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Income inequality: One of the great challenges of our times
Income inequality isn’t just about salaries—it’s a pervasive problem with dire implications on a range of social issues, from health to the environment to education.
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Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians
First published in The Conversation February 28, 2023 Real estate is a hot topic in Canada. Most Canadians are acutely aware of how home prices…
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To understand what racial capitalism means, read Black Marxism
Cedric Robinson’s work is foundational for social movements.
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Province can tackle fossil-flation with local clean energy
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press February 24, 2023 With the price of gas, groceries, utilities, mortgages and rent all up, Manitobans are…
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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) ended last November with an historic agreement to establish a “loss and damages” fund to address the impacts…
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Fast Facts: Whose Freedom?
The Convoy that took over Ottawa for a month last year just met outside Winnipeg this past weekend. While the right to protest is an…
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To break housing gridlock, we need to democratize unrepresentative public hearings
Housing policy has a democracy problem. Amid a housing crisis, highly unrepresentative public hearing processes contribute to land-use decisions that fail to reflect the perspectives…
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Does Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Plan deliver on the promise of a just transition?
The interim Sustainable Jobs Plan is a solid framework for advancing a workforce development agenda, but there are important sticking points.
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Big challenges and opportunities for the BC budget
British Columbia is facing big social and environmental challenges ahead of Budget 2023: sky high rents, health care under enormous strain, a toxic drugs crisis,…
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