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2024 federal budget analysis roundup
This page exists to bring together progressive policy organizations’ responses to the 2024 federal budget. Keep an eye on this page, as it will continue…
Federal government goes big on housing—is it enough?
The federal government’s 2024 budget includes generational investments on housing affordability and runs a victory lap on health care expansion, but it is quiet on…
Budget 2024 pushes new climate action down the road
After announcing $63 billion in new climate-related spending in Budget 2023, the federal government’s climate ambitions dropped off significantly in Budget 2024.
Small steps not enough in adult education
It seemed for a moment as if adult basic education’s time had finally come. Premier Wab Kinew spoke publicly about its important role in moving…
Fiscal folly in Ontario: New report reveals a cheapskate province
When it comes to paying for the services people depend on, Ontario is utterly out of step with the rest of the country. That’s an…
France is right to reject CETA free trade deal with Canada
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The many consequences of austerity
April 8, 2024 In voting against the 2024-2027 municipal budget, Coun. Russ Wyatt stated that decades of low property taxes have resulted in “self-imposed austerity”,…
Watch your step, buster!
My hometown of Ottawa boasts a pair of scenic and winding roadways on both sides of the Rideau Canal. One of them is the Queen…
Equal pay day in Manitoba
The following is the press release and speaking notes from a new coalition acknowledging Equal Pay Day in Manitoba, featuring Jan Simpson, National President of…
Cities could be the engines for addressing crises—if we push them
Cities are the locus of social, environmental, and economic struggles. There are three fundamental conflicts and challenges that are playing out in cities: inequality, climate…
Cities are central to resolving the challenges of our time
Cities are a constant work in progress. Great cities attract great talent. They are where we find the most specialized health care. They provide for…
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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