourishing.
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Welcome to Perspectives: a Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Perspectives is a new space for the Canadian progressive left to build on the ideas of political economy, governance and working-class political strategy.
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Seeking Social Democracy: An Interview with Ed Broadbent
“Coming back to the commitment by the state, instead, I say, we need an expansion of the role of the state through decommodification. This will lead to the real freedom of more citizens, in a way that simple political and civil rights cannot.”
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Progressive Governance in Unprecedented Times
Through the pandemic, mounting disasters induced by the climate crisis, and the as epicenter of Canada’s housing affordability crisis, BC held on to a progressive government among the provinces to lead through these crises.
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Progress vs. 2023: A Guide to the Fight Ahead – 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economist Armine Yalnizyan—a leading voice on Canada’s economic scene.
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Real populists go to bat for public workers
As these brave public workers undertake one of the largest strike actions in Canadian history, we progressives need to have their backs.
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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.
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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.
