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Exposing the myth of meritocracy
Over the past three or four decades, Canada has seen skyrocketing inequality, coupled with a growing ‘stickiness’ in wealth and opportunity.
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The federal government could make real progress on housing affordability
Federal cabinet ministers are meeting in Charlottetown to discuss the housing crisis
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The Parental Rights Trojan Horse
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 21, 2023 On Thursday, the PC party promised to update the Public Schools Act and expand parental…
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For the Saskatchewan Party, by-elections are deja-vu all over again.
With an upstart right-wing party making rural gains, and the NDP making gains in cities, where will the Saskatchewan Party go?
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Canada has waited long enough to tax the tech giants
Canada’s new Digital Services Tax (DST) will draw trade flack, but that’s no reason not to move ahead with it.
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Canada’s double-standard in economic relations with Africa
The Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy is an opportunity to cancel treaties that can hamper sustainable development and human rights
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Greenbelt scandal: What does “accountability” mean?
There’s no sign that anybody will face real consequences for the $10 billion giveaway
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Housing lessons from Singapore
Could Singapore, a city-state of 5.5 million across the ocean in Asia, hold the key to BC’s housing future? On a recent trade mission to…
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Canadian Living Wage Framework
The National Living Wage Framework includes a consistent living wage definition, calculation methodology and strategy for recognizing corporate and community leadership who commit to pass a living wage policy. …
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Cutting straight to the bone: Austerity and Manitoba crown corporations
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press on August 5, 2023 On July 19, workers at Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL) began rotating strike action…
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Ontario cut real per capita spending by 3.6 per cent last year
“All sectors spent less than planned,” Financial Accountability Office says.
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Fossil fuel workers are organizing to lead a just transition
An interview with Iron and Earth, which helps oil and gas workers transition to renewables and the net-zero economy
