Unless Canada realizes that it must look beyond numbers and into the needs of its prospective immigrants, as a human right rather than an economic benefit, any policy “reset” will continue its failures, argues Themrise Khan.
"We cannot be viewed simply under the lens of how to fix an aging population and sectors a current government deduces it needs workers for... Immigration policy needs to be about building lives. It needs to inherently be a human rights-based policy."
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The part of Bill C-39 that has attracted the most attention and criticism from the labour movement is the Liberal’s decision to double-down on the controversial use of Section 107 to end strikes by “email fiat."
Explainer by @TheLawofWork ⚖️perspectivesjournal.ca/c39-l…
Defenders of this privatization have already pushed back against concern, arguing that Canadian airports aren’t publicly owned.
Then why the need to privatize, and who’s airport is it anyway?
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In 'Breaking Free of Neoliberalism in Trump Times'
@AHimelfarb22182 puts the growth of the capitalist ideology in the Canadian context, from the 1970s energy shocks to today's shocks that brought us Carney's neoliberal agenda. From @LorimerBooks.
REVIEW: perspectivesjournal.ca/neoli…
"In the labour movement, we know that we only get success when we have collective action." - @PresidentCLC
Against US attacks on Canada's economy, federal cuts to the public service, and corporate profiteering amid layoffs, this labour day unions come together in a show of strength to defend the working class.
While the likes of the Calgary School enjoyed direct political influence among conservatives, the logic of passive revolution indirectly brought their outlook into mainstream Canadian policymaking, even among superficially progressive administrators. perspectivesjournal.ca/mark-…
"The people don't necessarily gain when our public assets are sold ... It would be good to think, through public policy around making sure that the cost of living in Canada is stable and does not further increase," argues @jenhassum for @SundayTimesZA.
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"One would hope that it's not just allowing Canadian companies to enter the South African market only to act like mini-Trumps, but for there to be real respect and reciprocity between our nation's." — @jenhassum in today's @SundayTimesZA
The @CanadianLabour Congress' new report 'Public Runways, Private Profits' shows why Carney's plan for privatized ownership of Canada's airports will mean cuts to jobs & higher prices.
@DTCochrane explains on the Perspectives Journal Podcast: perspectivesjournal.ca/termi…
Mark Carney has become the new political face of an ideological orientation that shares his western-Canadian background, but none of his partisan identifications. perspectivesjournal.ca/carne…
If Canada were an EU member state, something more of us wish were true, we would be near the bottom in tax revenue.
Taxes in Canada are approximately 33% of GDP. Germany collects 40.9% and France 47.3% of GDP. perspectivesjournal.ca/death…
The immediate consequence of unresolved grievances is unlikely to result in Alberta’s secession from Canada.
But will those grievances continue to shape how Albertans view their place within the federation? perspectivesjournal.ca/alber…