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2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economics and politics commentator Grace Blakeley on Tuesday, May 20th at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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The Broadbent Institute is Canada’s preeminent social democratic think-tank. Founded in 2011 by Ed Broadbent, and guided by the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy, the Institute produces original research, convenes progressive dialogues and trains leaders to equip social movements working to advance justice and equality.
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Canada’s largest convening of progressive activists, leaders and thinkers
Perspectives Journal
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy is a publication, podcast and video series by the Broadbent Institute for ideas and strategy to build a world that is just and equitable.
July 11, 2025
Death, Taxes, and Building Canada’s Social Infrastructure
While it may be true that the only certain things in life are death and taxes, it is also true taxes help us live better—and healthier—lives.
June 26, 2025
A New Kind of Corner Store
A grocery model that puts affordability and access ahead of margins could nourish something we’re starved for: a little more stability, and a little more imagination.
June 9, 2025
Neoliberalism’s Failure and What the Left Must Do
2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer Grace Blakeley sits down with Luke Savage in for a conversation on the failures of neoliberal capitalism and what the left must do if it is to win the working-class.
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PressProgress is the independent news division of the Broadbent Institute. An award-winning non-profit news organization, PressProgress focuses on uncovering and unpacking the news through original investigative and explanatory journalism.
Seeking Social Democracy
Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven decade engagement in public life.
“Seeking Social Democracy is an excellent read and a major contribution to social democratic theory and practice.”
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Our Updates
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Broadbent Bulletin – July 2025
This summer, conversations from the 2025 Progress Summit: Daring to Take on Today’s Crises remain more relevant than ever.
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Broadbent Bulletin – June 2025
After coming together in Ottawa for our 2025 Progress Summit in April, the Broadbent Institute continued its work bringing forward thought-provoking analysis in a new issue of Perspectives Journal, a…
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Clement Nocos Shares Canadian Immigration Policy Attitudes in ‘Shifting Borders’ Panel
Director of Policy and Engagement Clement Nocos shared insights into public sentiments surrounding immigration to Canada and its intersection with economic and social policies.