What Makes a Good Society? With Jen Hassum
The Broadbent Institute’s Executive Director Jen Hassum explains how Ed Broadbent’s vision of the ‘Good Society’ offers a roadmap for building a more equal, inclusive and progressive Canada.
Empowering Workers
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Activists Make History: Organizing the First Walmart Warehouse Union in Canada with Angela Drew Kimelman
The Mississauga warehouse union drive has shown to be a catalyst for labour organizing in warehouses across the country, with momentum swinging towards the working-class.
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Opening the Black Box: Nursing Agencies in Canada with Joan Almost
Private nursing agencies are but a band-aid solution to health care staffing shortages, while costs balloon for our public health care systems.
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A Progressive Toolkit to Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis
Housing expert Carolyn Whitzman chronicles the shifts in government housing policy over recent decades and shows what needs to be done to make housing accessible for all Canadians.
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Escaping the Consulting Trap with Chris Hurl and Leah Werner
Chris Hurl and Leah Werner document the complex and intensifying issue of consulting firms ripping off government programs and deskilling the public service in Canada and across the globe.
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A New Economic Turning Point with Armine Yalnizyan
Leading economist Armine Yalnizyan discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons to be learned.
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Challenging Corporate Power to fix Affordability with Jim Stanford
Jim Stanford talks through the shortcomings of Canadian federal policies in easing the cost of living crisis and shows how organized labour is supporting the working-class.
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Good Enough to Work, Good Enough to Stay: Fixing Canada’s Immigration System with Pablo Godoy
While the mainstream media casts blame on governments, there isn’t much direct criticism for the companies and industries actually exploiting these migrant workers.
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A Progressive Solution to Canada’s “Productivity” Crisis with Angella MacEwen
Highlighting the power of human and social capital, Angella MacEwen offers an alternative path to boosting Canadian productivity.
