Explainer: Implementing Paid Sick Days and Paid Sick Leave
Canada has done a good job curbing the COVID-19 curve, and after a months-long shutdown many people are eager to resume regular routines. In order to keep transmission rates low...
We are all plastic people now, in ways we can’t see – and can no longer ignore
Our global plastics problem has been steadily growing for decades, polluting the planet in obvious ways. Less obvious are the microplastics that we eat and breathe, and the impacts they...
Rick Smith discusses the rise of America's NDP
The Institute's Executive Director, Rick Smith, was on yesterday's Danielle Smith Show to discuss his latest piece in Maclean's on the rise of America's NDP. He describes the growing influence...
Organizations call for wealth tax to bolster Canada’s recovery
OTTAWA – In response to today’s projected fiscal outlook, a number of organizations are renewing calls for a wealth tax on the richest Canadians.
Steps Must Be Taken to Nationalize Pharmaceutical Production in Canada
We’ve lost so much due to Canada’s misguided embrace of privatization in recent years, but one loss that sticks out with particular rawness these days is the sale of Connaught...
The Institute's Katrina Miller discusses our latest report on the case for a Canadian Wealth Tax
The Institute's Program Director, Katrina Miller, was on yesterday's Danielle Smith Show to discuss the Institute's latest report, Multi-Millionaires and Fair Taxes: The Case for a Wealth Tax. The segment dives...
COVID-19, Canadians with disabilities, and the need for major reforms
Going forward, it is time the federal government be responsible for providing an adequate income security program for Canadians with disabilities, while enabling the provinces to invest in an affordable...
COVID-19 results in historic rollbacks of Canadian environmental protections
Though it’s difficult to measure these things, we may well be witnessing the most widespread rollbacks of environmental protections in Canadian history.
Policy Options for Defunding the Police & Creating Alternative Services of Safety and Support
Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis by kneeling on his neck until he couldn’t breathe—while knowingly being filmed. Regis Korchinski-Paquet died after police arrived to her Toronto home, responding...
My thoughts on a Covid-19 Economic Recovery Plan
I hope that you and your family are healthy and safe. I am writing this online message to let you know what the Broadbent Institute has been doing with respect...
