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Setting a New Normal through a Bold Recovery
The crisis we and the world continue to confront seriously affects public health and our social and economic well-being. There will be no quick return to normal, nor should there be.Read more
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News and Blogs
In the News2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture ft. Armine Yalnizyan
Read the full 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture This edition of the Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was held on Tuesday, May 23rd at an event in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan...
In the NewsBroadbent Institute at #CLC2023
The Broadbent Institute joined with Canada's labour movement at the Canadian Labour Congress' 2023 Constitutional Convention in Montréal. This year's convention featured PressProgress' Emily Leedham, having conversations with workers about her...
BlogBudget 2023 Reaction: Dental Care with MP Don Davies
The new 2023 budget commits to $13 billion in funding over five years for the New Canadian Dental Care Plan, expanding public healthcare to provide dental coverage for middle- and...
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Our Ideas
Income Inequality
Economic inequality is one of the critical challenges of our time. To reverse the growing gap and create a more fair and just society, progressives must demand public policies that focus on shared prosperity and equitable wealth distribution for all.
Read moreDemocratic Renewal
To reverse the hollowing out of democracy, Canada must restore faith in the system and renew public engagement in the political process including reforming democratic institutions to be accountable and responsive, advocating for more formal representation of women and minority groups, and investing in communities.
Read moreGreen Economy
Climate change, deforestation, water contamination, cancer-causing toxins, ecosystem decline: Canada must focus on the development of innovative greener industries that generate good jobs and globally competitive companies that can fuel Canada’s long-term economic well-being.
Read moreSocial Democracy
Social democracy is an array of social movements promoting equality and recognition of differences, including feminism, anti-racism, the environmental movement and struggles for the recognition of disability rights and Indigenous rights.
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