Redistribution of Working Time Should be on the Policy Agenda
More than twenty years ago, back in 1994, the federal government released the report of the Advisory Group on Working Time and Distribution of Work. (Disclosure: I served as the...
Budget submission 2016 — charting a progressive agenda
The Broadbent Institute is an independent, non partisan organization that promotes progressive change. Grounded in social democratic values and ideas, the Institute seeks to deepen our democracy, encourage strong action...
Canada and the TPP: Continuity or change under the Liberals?
As the new Liberal Government takes over the reins of power from the Harper government it will be interesting to see what has and hasn’t changed in Canada’s approach to...
Employment insurance measures a must for fiscal stimulus
Low oil prices have taken their toll on an already weak Canadian economy, where household debt levels are at record highs and business investment continues to lag. The Bank of...
Apocalypse Now? Declining dollar, ultralow oil prices and Canada's path forward
With a plunging Canadian dollar, collapsing oil prices, slumping stock markets and signs that the economy stalled in the last quarter of 2015, it is easy to think that we...
Remembering Ellen Meiksins Wood
*** Celebrated political theorist and socialist historian Ellen Meiksins Wood passed away at her Ottawa home on Thursday at the age of 73 after battling cancer. Ellen is survived by beloved...
Fighting seniors poverty
The new Liberal government is on track to seriously address the growing problem of poverty in old age. But their election promises need some critical reconsideration.
Federal budget should deliver a major boost to sagging economy
The economic outlook for 2016 is dismal, but things do not have to be quite as bad as recent forecasts suggest if the new federal government delivers on its its...
Are the culture wars over in Canada?
The Canadian federal election that took place on October 19th was historic in ways that go beyond the popular account. Forgoing the wisdom of avoiding sweeping statements about history, something my...
Liberals should stick to spending promises despite rising deficits
The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging...
