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Cities are central to capitalism—and could be central to its undoing
The decades after the French Revolution were tumultuous in Paris. Every few years, it seemed, the popular classes, made up of the poor and oppressed…
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Canadian policy innovations
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The intersectional city
Cities reflect the avoidable—yet escalating—inequality that stems from prioritizing financial profits over the well-being of people and our environment.
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Taking back our cities
When I was living in Edmonton, I managed to snag one of the (relatively) rare apartments in that city where you could walk to the…
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#Blocksidewalk, the last progressive NIMBY effort?
#Blocksidewalk was a grassroots campaign that formed in 2019 after a Toronto Star article reported that Google-subsidiary Sidewalk Labs was after hundreds of acres of publicly owned…
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The Monitor – Spring 2024
Today, more than 80 per cent of Canada’s population lives in cities. They’re the engines of economic growth, but far too many cities are stuck…
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A Modest Proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
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A modest proposal
Canadian cities have been straining under the weight of greater demand for improved and accessible public services—coupled with less support from senior levels of government…
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Bell is gutting CTV News—how can we save Canadian journalism?
“For the day when some conjunction of circumstances creates a will for change; that day belongs to those who have practical ideas ready.” —Tom Kent, Chair…
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Marking the tipping point
For a film about a land grab of continental proportions committed over a century ago, Trick or Treaty? is an upbeat joyous celebration of the survival of…
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Halifax Regional Municipality needs to fully implement a living wage policy
Time for a Giant Leap Forward for Workers’ Wages in Nova Scotia
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Fast Facts: Taking Back the City – The Winnipeg 2014 Alternative Municipal Budget
As Winnipeggers come out of an unusually punishing winter, the sun seems to be stimulating more than the usual spring activities. There is a feeling…
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