This election, Canada must tackle disability rights reform
Early into this federal election campaign and, encouragingly, talk of the creation of a Canadians with Disabilities Act has surfaced.
Read moreThe economics (and ethics) of affordable child care
Many economists, particularly those that are male, find it difficult to understand the public interest in providing funding to child care.
Read moreEven Conservatives should embrace a decent minimum wage
Few Canadian economic debates are as long-standing and as predictable as that over the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage. Progressives call for a higher wage floor to combat inequality, low pay and poverty. But employers and the political right generally argue that a decent minimum wage comes at the cost of jobs, and harms those it is intended to protect.
Read moreHarry Leslie Smith wraps up Stand up for Progress National Tour with message for Canada’s youth
OTTAWA—The Broadbent Institute’s Stand up for Progress National Tour featuring Harry Leslie Smith wraps up today after the Second World War veteran traveled nearly 17,000 kilometers inspiring the next generation of progressives in the lead-up to the federal election.
Canada’s oldest rebel and author of Harry’s Last Stand: How The World My Generation Built Is Falling Down, And What We Can Do To Save It hit seven Canadian cities across five provinces, from Victoria to Halifax, in the past month. The tour ends in Oshawa today.
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