On Bill C-39: The Feds’ Controversial New Labour Law
Bill C-39 adopts a philosophy that labour rights are important, but also sometimes an impediment to “building Canada.” That is not a great message for labour rights.
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Terminal Profits: Carney’s Push to Privatize Canada’s Airports
Defenders of this privatization have already pushed back against concern, arguing that Canadian airports aren’t publicly owned. Then why the need to privatize, and who’s airport is it anyway?
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Unpaid Work Won’t Fly: How Air Canada Flight Attendants Organized
Flight attendants forced their employers back to the bargaining table to end unpaid work and negotiate for fair wages.
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Class & Climate: Debunking Degrowth with Matt Huber
Author and professor Matt Huber argues that solving the climate crisis doesn’t require economic “degrowth.”
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Class & Climate: Workers’ Safety in the Climate Crisis
How are unions protecting workers’ health and safety as temperatures rise, fires and floods increase, and environmental regulations are gutted?
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Shaping Canada’s Economic Future with Barry Sawyer, Bea Bruske, and Magali Picard
At the Broadbent Institute’s 2026 Progress Summit, Canada’s labour leaders explained how unions are standing up for workers amid cuts to public services and war-shock inflation.
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Class & Climate: The Politics of Electrification with Stephen Thomas
The David Suzuki Foundation’s Stephen Thomas discusses the political challenges and possibilities for building a truly green Canadian electricity grid.
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Bâtir l’avenir économique du Canada avec Barry Sawyer, Bea Bruske, et Magali Picard
Au Sommet sur le progrès – édition de 2026, les leaders syndicaux ont expliqué comment les syndicats défendent les travailleurs et travailleuses, face aux compressions dans les services publics et à l’inflation liée aux guerres.
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Market Socialism Against Capitalism – 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by Bhaskar Sunkara, who demonstrated a new vision for building economic democracy, removed from market dependence or centralized planning.
