'Economic freedom' and the politics of environmental performance
The Fraser Institute released a report (on Earth Day naturally) claiming that, "air pollution declines as economic freedom rises." PressProgress provided a quick reality check on some of the main idiocies...
The alarming new blueprint for Canadian citizenship and immigration policy
Important changes to Canadian citizenship and immigration policy have broken into the headlines of late, from the introduction of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act to serious abuses of the controversial temporary foreign worker...
Saskatoon Change Makers: building capacity for positive change
Recently I had the chance to participate in Saskatoon Change Makers, one of the Broadbent Institute’s first events to enhance capacity for people to work for positive change. This emphasis...
Take a closer look: the (real) state of the Canadian middle class
A widely-reported study by the New York Times shows that middle-class Canadians now have higher after-tax incomes than middle-class Americans, and that Canadian middle-class incomes, adjusted for inflation, have been...
Profiting from the precarious: new report details recruitment abuse of migrant workers
As scandals about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program break with increasing regularity, the spotlight still overlooks the exploitation that workers face just to get jobs under that program....
Don’t buy their numbers spin: corporations aren’t big tax contributors
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) have published a major report undertaken by PwC Canada to assess the contribution to Canadian public finances of their members. The report is...
Towards reconciliation: collective identity and denied history
The last National Gathering of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was held in Edmonton, Alberta late last month. Thousands of residential school survivors gathered to share stories of their...
Kathleen Monk: we've built "a solid foundation" for progressive voices to be heard
As an idealistic young girl I always played the role of Ed Broadbent during our school yard political debates. Yes, that’s right, as a school girl I followed the 1984...
Rethinking the role of faith in Canada's progressive movement
The recent death of Fred Phelps, the infamous anti-gay activist and leader for many years of the independent Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, is perhaps an appropriate occasion to reflect on...
Falling participation rate a sign of a soft job market
A close look at today's labour force numbers indicates that fewer Canadians in all age groups are either working or are unemployed and actively seeking work. While it is influenced...
