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Penicillin the right prescription for Canada in pandemic agreement negotiations
April 30, 2024

Penicillin the right prescription for Canada in pandemic agreement negotiations

Instead of undermining technology transfer provisions, Canada once played a key role in disseminating breakthrough medical technology

Budget 2024 pushes new climate action down the road

Budget 2024 pushes new climate action down the road

It is too soon for the federal government to rest on its climate laurels.

France is right to reject CETA free trade deal with Canada

France is right to reject CETA free trade deal with Canada

It would be a political mistake for PMs Trudeau and Attal to dismiss discontent with the Canada-EU trade deal

Ecuadorians reject corporate courts in national referendums

Ecuadorians reject corporate courts in national referendums

Canada must heed opposition to investor-state dispute settlement and rethink trade deal with Ecuador

Budget 2024: Has the government seen the light?

Budget 2024: Has the government seen the light?

Canada’s latest federal budget has some real gains in it—and some really frustrating half-measures

What is rent control, anyway?

What is rent control, anyway?

Part 1: Rent control, rent freezes, vacancy controls—the terms can be hard to keep track of. This is your reference guide.

Canada’s shift to a more regressive tax system, 2004 to 2022

Canada’s shift to a more regressive tax system, 2004 to 2022

Canada's tax system is flat for most Canadians and regressive for the top 20 per cent of households.

Federal government goes big on housing—is it enough?

Federal government goes big on housing—is it enough?

2024 federal budget makes biggest investments in housing, care economy in generations with its second-to-last budget before an election

Fiscal folly in Ontario: New report reveals a cheapskate province

Fiscal folly in Ontario: New report reveals a cheapskate province

Financial Accountability Office paper is essential reading for every Ontarian

Cities are central to capitalism—and could be central to its undoing

Cities are central to capitalism—and could be central to its undoing

Capitalism and urbanization are deeply tied to one another—but what might a liberated city look like?

Cities could be the engines for addressing crises—if we push them

Cities could be the engines for addressing crises—if we push them

It is time for more cities to bring forward policies and practices for economic, social and climate justice as their primary goal

The intersectional city

The intersectional city

Applying an intersectional lens to multi-layered challenges in urban settings can lead the way to greater empowerment of community members in cities.

Taking back our cities

Taking back our cities

We can shape the future of urban life