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Richard Lochhead
We know what we’re against, but what are we for?
Advancing a progressive jobs agenda Christy Clark took British Columbia’s 2013 election based largely on a few outlandish promises about a single non-existent industry: liquefied natural gas (LNG). In a…
The chilling effects of “sunny” diplomacy with the United States
Exceptional(ist) company: Prime Minister Trudeau dines with former and current U.S. secretaries of state Colin Powell (left), John Kerry and Henry Kissinger on March 10. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought…
Fighting climate change will create jobs, but only if we want it to
Avi Lewis promotes the Leap Manifesto at the 2016 NDP convention in Edmonton. (Photo by Joshua Berson) We can now add political party conventions to the list of potential disasters…
Slowth: Welcome to the New Abnormal
Canada’s economy has served up “serial disappointments” since 2012, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz puts it. We are not alone. Forecasts for global growth have been continuously downgraded…
A worthy Enterprise
At age 50, Star Trek plots our course toward a better tomorrow by Chris Lackner “To boldly go where no one has gone before.” It’s the mission statement of the…
Canada, Haiti and the Pygmalion complex
Canadian soldiers discuss a civil-military co-operation project with school leaders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 2013. “Why did you take my independence from me? Why did I give it up? I’m…
A Good Jobs Economy in BC: Summary of Papers and Ideas Presented at the CCPA–BC Jobs Conference
Download 954.73 KB40 pages In November 2014 the CCPA-BC hosted a very thoughtful and solutions-oriented conference entitled A Good Jobs Economy in BC. Fifteen papers were presented, and almost all have been posted…
BC’s job market is weaker than the government would like you to believe
Premier Christy Clark rarely misses a chance to take credit for BC’s recent economic growth and job creation numbers even though they have more to do with plunging oil prices…
Is this the end or rebirth for Stelco’s remaining steelworkers?
Former Hamilton mayor Bob Bratina speaks at a 10,000-strong rally in support of locked-out US Steel workers in January 2011. Photo credit: Ontario Federation of Labour The Labour Day marchers…
Beyond work-life balance
Racial and social inequality at work is alienating a “pushed out” workforce We are raised to believe when we finish school we will get a job or profession and that…
There are just and unjust ways to legalize marijuana
“Because it’s 2015.” The definitive mic-drop political punctuation. So easy to execute when perfectly placed. I have finished speaking, and no one else shall speak after me. The new “Just…
Women’s work: what’s it worth to you?
Women have always worked. What has changed over the past 40 years is that more and more women are being paid for their work. What hasn’t changed is that women…
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