In support of our mission to champion progressive change, the Broadbent Institute publishes original research and promotes new ideas, policies, and tools. Our current work focuses on the following interconnected issue areas:
Income Inequality
Economic inequality, the uneven distribution of income and wealth, is one of the critical challenges of our time. The surge in inequality in Canada took off in the 1990s and remains high today.
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Climate change, deforestation, water contamination, cancer-causing toxins, ecosystem decline: Canadians are rightly concerned about the daunting environmental challenges that threaten our long-term health and prosperity.
Learn moreDemocratic Renewal
To reverse the hollowing out of democracy, Canada must restore faith in the system and renew public engagement in the political process.
Learn 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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Addressing Economic Racism in Canada’s Pandemic Response and Recovery
In the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 was said to be “the great equalizer”, impacting people across all walks of life. Now, well-documented racial health inequities for COVID-19 have proven otherwise, and it shouldn’t have been a surprise. Racial inequities have been found for nearly every health outcome. The evidence...
Learn moreBasic Income Guarantee--A social democratic framework
Brand new report clarifies the problems that a basic income might solve and outlines principles to guide policy development from a social democratic perspective
Learn moreMedicare 2.0
Canada’s health care system is experiencing its greatest challenge since the creation of Medicare
Learn morePaying for the Recovery We Want
The pandemic has laid bare the deep cracks in our systems, from education and health to employment standards and income supports. We have been forced to face up to longstanding inequities and injustices that Indigenous people, women, Black people, and other racialized groups have borne for years. They have suffered...
Learn moreThe Case for a Wealth Tax in Canada
We need progressive tax reform to ensure that the burden of the pandemic is fairly shared. A recent Abacus Data poll found that most Canadians agree that the fiscal burden of the crisis should be fairly shared, and that those with the most should pay the most. Indeed, 75% of...
Learn moreWhat Kind of Economic Recovery do Canadians Want in a Post-COVID world?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread anxiety and concern for Canadians across the country. As they look ahead to the economic recovery, most are looking for a bold and ambitious recovery. Canadians want a recovery that is fair and ensures the richest among them contribute and pay their share. A...
Learn morePharmacare now
It’s time to complete the promise of Canadian medicare and ensure all can access medications without struggling to pay bills. Read the Institute’s report on how we can chart the path to a universal, single-payer pharmacare program.
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