May 6, 2020
To spur economic recovery, focus on HEALTH (Gallant)
By Brian Gallant
To spur economic recovery, focus on health Brian Gallant, Q.C. is a Senior Advisor with the public affairs firm, Navigator Ltd and is the former Premier of New Brunswick Many jurisdictions are looking to ease restrictions put in place to combat the COV
May 3, 2020
Plight of REFUGEES re Covid (Axworthy)
By Hon. Lloyd Axworthy & the World Refugee Council
Open letter to the UN Secretary-General: COVID-19 and the plight of refugees and displaced persons from the World Refugee Council Follow April 17, 2020 Dear Secretary-General, As members of the World Refugee Council we urge you to intensify your crucia
April 30, 2020
Is the U.S. Empire in jeopardy? (Marchi)
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Is the U.S. empire in jeopardy? It would be prudent for the Canadian government to weigh the continued decline of the U.S. as a real option—and what this would mean for our national and global interests By Sergio Marchi MacLeans’s April 15, 2020 In thi
April 13, 2020
Time for a Guaranteed Working Income? (Hunsley)
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by Terrance Hunsley, (author, Future of Work Policies for the 2020’s(1). This article is co-posted on SocialCanada.org) It was happening before. But the pandemic is going to speed it up, even catapult us into the future of work. A recent article by eco
February 25, 2020
FUTURE OF WORK policies for the 2020s (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley (Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre)
Future of Work policies for the 2020’s by Terrance Hunsley, Senior Fellow, The Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy February, 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 Part One – Introduction 6 Part Two – Waves of Change 7 Scenari
February 11, 2020
Canada, Asbestos Free!
By Adam Melnick
by Adam Melnick Director Government and Community Relations Heat and Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 95 Ontario On December 30, 2018, we welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement on the ban, use, import and export of asbestos. This was a
December 12, 2019
MINORITY GOVT, a Primer: the Pearson Top 20
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With the election of a minority government in Ottawa in October of last year, there is much talk about whether it can be productive or whether it will just be a series of events to maintain or defeat the government. The bar was set high for minority go
November 5, 2019
CO-HOUSING could use some help (Hunsley)
By Terrance Hunsley
CO-HOUSING COULD USE SOME HELP: How community associations and governments can assist Recently, groups seeking to live in collective housing arrangements have been springing up across the country. They may be seniors who want social contact and the sec
October 17, 2019
In Praise of STRATEGIC VOTING (Cardozo)
By Andrew Cardozo
IN PRAISE OF STRATEGIC VOTING Opinion column by Andrew Cardozo In virtually every facet of our lives we are encouraged to be strategic. But when it comes to voting, we are being told that’s bad. Don’t be strategic. Throw caution to the wind. If you run
October 17, 2019
Climate justice frames INUIT PRIORITIES (Natan Obed)
By Natan Obed
The Pearson Centre has invited various leading thinkers to contribute their ideas towards the Progressive Platform to generate good ideas for debate in this general election. The views expressed here are those of the writer. We thank the writers for pu
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