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State of play – 3rd party advertising rules and the 2013 provincial election
BC’s third party election advertising law has been highly controversial since its introduction in 2008. I wrote the following briefing note to help organizations understand if/how the law affects them. BC’s 3rd party election advertising law applies to many many kinds of public communication during a provincial election campaign —…
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Busting myths about Palestine solidarity encampments at Canadian universities
Omatsu Files: There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the protests—let’s tackle it head on
It has been described as the world’s first live-streamed genocide. At the time of this writing, the Israeli army has killed over 36,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 15,000 children. The strip’s population is trapped behind closed borders, under deliberate siege, and reaching mass-starvation levels of hunger. The vast…
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The Threat of Right-to-Work Laws and the Need for Social Solidarity
A major confrontation is shaping up between progressive elements of Canadian society associated with the trade union movement and social democracy, and anti-union organizations (many of them inspired and guided by the National Right-to-Work Committee based in Virginia) that are seeking to eliminate the institutional arrangements that protect trade union…
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Tax cuts won’t cure what ails us
Major tax cuts are on the table in BC’s election—namely, cuts to the provincial sales tax (PST) and speculation tax. But these proposals won’t help us meet the challenges the province faces. Whether the goal is economic stimulus, helping households in need or addressing long-term gaps in our social and…
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Fast Facts: Nous Travaillons tous ensemble afin de nous entraider: Ma Mawi
Cette année marque le vingt-cinquième anniversaire de l’un des organismes autochtones les plus innovateurs et fructueux de Winnipeg, le centre Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata. Celui-ci a été mis sur pied en 1984 grâce aux efforts d’Autochtones, surtout des femmes par l’entremise d’organismes autochtones pour femmes. En 1997, Ma Mawi a entrepris une transformation remarquable,…
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Hope on the horizon?
What the new federal poverty plan means for Manitoba The federal government released its national poverty reduction strategy “Opportunities for All” last month. The plan has implications for the soon-to be released Manitoba poverty reduction plan. The federal and provincial governments must take serious action to bring down poverty rates…
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Easy Water: Time bombs, fracking dams and the rush for H2O on private farmlands
The number of unlicensed and potentially dangerous dams built in recent years in northeast British Columbia is nearly double what has been reported, according to one of the province’s top water officials. At least 92 unauthorized dams have been built in the region where natural gas industry fracking operations consume…
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The promise of the living wage
What do a chamber of commerce, insurance company, retail outlet, bakery, roofing company, school board, city council, credit unions, and non-profit organizations have in common?
They are among the growing wave of employers in Ontario who pay their employees a living wage, which is considerably higher than the provincially mandated minimum wage of $11.25 an hour.
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Fast Facts: Excuse me, Canada, your homelessness is showing
Dear Canada, This is a little awkward, but I wanted to let you know before it gets any worse: your homelessness is showing. It used to be that Canada had hardly any homeless people and a social housing model that was lauded around the world. But now it’s been 20…
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National Household Survey provides blurred look at housing
This piece first appeared in the Globe and Mail’s online business feature, Economy Lab, here. Two findings stand out in the National Household Survey (NHS) data released Wednesday, both critical in this post-recession era of uncertainty: 1) A quarter of Canadian households spent 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income…
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The Monitor, May/June 2023
The Labour Issue: Rebuilding the working class Download 3.85 MB Browse the latest edition of The Monitor online here On International Workers’ Day, we celebrate the power of workers—together, we have the power to fundamentally transform the economy. That’s why this issue of the Monitor focuses on labour power. In…
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An impossible choice: at least 540,000 low wage workers risk losing CERB if they refuse unsafe work
With provincial economies starting to reopen, we need to take a close look at the workers most at risk. Reopening is sometimes framed as if allowing businesses to switch on the “open” sign will immediately return everything to normal. But there are many more important considerations: workers and consumers need…
