Corporate taxes haven’t gone up since the Liberals took office six years ago. Will the government finally listen to the calls for increased tax fairness?
78 billion reasons for Canada to implement a wealth tax
As the third wave of COVID-19 hits Canada’s most populous provinces, a new study shows the staggering size of the tsunami of cash that has poured into the pockets of the country’s wealthiest people during this pandemic.
There’s no getting ‘beyond COVID’ without addressing systemic racism
Ontario’s inequitable vaccine rollout shows we must repair the broken systems that created these disastrous pandemic conditions
COVID-19 has been much harder on those who already had anxiety and financial issues
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive shifts to seemingly every aspect of daily life. At the heart of these changes have been requirements to socially distance from others and stay at home.
Variants Changed the Global Game. Vaccines Will Not Be Enough
At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In an ideal scenario, the virus would then be contained at very low levels without further societal disruption or significant numbers of deaths.
The Postal Codes Say It All: The Inequality of the Ford Government Must Be Addressed
The policies of the Ford government have ensured the third wave of COVID-19 is more of a nightmare for working class Ontarians than it is for the affluent.
Munk, Hayek and the Fraser Institute: Tracing the insurgent pedagogy of the Canadian right
We are witnessing a troubling expansion of market fundamentalist propaganda from beyond think tanks and media elites
Amazon’s Brampton warehouse is back in business—but workers are still at risk
Retail giant continues to operate most of its warehouses and other facilities despite the emergence of severe COVID outbreaks
An early election call is so cynical Trudeau will probably do it
An early election isn't what Canadians want or need, but you can usually trust Liberals to do what's good for Liberals, argues federal politics columnist Tom Parkin.
Lack of domestic vaccine capacity leaves Canada at mercy of big pharma
Canada's faltering COVID-19 vaccine rollout is all the more stunning in light of news that little Cuba is on the brink of having its own vaccine -- actually one of five COVID vaccines being developed by the tiny nation's booming biotech industry.