Based on current political discourse in Canada, the best I can come up with is “Not the NDP.” Liberals, along with other purported moderates, love the political ideology of “socially progressive and fiscally conservative.” It (seemingly) epitomizes the balance they strive for. When first volunteering on political campaigns in high school, I
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The HB-Log : NDP Policy Issues Run Deeper than their Constitution
This editorial effectively communicates the opinion within the New Democratic Party that the Constitution should not be changed to eliminate hardcore socialism Now, I am quite indifferent to this question, and even if I were a card-carrying member of the NDP I can’t imagine I would feel differently. I argued in my last post that while I think the concept of socialism (at
Continue readingThe HB-Log : Idle No More Seems United in Little Besides Principle
Wab Kinew and Llyod Axworthy have an interesting editorial in the globe today. They argue First Nations issues are too often seen as a zero sum game, when really the alleviation of poverty for First Nations people represents an economic opportunity. I wholeheartedly agree, and support additional public investment toward this end. But
Continue readingThe HB-Log : Care about equality? Suck up the tall buildings
Over the holidays I read Matt Yglesias fantastic book “The rent is too damn high,” which deals with urban policy in the United States and its effect on housing prices. But really, the book is about equality. Yglesias argues cities in the U.S. have too many regulations for the construction
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