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Early Federal Election? A Risky Proposition

The political pundits and the media are all but unanimous that there will be a fall federal election. They are probably right, but they may be underestimating the risk to...

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Honour Those Found at Residential Schools by Respecting the Human Rights of First Nations Children Today

Anne Levesque is a Broadbent Institute Fellow as well as Assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.   The discovery of more than 1,000 Indigenous children’s bodies...

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How the Super Wealthy Get Richer while Getting Taxed Less

It’s not just your imagination, the rich are getting richer. The gulf between the rich and poor has been steadily growing in the last 20 years, and social mobility has...

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It’s 2021, and we need Pride now more than ever

Pride is a celebration. It’s an annual opportunity for the LGBT community to cast off the cloak of heteronormativity and revel in our true selves - whatever and whoever that...

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Good Theory, Good Practice: Seven Principles for a New Political Economy

Earlier this month we welcomed Professor Mariana Mazzucato to the Progress Summit stage. The event focused on innovative approaches to steer the economy and society towards an equitable and sustainable...

In the News

The 2021 Layton and Taylor Prize Winners

Every year -- in partnership with the eminent Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor, and Olivia Chow -- the Broadbent Institute has the honour of awarding the Jack Layton and Charles Taylor...

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Common wealth tax myths busted

Canada’s 47 billionaires increased their wealth by $78 billion during the pandemic, and they now control $270 billion in total. A 1% tax on wealth over $20 million could raise...

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A Note from Ed Broadbent

Like many Canadians, I was heart-sickened to hear about the discovery of a mass grave of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school near Kamloops BC. Some have depicted...

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An Insider's Reflection on Ed Broadbent's Social Democratic NDP

I left British Columbia in 1984 to join my wife, Karen, who had taken a job with the Macdonald Commission and was to go on to pursue a career as a...

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It's Time to Share the Wealth

The super-wealthy have everything they could ask for. Internationally, their global power and influence have enabled them to concentrate corporate ownership, reap record profits, keep workers’ wages low and pay...