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Pages tagged "democratic renewal"


An Electoral System for All

Posted on Special Projects by Jonathan Gallivan · July 08, 2020 4:07 PM

Media Representation Needed for a Healthy Democracy

Posted on News & Blogs · February 25, 2020 12:26 PM

For Black History Month, the Institute launched a policy series highlighting bold policy solutions in order to tackle anti-Black racism, focusing on the need for intergovernmental action. Each submission proposes a plan for governments to work together to tackle a problem; while serving as a guide for advocates working towards [what should be] our collective effort to eradicate anti-Black racism.

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Defending democracy in the age of social media

Posted on News & Blogs · March 14, 2019 3:23 PM

Digital and social media technologies are transforming democratic society. But even as technologies changes how we do things, they reproduce old problems in new forms. Hacking, trolling, micro-targeting, and the monopolization of public and semi-public space by large firms present the same sorts of challenges that democratic societies have been dealing with for decades. The difference today is that digital versions of these practices of exclusion, exploitation, and manipulation are backed by greater speed, reach, volume, and force than before. The digital realm has also lowered both the difficulty and risk of influencing public discourse in dishonest and untransparent ways, whether it be through armies of fake accounts on social media or the capacity to infiltrate state and private servers and accounts to steal information.

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Reflecting on Ocasio-Cortez and a bold opportunity for democratic socialist organizing in Canada

Posted on News & Blogs · October 29, 2018 10:28 AM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is breaking new ground and hitting international air waves in her recent win of the democratic nomination over a 20 year sitting Congressman in New York's 14th Congressional District (Bronx and Queens), where a majority of residents are immigrants and working class people. At the age of 28, Ocasio-Cortez, is not only the youngest candidate for congress, she also comes from a working class background, and being the first Latina to represent her district is a victory in and of itself.

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The evidence is clear. Canada needs electoral reform

Posted on News & Blogs · October 12, 2018 1:06 PM

Aside from the ascendance of newer political parties at the expense of those more established, one of the most significant aspects of Monday’s election in Quebec is what it may mean for electoral reform across the country.

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BC’s electoral referendum could change Canada’s political landscape

Posted on News & Blogs by Chuka Ejeckam · October 12, 2018 12:52 PM

 

A vote for proportional representation in BC’s electoral referendum could boost electoral reform in the provinces or even federally.

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The Power Lab - Strengthening local organizing for fair economies

Posted on News & Blogs by Alejandra Bravo · June 29, 2018 9:05 AM

Introducing the Power Lab, led by Broadbent Institute’s Director of Leadership & Training, Alejandra Bravo.

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Broadbent Reads: Pierre Trudeau, the Liberals and the Social Democratic Left

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · May 29, 2018 8:00 AM

What is the true nature of the Liberal Party of Canada? Is it a genuinely progressive party of the centre-left, worthy of the support of those pushing for a more equal and inclusive society? Or is it essentially a party of the status quo which campaigns from the left but generally governs from the right? These questions have a rich historical dimension which remains relevant today.

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The historical keys to a modern industrial democracy

Posted on News & Blogs by Christo Aivalis · March 13, 2018 9:00 AM

The Broadbent Institute's new project, Change the Game, takes a critical look at the history of social democracy in Canada, with the intention of learning from the successes and challenges of the past in order to build the best possible path forward. We invite you to join us in rethinking and renewing social democracy by reading other entries in this series.

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What will it take for Canada to treat First Nations children fairly?

Posted on News & Blogs by Anne Levesque and Cindy Blackstock · February 01, 2018 10:48 AM

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FOURTH NON-COMPLIANCE ORDER RENDERED BY THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL IN FIRST NATIONS CHILD WELFARE CASE

Two years after the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) found Canada to be racially discriminating against over 165,000 First Nations children, the Tribunal has issued a fourth non-compliance order against the Federal government on February 1, 2018 (February 1, 2018 Order) or its failure to implement “immediate relief’ measures pending longer term reform. In its 2016 landmark ruling, the Tribunal found the Government of Canada in breach of the Canadian Human Rights Act for providing inequitable child welfare services to First Nations children and their families and for failing to implement Jordan’s Principle (Jordan’s Principle is a child-first initiative aiming to ensure that First Nations children has access to equitable and culturally appropriate services without delay). The Tribunal ordered a series of immediate measures to relieve the most egregious elements of the discrimination whilst longer term reform took place. It is astounding and unconscionable  that two years and four non-compliance orders later, Canada has not complied even with the “immediate relief” measures let alone seriously engaged in long term reform.

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