We’re Seeing How Badly Harper Misread Canadians
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
October 10, 2011
It was never true that Canada was “conservative,” and the Ontario election wasn’t the only proof of that. Harper got elected with just under 40 per cent of the vote… Canada remains, in its values, much more social democratic than conservative, if by that we mean they support government intervention to ensure a level of fairness, equity and economic security… with Liberal and NDP incumbent governments defying the odds and Alberta’s Conservative grassroots demanding more than just a management committee for capitalism, it is arguable that the long period of Canadian drift into disinterested cynicism is ending.
Tags: economy, ideology
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Is Capitalism Preparing to Bury Itself?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Sep. 26, 2011
Fordism. It was the foundation of a high-wage economy, it lasted a very long time and it produced incredible real wealth for decades.
Until something called neoliberalism decided to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. And the perpetrators of this ideology — and the catastrophic damage it has done to the global economy, nations, communities and workers — are so wedded to it that they seem determined to pursue its goals and accept its preposterous assumptions until the ship truly does go down.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, poverty, privatization, standard of living
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Corporations stash cash but take no risks
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Apr 05 2010
Carney had the nerve to say what everyone on Bay Street knows: The largest Canadian corporations are doing a terrible job at increasing productivity and, therefore, at raising Canadian living standards and competing internationally. He noted that productivity had actually declined through this recession when during every other recession it has gone up. He left no doubt who was responsible: “In general, while there is always more to do, governments have put in place conditions for a productivity revival. Business, thus far, has disappointed.”
Tags: economy, globalization, standard of living
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