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The case for expanding democratic employee ownership in Canada
Workers lack democratic rights in the corporations and institutions that govern their work lives. As we find ourselves in an era of high inequality the question of ‘why shouldn’t working people be the owners and beneficiaries of the fruits of their labour?’ becomes timely and necessary. Read this research report on what it’d take to make democratic employee ownership a reality in Canada.
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Time to end information hide-and-seek games: Public deserves more prompt government disclosure of basic data
No one should be told to file a Freedom of Information request simply to learn who works for them. Government must give members of the public access to up-to-date and useful information on who is there to serve them and quit obfuscating and abusing access to information laws, Ben Parfitt writes.
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Waning transparency in Canada: Is access to information broken?
At the federal, provincial and even the local level, there was a time when governments in Canada seemed to think transparency about their operations was…
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Discussions of foreign interference and national security can quickly become toxic
Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur, Government of Canada from the Advisory Group, Canada-China Focus. Signatories below. We are deeply concerned…
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To break housing gridlock, we need to democratize unrepresentative public hearings
Housing policy has a democracy problem. Amid a housing crisis, highly unrepresentative public hearing processes contribute to land-use decisions that fail to reflect the perspectives…
The sound of silence
Weeks stretch to months, months to years as BC government clamps down on information When debate on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy…
Albertans have a right to be outraged…about the $3.5 million Allan Inquiry
Last week Albertans received the fruits of the Kenney Government’s inquiry into foreign-funded “anti-Alberta” activities targeting the oil and gas industry. The $3.5 million report,…
Remembering Murray Dobbin—activist, intellectual, mentor, friend
Neoliberal myth-buster. Far right exposer. Movement philosopher. Activist mentor. Murray Dobbin was all of these. On Sept. 8, our good friend and comrade Murray died…
Robust wealth tax could raise $363B over 10 years
Amid a rise in extreme inequality, the idea of an annual tax on the wealth of the super-rich has risen to prominence in recent years…
In a flawed survey, BC seeks input on changes to freedom of information and privacy
It is again time to review British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Every six years the legislature reviews the Act and the process…
British Columbians approve of province’s COVID-19 response & want more equitable, sustainable economy post recovery—regardless of party affiliation
The coronavirus pandemic has put governments and societies around the world to the test as they confront what is both a public health and economic…
A progressive macroeconomic response to the coronavirus crisis in British Columbia
While much of the world remains under strict lockdown and we have yet to determine the full extent of the already-unprecedented economic crisis caused by…