www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... “They seized on this kind of bogus issue of trade barriers and are basically painting themselves as the knights in shining armor that are going to go slay this dragon, but the reality is, there's no dragon.” @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

ICYMI An interview with @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social about the climate policy in #Budget2025. www.greenmajority.ca/the-podcast/...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Lost in all of this is any sort of vision for the Canadian economy. Instead, it’s an “all of the above” strategy while simultaneously downplaying other social expenditures that matter to our standard of living.' @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o... 'If Canada’s public administration has the courage to walk away from enforcement that doesn’t work, then it should do so consistently — not just when the beneficiaries are the well-off.'

“It very well could be a good start, but my concern is that it’s not going to scale up fast enough. The fiscal commitment is pretty weak … it’s not what I would think of as a generational investment.” www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... ‘Later this month, UCP activists will bid to push the Smith government farther than ever at the annual meeting in Edmonton.’

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'With a greater push towards fast tracking major projects, including energy projects, these threats to responsible resource development from ISDS are even more profound in 2025.' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘When teachers call for reduced class sizes, more support & better teaching conditions…they’re thinking about every kid in every classroom…[&]…the collective future we want those kids to create. Too bad the politics of narrow ignorance keeps getting in the way’

www.teenvogue.com/story/womano... pipeline can ultimately take participants down an ultra-conservative path that often involves Christianity and white nationalism. But even if influencers say they don't believe these ideas themselves, their content can lead viewers to others who do.’

The NYTimes article on Mamdani at Bowdoin is "a wreck, but of a form so pure, so purely Timesian, you almost have to admire it. It certainly is instructive." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘Why not forget the compromises and take an actual stand on some of these issues? Lead a public conversation? Change minds. Spend political capital. The election of Zohran Mamdani in New York shows standing up for big ideas without compromise can actually win…’

Doug Ford and the Conservatives think they can take away your right to have a say in local schools without even having to hear what you think about it. Join MPP Peggy Sattler and me for a townhall this Thursday, November 13 at 6 pm, where we'll prove them wrong. www.ontariondp.ca/stand-up-for...

If you like this but want a Canadian perspective, buy my latest book, called Corporate Control, about how Canada set its economy on fire to sell smoke to the world.

ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-s... “You trade what would have been hundreds of hours a week for one individual who is getting paid significantly more. You’re not able to get meaningful feedback from the community, and you are spending more money, which is the antithesis of fiscal responsibility.”

www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor... ‘There is an “unmet demand” in those areas in Etobicoke and Scarborough, where coverage rates remain among the lowest in the city….. “There is still a long way to go to address adequate levels of child care in our city.”’ @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Ontarians need a firm govt w/ the courage to raise revenue & spend it on concrete programs & services that make life better...the govt of the day asks us to sit tight & wait for the market to do its magic' @policyalternatives.ca @ricardotranjan.bsky.social

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'A decade after Paris, Canada’s challenge is no longer knowing what to do. Instead, the challenge is to break the cycle of denial, delay and deference that subjugates climate policy to the very industries at the heart of the crisis.' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Child care, pharmacare, health care, income security and a host of other vital programs were effectively ignored—programs that are crucial to gender equality, social justice and our collective ability to prosper and thrive.' @policyalternatives.ca

‘yesterday's federal budget teased that the government is working with CBC/Radio-Canada to explore Canada's participation in the annual Eurovision Song Contest…Two government sources say Prime Minister Mark Carney is personally involved in the push’ www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

This government is paying unelected school supervisors up to $350,000 a year to replace democratically elected trustees and they won’t even respond to parents or communities. Ontarians deserve transparency, not government appointees hiding from accountability. #onpoli #onted

'Beyond the demand for applicants’ personal information, the other shocking overreach by the committee is their demand for the public release of peer reviews, scores, deliberation notes of granting committees and the detailed personal information of reviewers.'

Have you subscribed to One Picket Line? It offers class-based analyses of housing data & policy, fuelling solidarity across labour & tenant movements. When you subscribe you get access to the first issue too! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @policyalternatives.ca @ricardotranjan.bsky.social

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Smith and Moe have been strangely quiet in their reactions to the federal government’s actions so far—not traits they are known for.' @policyalternatives.ca @simonenoch.bsky.social

There’s no olive branch for the NDP in today’s federal budget--might Canada be plunged into another election? Full CCPA analysis of the budget is now live: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

“There’s huge differences between what were in the election platforms and what are actually being proposed in the budget,” said @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, senior economist with the @policyalternatives.ca #Budget2025 #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

[email protected] senior economist David MacDonald predicts specific cuts will be made via “stealth” over the coming months. He does not expect them to be clearly laid out on Tuesday. #budget2025 #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

“This will have a big impact on the Ottawa-Gatineau area,” @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, a senior economist with the @policyalternatives.ca, told CTV News Ottawa. “In terms of the likely impact in Ottawa, it’s going to be about 14,000 FTEs over this period 2024 to 2028.” www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

“This budget contains a poison pill of deep funding cuts, the extent of which hasn’t been witnessed since the Harper cuts of 2011 to 2014.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Looking for a budget summary and you aren't an oligarch or the owner of a mid-sized company? Check out what the @ccpa has put together: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. By senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social #budget2025 #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷‍♀️

#Budget2025 analysis from @policyalternatives.ca: Major military spending will come at a huge cost to vital public programs and services. Which parties will support the minority government on this one? By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o... 'Subsidizing a dying oil & gas industry & scaling back climate spending moves us in exactly the wrong direction. It is a costly blunder, mainly to the benefit of foreign fossil fuel investors, that makes our economy less competitive in the long-term'

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'The feds plan to cut $57B in programs over 5 years...40% more than the cuts proposed in the Liberal’s spring election platform roughly on par with what the Conservatives wanted to cut in government spending from their platform.' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'under no circumstances should Canada make any further concessions to the Trump administration in areas such as digital trade, supply management, cultural policies, or national security integration.' @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social

Resisting the AI push into education www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... 'The Alpha software surveilled them constantly, tracking whether or not they were paying attention, and sending alerts if it detected an “anti-pattern”'

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... The Elbows Up Economic Summit (compendium and webinar) is an antidote to the corporate rallying cries responding to Trump’s threats with a familiar playbook: deregulation, austerity, tax cuts, and fossil fuel expansion. @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘The collection includes contributions from 20 progressive economists and policy experts, many of whom participated in the Elbows Up Economic Summit held in September 2025 in Ottawa.’ @policyalternatives.ca

Folks -- this week, most of the credible and research-based budget analysis that doesn't spew a right wing frame will come from @policyalternatives.ca. Consider making a donation if you support our work! We cant do it without your help.

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... ‘52 [of 84 federal departments] will likely use the non-renewal of programs to meet their spending reduction targets… @davidmaccdn.bsky.social predicts specific cuts will be made via “stealth” over the coming months’ @policyalternatives.ca

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘While this was clearly a win for housing activists, the rest of the bill remains a serious concern; they are continuing to mobilize and preparing to take the fight to the next level.’ @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Economist @ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carney’s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-... @breachmedia.ca @policyalternatives.ca

According to @policyalternatives.ca, federal gov't expenditures expected to drop significantly include almost $7.5 billion at Department of Crown-Indigenous relations, $2.58 billion at Public Works & Gov't Services, and $1.59 billion at Enviro & Climate Change Canada. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

[email protected] economist @marclee.bsky.social said the proposed wage increases would put workers just past inflation. “I don’t think it’s a huge victory from the union perspective, and I don’t think it’s a horrible deal from the government’s perspective either.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

www.thestar.com/politics/fed... 'CCPA identified....the bulk of federal spending that is set to expire in the next 3 years, shedding light on the potential “sacrifices” the PM has said would be necessary to transform the economy amid the trade crisis' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Canadians should brace themselves for one of the most draconian federal budgets in history; much of it done through stealth by sunsetting programs.’ @policyalternatives.ca @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @kjscott.bsky.social

“Albertans will be forgiven for asking themselves, ‘Who’s next?' What rights does this premier want to defend and which ones is she willing to trample and for whom?” www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

"CUSMA is going down the pipes," said @policyalternatives.ca trade policy researcher Stuart Trew grimly. Hear his interview from today: #CanadaUSTradeWar #cdnpoli #cdnecon @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/1...

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/from... ‘A close examination of poll trends over the last two years shows…record-high sympathy for Palestinians, declining support for U.S. military aid to Israel, and growing numbers of American voters who say Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone too far.’

www.thestar.com/real-estate/... ‘Housing Minister Rob Flack announced Sunday afternoon that the government will not move forward with the changes, which were outlined in a bill introduced Thursday.’