A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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The election feels like a referendum on social democracy. Most parties, to varying degrees, seem to be voting “No.”

The federal government is acquiescing to the business lobby’s attempt to tip the scales and water down workers’ rights

The federal government invited Canadians to participate in a consultation about AI. They left out some of the most important issues.

Every year the minimum wage in Ontario has a modest increase. And every year the actual living wage pulls further away. 2026 is no different.

The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy

Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press on September 23, 2026.

The benefits of single-payer medicare are undeniable. Alberta’s reforms upend the economic benefits of public health insurance

What you need to know about the Productivity Mega Deduction, the latest measure purportedly designed to induce an investment boom.

Surely listening to the public in advance of the budget would be a good idea?

The government of British Columbia is calling an election, just two years into a majority mandate and with an opposition mostly in disarray

Canada has an opportunity to advance workers’ rights through its relationship with Mexico amid Trump’s tariffs.

From worker supports to immigration to housing, the federal government has a really hard time committing—but pilot programs aren’t a mode of governance
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