A guest post from Richard Pereira, a recent winner of the PEF Essay Contest… – Canadian Economics Association – The Town Without Poverty There were hundreds of speakers at this year’s CEA conference in Ottawa. About a dozen of these were designated “Special Lectures/Conférences spéciales” and among them were Jack Mintz on “The GST After […]
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Politics, Re-Spun: The Social Determinants of Health
(Note: This post contains a portion of the talk that I gave last month at the 16th International Conference of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children in Athens). Research has now clearly established that economic, and social variables – more than individual or family behavior – are the most salient factors […]
Continue readingThe Platform of the Socialist Party of Ontario
The Platform of the Socialist Party of OntarioOur Vision:The Socialist Party of Ontario believes that the labour power and natural resources of a society should be used in an ecologically compatible, equitable and sustainable manner for the benefit of …
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CANADIAN POLITICS:MARCH WITH OCAP AND CUPE THIS THURSDAY:This appeal from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) asks you to join the ‘Raise the Rates’ contingent at the upcoming Canadian Union Of Public Employees Ontario (CUPE) convention. This …
Continue readingArt Threat: New Orleans and the culture of resistance – Interview with Floodlines author Jordan Flaherty
Over five years since the catastrophe of hurricane Katrina, communities in New Orleans are still struggling to rebuild and return. Shocking images of Katrina broadcast globally continue to communicate the growing economic, social and racial fault lines in America. Beyond the headlines, community organizing and resistance to post-Katrina economic shock treatment of key public institutions, […]
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: A Snapshot of the Vulnerable Underclass of Foreign Workers in Canada
There are lots of ways to look at Canada’s checkered history with immigration. Europeans welcome, French to a lesser degree after they lost a war or something, Chinese railroad workers, the Komagata Maru, internment of Japanese-Canadians, residential schools and a variety of abuses of the First Nations who “we” tend to treat as lesser people, […]
Continue readingNew Resolution: A Resolution Regarding Poverty and Social Exclusion
A Resolution Regarding Poverty and Social ExclusionProposed by: Carol-Anne Hudson, HamiltonDate: 09/05/11Whereas we are committed to living in an Ontario without poverty and; Whereas we are committed to living in a society where all citizens are consid…
Continue readingSo How’s That Neo-Liberalism Thing Workin’ Out For Ya ?
For the past 30 years or so in Canada we have seen a steady succession of neo-liberal governments, each telling Canadians that we have to tighten our belts while cutting taxes and regulation on corporations. Well the evidence is in and we now know what…
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: The Political Economy of Professional Wrestling: Capital, Unions and Spandex
Wage Labour on the Fringes For all the attention it received, to my knowledge, no one provided much of a political analysis of Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 award-winning motion picture The Wrestler. I suspect this is largely a function of the subject matter of the film: professional wrestling has been a long standing punch-line, after all. […]
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: LaytAnt turns attacks back on rivals (Cartoon of the Day)
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/27/cv-election-ndp-layton-winnipeg-1039.html
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: False Consciousness, Part I: On Elections and the Middle Class
The following appeared in the National Post today. We’re in the last week of a federal election campaign, and every party wants you to believe they’re there for the hardworking families of a middle class under enormous pressure. That’s you, right? The idea of the middle class resonates, because it is a notion we all […]
Continue readingHow to Eliminate Homelessness And Save Money In The Process
It is very difficult to get accurate statistics regarding the number of homeless in this country, they vary greatly depending on the source, so I have split the difference for any of the asterisked numbers cited in this post. While certainly not ideal,…
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Are You Voting For Canada
Continue readingLarry Hubich's Blog: Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan?
Global financial crisis/recovery: What does it mean for Saskatchewan?
– by Dr. Simon Enoch, Director of the Saskatchewan office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
These remarks were delivered to the Saskatchewan CED and Co-operatives Conf…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Low Income Cut-offs – A Lesson for the #CPC
Yesterday my post talked about how sad I thought it was that Conservatives did not acknowledge poverty in Canada. And this morning to my surprise there was a comment arguing that …. the poverty line isn’t real. I am sorry that I didn’t define clearly enough what I meant by poor…. ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: How Poor is Poor Enough?
Harper and Alexander Recently Conservative Chris Alexander made the assertion that Canada has eradicated poverty. Statements like this are disheartening. Many Canadians have to make the difficult choice between paying the rent or buying food. And because people in Canada… ..
Continue readingDemocratic Progress: Poverty & The Liberal Platform
The Liberals are hammering on Con “start candidate” Chris Alexander for explaining that all Canadians aren’t “poor” but rather “low income” because they’re above the World Bank numbers of two dollars a day. I’ve reviewed the full video, and Alexander g…
Continue readingCon candidate announces poverty has been eliminated in Canada
Chris Alexander, ladies and gentlemen:If I’m Mark Holland, I’m feeling very safe right now.
Continue readingSlaying that monster called Hunger
At the risk of sounding redundant here is yet another post on hunger. Hunger in Canada is a huge and growing problem,sadly it is also one that is being all but ignored.More than 750,000 Canadians use food banks every month in this country. Hunger isn’t…
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