Editorial – Summer 2025
Canadian progressives need to hold fast against a Carney government propped up by approval ratings that reflect the public sentiment that “things could be worse” as they become increasingly worse.
Housing Crisis
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Ballots Without Barriers: Empowering Unhoused Voters during the 2025 Ontario Election
Despite legislative guarantees under the Canada Elections Act, practical barriers continue to hold one of the country’s most marginalized populations back from political participation.
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The Temptations of Trite: How Policymakers Avoid Addressing Homelessness as a Structural Challenge
Where governments deny homelessness exists, researchers and advocates need to guide the changes and make the right to adequate housing a reality.
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Tenant Rights and Union Power with Sharlene Henry
This Toronto-based organizer connects labour and tenant struggles, and explains why union solidarity is central to winning affordable housing.
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Class & Climate: The Sustainability Class with Vijay Kolinjivadi and Aaron Vansintjan
Does the so-called green consumption of the “sustainability class” really work to help save us from climate catastrophe? Without challenging capitalism, can everyone afford the cost of living, reduce emissions, and achieve climate justice?
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Closing the Gap: Grassroots Organizing and Policy Making for Housing in Canada
The housing crisis in Canada is too large, entrenched, and politically complex to solve with siloed strategies.
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Kevin Lambert’s Real Estate Realism
‘May Our Joy Endure’ is a timely cultural intervention — a scathing yet beautifully crafted critique of Québec’s elite and the forces of gentrification.
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Class & Climate: Green Industrial Policy with Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood define what green industrial policy is and explain why it’s having a renaissance in the middle of the Trump trade war.
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A Better Way Forward with Liliana Camacho
Liliana Camacho explains that while rising costs are squeezing businesses, increasing wages and capping rent are not the problem—they’re actually part of the solution.
