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The quiet subsidy: How bargaining delays transfer money from workers to employers
The hidden cost of employer delays are paid entirely by workers—but policy changes could fix it
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Ontario’s HST Rebate on New Homes: A Bail Out in Disguise
The federal and provincial governments are engaged in a massive tax giveaway to the people that broke the housing market
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Debt by Design: OSAP and the Political Economy of Student Aid in Canada
Ontario’s attacks on OSAP are part of a broader restructuring of public post-secondary
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Canada’s new “sovereign wealth fund” is not exactly what it seems
The Canada Strong Fund’s confusing announcement comes with some worrying signals about how it will be used
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The Canada-Cuba relationship has always been a test of sovereignty
Playing the “Cuba card” has allowed for Canada to assert an independent foreign policy from the United States. It’s time to play it again.
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See no evil, hear no evil: Anti-trans apologetics under Bill 137 in Saskatchewan
Despite evidence that Bill 137 would harm LGBTQ+ students, public opposition has declined. Grassroots organizations are pushing back
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Data centres in space are a bad idea
Unpacking the wide array of problems with Silicon Valley’s latest fantasy
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Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects
Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same
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Scaling up what works: The future of child care in Canada
Public talk by Morna Ballantyne at the Child Care Coalition of Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting, April 15, 2026 in Winnipeg.
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Alberta’s new health legislation brings U.S. style insurance to Canada
Making a private health insurance market: the risks of the Canadian and U.S. industry to public medicare
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Manitoba can’t afford PC’s ideological tax cut
Previously published in the Brandon Sun on March 19, 2026
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