Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal economic, social and environmental policy, especially in the areas of climate change, artificial intelligence and industrial strategy. Hadrian edits the monthly Shift Storm newsletter on climate and labour.

The new federal artificial intelligence strategy, AI for All, has all the trappings of a policy document. But it is, at its core, a declaration…

Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same

Parental leave and health care should be a priority, while implementing a windfall tax on oil profiteers of the war on Iran

The current windfall could be Canadian oil’s final boom—so the proceeds must be reinvested into economic diversification and industrial planning

The following is a re-print of the February 2026 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…

The following is a re-print of the December 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…

The following is a re-print of the November 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…

The following is a re-print of the October 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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