Foreign investment not always a benefit
Acquisitions by foreign corporations of Canadian companies may be in the interests of shareholders and corporate executives, but harmful from the perspective of workers and local communities.
Economics for the Working-Class
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Alberta gets it right on $15 minimum wage
This is the kind of bold leadership needed in the rest of Canada to make headway on combatting inequality, poverty and to create the conditions for a growing economy that benefits everyone.
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Cost of home today is double the amount in weeks of labour time compared to 1970s
Are residential properties becoming less affordable over time, and as a result less accessible or plausible for those with lower- or median-incomes?
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Progressives and the guaranteed income debate
In the current rush to experiment with guaranteed livable incomes, let’s not forget the hard won battles to decommodify certain things we value like health care.
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Canada and the TPP: continuity or change under the Liberals?
Will the Trudeau Government have the courage to listen to concerned Canadians and acknowledge that “free” trade and investment deals have run their course?
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The global slump and the monetary taboo
Turner is clear that any move in this direction should be undertaken by central banks, not by governments seizing control of the printing press, and is certainly aware of the risk of inflation if directly financed deficits get out of hand.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the next Canadian economy
Viewing the TPP as a trade agreement masks its significance as a tool that will, like NAFTA, be used to challenge government regulation in the public interest. Investors from across the TPP will be able to appeal regulatory decisions before secret tribunals, giving them rights that do not exist for domestic companies under Canadian law.
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On inequality, wages and bargaining power matter
Government obsessions with keeping inflation low resulted in the relatively high unemployment rates of the 1980s and 1990s. And when unemployment is high, worker bargaining power is reduced.
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Balanced Budget Law is Poor Economics
Balanced budgets sound appealing to many voters, but legislation to balance the books each and every year is poor economics.
