www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Govts have a critical role to play in service of a more resilient & inclusive labour market & gender-just future..where occupational segregation & earnings polarization do not limit women’s economic opportunities & financial security' @policyalternatives.ca

For all you Ottawan skaters/runners….. you know what this means!

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘As we reimagine the boundaries of platform responsibility and user empowerment, the tools we forge become the architecture of a more resilient online world.’ @policyalternatives.ca

www.govexec.com/management/2... ‘my first priority is a campaign on educating the members on what it took for us to get to where we are, in order to encourage them to have the courage to stand up to fight for where we need to go.’ @cupwsttp.bsky.social

Read about @apwu.bsky.social's new president here: "I grew up under the umbrella of the Postal Service, because when [my grandfather] came up North, he got a job in the Postal Service, and he got introduced to rights that he never knew existed when he worked out on the tobacco fields."

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ' Until working people hold democratic control over the development and deployment of technology, it will continue to be a force to accelerate the exploitation of workers and further the interests of bosses' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Canada needs to develop a comprehensive economic strategy that adds value to our resources through advanced manufacturing and technology, and rises to the challenge of the unfolding climate emergency.' @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Canadians worried and angry about Trump’s brazen violation of state sovereignty in Venezuela and his police terrorism within the United States may ask why we would negotiate anything with the increasingly fascistic White House’ @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social

'Instead of cuts that jeopardize the integrity of Canada’s postal network, we should be discussing necessary investments...for it to diversify and expand its business, exploring options in sectors like banking, insurance, logistics or telecommunications' therosetowneagle.ca/politicslaw/...

'Israel has now effectively banned dozens of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) working in Palestine. It’s a fateful and deadly cut – that was planned, and we saw it coming. Yet, the outrage from the foreign governments home to these vital aid groups has been minimal at best.'

Morning commute, Rideau Canal style.

“Even at this moment, I am convinced that public media will survive, and that a new Congress will address public media’s role in our country because it is critical to our children’s education, our history, culture and democracy to do so" www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/m...

ICYMI: CEO pay gap with workers continues to widen, report from @policyalternatives.ca shows. @davidmaccdn.bsky.social #inequality www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFO...

Two of Canada’s most progressive economists, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social & @dtcochrane.bsky.social, agree: CEO pay isn’t about productivity. It’s about power. New data from the @policyalternatives.ca's report shows who’s really paying the price. Report: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-tuca-ve... These acts in no way defend democracy; they are clear acts of aggression as part of a militarised foreign policy agenda motivated by unilateral economic interests.”

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t... “We do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores,” Rodriguez said. “We demand proof of life."

The surge in corporate profit rates that began during COVID has never ended - a greater share of corporate revenue is profits than ever before, and we are taxing those profits less than ever. No wonder CEO pay has hit another record high!

A wealth tax of 1 per cent on anyone with $10M in net assets, and 3% on assets over $100M could raise more than $20B/yr. “The possible gains in terms of revenue for the federal govt are tremendous, and it would target a very [small] number of people.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ' The average pay of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in Canada soared to a new record in 2024 of $16.2M. This bested the previous record, which was set in 2022, of $14.9M for the highest-paid S&P/TSX composite CEOs' @policyalternatives.ca @davidmaccdn.bsky.social

openpolicyontario.com/robin-hood-i... ‘None of this is to deny that boomers, as a cohort, did better than their adult children. It is to say that policy should not confuse cohort advantage with individual security at the margins.’

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... “1.3M people still require urgent shelter support. More than half of health facilities…face shortages of essential medical equipment and supplies. The total collapse of sanitation infrastructure has left 740K people vulnerable to toxic flooding”

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘Carney’s resurrected Liberals have set out an economic agenda with a big push on fossil fuels and mining, while rolling back nearly a decade of modest progress on climate action along the way.’ @marclee.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

www.thestar.com/politics/fed... ‘Wiseman is a longtime friend of Carney who was among the first to contribute to Carney’s leadership bid…’

“Using workers’ own pension surpluses to finance their departure sets an extraordinary and dangerous precedent…No employer should ever be permitted to unilaterally appropriate workers’ deferred compensation and repurpose it for its own purposes.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... ‘In early October, Auditor General Shelley Spence issued a special report with damning findings on how $1.3 billion in the fund was awarded. Spence said the selection process for funding was "not fair, transparent or accountable."’

One more #Civicplan10 highlight from our first decade in business: ✒️ Student Street Strategies: Creating Neighbourhood Active Transportation Systems. 🥇 PlanON 2025 Vision Award of Excellence, OPPI; Award of Excellence, Visions and Master Plans, HUDDA 🤼 Daily School Route More: lnkd.in/es3h_Bza

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'While 2026 will bring new challenges for BC, the current trade situation also highlights structural challenges facing the province...Unfortunately, BC’s misguided push for resource megaprojects threatens to move the province in the wrong direction'

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'with opposition in BC & terrible economics, there’s a strong likelihood those pipelines never get built. Nonetheless, by killing climate & energy regulations, the MOU must have the oil & gas industry feeling like a kid [at Xmas]' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Canada’s poor performance in international assessments is not complicated and should not be surprising...[but] ....winding down the production of oil and gas is one intervention we refuse to entertain' @hadrianmk.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

My submission to the Senate Committee studying the misuse of s. 107 of Canada Labour Code to crush the Charter right to strike: lawofwork.ca/doorey-my-su... In Brief: Stop it. It's an entirely inappropriate & undemocratic use of a statutory provision never intended for this purpose.

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'we should favour bold investments to open up new streams of revenue for Canada Post in sectors like banking or telecommunications, while enhancing its role in public service provision' @policyalternatives.ca

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Unfortunately, the government did not create a postal bank when it ought to have done so. The second best time to start a postal bank is right now.' @policyalternatives.ca

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/10/n... “These aren't charities. They're not altruistic organizations. Why would a tech company want to allow their employees to work for the government and pay 100 per cent of their salary and benefits?” @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Looking for a gift idea for a caring, thinking Canadian with fiercely progressive values? Why not give them a one-year subscription to the print edition of THE MONITOR -- @policyalternatives.ca's quarterly policy and current affairs magazine? It's a great way to support the CCPA. 🍁 More info... ⬇️

'Ben Gvir said that the noose is just “one of the options through which we will implement the death penalty law...Of course, there is the option of the gallows, the electric chair and also the option of euthanasia"' www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-mk...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Bill C-9 has received widespread & sharp criticism from civil-liberties groups, community advocates & activists who warn it risks failing in its stated goals while providing police with the power to engage in increased repression of dissent & speech.'

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘Industrial transformation and renewal is essential if Canada wants to weather Trump’s economic warfare. But we cannot afford to be so haphazard with public funds. Instead, we need a smarter industrial strategy.’ @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/politics/fed... “…raining down destruction on civilians in genocide, in war crimes, in crimes against humanity — if they think closing the loophole on that is misguided, I would say it’s really a condemnation of the government’s view of Canada’s integrity”

troymedia.com/politicslaw/... ‘With so many public and private services withdrawing from inner cities and rural areas, turning post offices into community hubs with essential services such as banking would show that these communities still matter in national planning.’ @policyalternatives.ca

'nearly $6B is being spent on a tax change that sends only 3% of its benefits to the 1/3 of income earners...the same money could have increased the CDB to $7K a year & lifted more than 200K people with disabilities out of poverty' @policyalternatives.ca www.westernstandard.news/news/enough-...

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'if its transformation plan is one solely fixated on cuts and closures, it may squander one of its last chances to transform itself into a service provider that has the capacity to meet Canadians present and future needs' @policyalternatives.ca

Amazon is trying to kill the post office, and make no mistake: it will do the same in Canada. Its subcontracted delivery model must be regulated out of existence if we care about not just the postal service, but ensuring delivery workers have good, union jobs they can depend on.

Re: the mention for @policyalternatives.ca in @salon.com. Here is Laura Pinto's original piece! @ontariotechu.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

www.thestar.com/politics/pro... “This must be a lesson that we never forget: when governments sign agreements to support industry, they must ensure transparent commitments to job security and job growth.” @uswmetallos.bsky.social

My latest -- the bigger story about the Canadian-built armoured vehicle purchase by ICE is actually how the war abroad and the war at home are, primarily, economic wars. noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...

www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea... ‘Meanwhile, the Carney government has not disputed the latest report’s conclusion that Canadian-made military goods — including weapons that could be used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza — are ending up in Israel via the U.S.’

www.salon.com/2025/12/04/t... 'Pinto’s argument was premised on a vision of Santa Claus...already so widely accepted it didn’t need to be literalized w/ fake cameras or radar displays. To believe in Santa is to acknowledge a world in which spying & informing are a common mode of communication'

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'Cda is facing a multiprong threat to its ability to ensure that prescription drugs are available to the population at affordable prices...many more people will be forced to choose between keeping themselves healthy & being able to pay for food & housing'

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'either Deloitte doesn’t understand how LLM’s work and used it to create a govt commissioned report without fact-checking, or it knew full well that there was the possibility that the LLM might fabricate parts of the report and it did not care to check'