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In the News

New Housing Report: Beyond Simply Building More

Photo by Narciso Arellano on Unsplash As the Ontario government begins to undertake the task of addressing housing affordability in the province, it is important to consider both long-term and...

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Introducing Building the Whirlwind

People across Canada face significant threats and challenges. And yet, people are building social movements that offer compelling visions and spur collective action. From the Arab Spring to Black Lives...

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Ed Broadbent Announces the 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize Recipient

On behalf of the board of directors, I am pleased to announce that economist and former Progress Summit speaker Armine Yalnizyan is the recipient of the 2023 Ellen Meiksins Wood...

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Sunny times are over — it’s time for progressive Canadians to own this angry era

Progressives love a happy warrior. Can you blame us? Progressive politics is, ultimately, an act of hope. It’s founded on the idea that more unites people than divides them —...

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Shortlist for the 2023 Jack Layton Prize and Charles Taylor Prize

The Broadbent Institute is proud to announce our shortlist of nominations for the 2023 Jack Layton Progress Prize and the 2023 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research. The...

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Pierre Poilievre is filling a void the left should occupy

The Tory leader is building a new kind of diverse Conservative coalition: one that is younger and angrier and more distrustful of institutions — with a wink to the protest...

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Time to launch a government run telco to force Rogers, Bell and Telus to lower prices? There’s already a precedent

SaskTel — a publicly-owned telecommunications company — already enjoys significant market share in Saskatchewan, forcing the big guys to lower their prices to compete.  

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A 2022 Holiday Message from Ed Broadbent and Jen Hassum

Dear Friends, With the holiday season upon us, it is time to reflect on the year to be. We hope you and your loved ones are well in these challenging...

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What is Affordability to Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force?

Fundamentally, housing is for people. The Ontario government appears to ignore that aspect, even by the 2021 Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force’s developer-focused recommendations. Amid relentlessly increasing home buying and...

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New Additions to the Broadbent Institute's Board of Directors

The Broadbent Institute is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to the Board of Directors to help shape a social democratic research agenda for Canada and bolster...