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“Every doctor and nurse diverted to private-pay clinics is a resource taken away from the collective effort to rebuild universal primary care." writes Broadbent Research fellow @danyaalraza.com
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Every doctor and nurse diverted to private-pay clinics is a resource taken away from the collective effort to rebuild universal primary care." writes Broadbent Research fellow @danyaalraza.com
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in Canadian history.
We’re not backing down. We'll defend their reporting against any and all legal threats.
Support @pressprogress.ca : journalismdefence.ca
We’re not backing down. We'll defend their reporting against any and all legal threats.
Support @pressprogress.ca : journalismdefence.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in Canadian history.
We’re not backing down. We'll defend their reporting against any and all legal threats.
Support @pressprogress.ca : journalismdefence.ca
We’re not backing down. We'll defend their reporting against any and all legal threats.
Support @pressprogress.ca : journalismdefence.ca
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On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES host Dave McGrane explains how, amidst working-class poverty and the upheaval around the First World War, Olivar Asselin emerged as a Montreal journalist advocating for Quebec’s working poor.
perspectivesjournal.ca/olivar-assel... 🔶
perspectivesjournal.ca/olivar-assel... 🔶
Social Democrats of the North: Olivar Asselin, The Radical Journalist | Perspectives Journal
Amidst working-class poverty and the upheaval around the First World War, Olivar Asselin emerged as one of Montreal's most famous journalists who advocated for Quebec's working poor.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES host Dave McGrane explains how, amidst working-class poverty and the upheaval around the First World War, Olivar Asselin emerged as a Montreal journalist advocating for Quebec’s working poor.
perspectivesjournal.ca/olivar-assel... 🔶
perspectivesjournal.ca/olivar-assel... 🔶
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!!!! This is a DISGRACE and so deeply disturbing.
Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!
Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
!!!! This is a DISGRACE and so deeply disturbing.
Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!
Support Luke! Support Press Progress! Support journalism!!!
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This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is an important case in defending freedom of the press.
Affordable essentials 🤝 stronger democracies
@isabellamweber.bsky.social shows how affordability-focused policies on housing, food and transport found a winning message in Mamdani's mayoral campaign.
Her 2024 lecture at the Broadbent Institute explains why:
perspectivesjournal....
@isabellamweber.bsky.social shows how affordability-focused policies on housing, food and transport found a winning message in Mamdani's mayoral campaign.
Her 2024 lecture at the Broadbent Institute explains why:
perspectivesjournal....
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Affordable essentials 🤝 stronger democracies
@isabellamweber.bsky.social shows how affordability-focused policies on housing, food and transport found a winning message in Mamdani's mayoral campaign.
Her 2024 lecture at the Broadbent Institute explains why:
perspectivesjournal....
@isabellamweber.bsky.social shows how affordability-focused policies on housing, food and transport found a winning message in Mamdani's mayoral campaign.
Her 2024 lecture at the Broadbent Institute explains why:
perspectivesjournal....
If the government continues down its current path, it will be repeating the mistakes of the 1990s: favouring extreme austerity with no consideration for the consequences.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If the government continues down its current path, it will be repeating the mistakes of the 1990s: favouring extreme austerity with no consideration for the consequences.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
That approach was a disaster in 1994, and it would be worse today.
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Important thread from PressProgress Editor @lukelebrun.ca
If you're able, please support our Journalism Defence Fund:
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Important thread from PressProgress Editor @lukelebrun.ca
If you're able, please support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Important thread from PressProgress Editor @lukelebrun.ca
If you're able, please support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
Important thread from PressProgress Editor @lukelebrun.ca
If you're able, please support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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We’ve already seen so many good journalists and other critical voices across Alberta getting singled out one after the next by these long and expensive legal battles
Enough is enough
@pressprogress.ca stands behind its journalism, and we will defend ourselves vigorously in court
Enough is enough
@pressprogress.ca stands behind its journalism, and we will defend ourselves vigorously in court
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We’ve already seen so many good journalists and other critical voices across Alberta getting singled out one after the next by these long and expensive legal battles
Enough is enough
@pressprogress.ca stands behind its journalism, and we will defend ourselves vigorously in court
Enough is enough
@pressprogress.ca stands behind its journalism, and we will defend ourselves vigorously in court
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
A public option — for housing, telecommunications, or groceries — doesn't have to dominate the market.
"[It can] exist to keep private companies from profiteering and to offer a more affordable alternative.”
– @angella.bsky.social in @thewalrus.ca
Read more at thewalrus.ca/are-we-going...
"[It can] exist to keep private companies from profiteering and to offer a more affordable alternative.”
– @angella.bsky.social in @thewalrus.ca
Read more at thewalrus.ca/are-we-going...
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A public option — for housing, telecommunications, or groceries — doesn't have to dominate the market.
"[It can] exist to keep private companies from profiteering and to offer a more affordable alternative.”
– @angella.bsky.social in @thewalrus.ca
Read more at thewalrus.ca/are-we-going...
"[It can] exist to keep private companies from profiteering and to offer a more affordable alternative.”
– @angella.bsky.social in @thewalrus.ca
Read more at thewalrus.ca/are-we-going...
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In response to Alberta’s use of the notwithstanding clause, labour groups are vowing retaliation.
Danielle Smith's attack on bargaining rights has unions raising the spectre of a general strike:
pressprogress.ca/alberta-labo...
Danielle Smith's attack on bargaining rights has unions raising the spectre of a general strike:
pressprogress.ca/alberta-labo...
In Response to Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause, Labour Groups are Vowing Retaliation
Danielle Smith's attack on bargaining rights has labour groups raising the spectre of a general strike
pressprogress.ca
November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In response to Alberta’s use of the notwithstanding clause, labour groups are vowing retaliation.
Danielle Smith's attack on bargaining rights has unions raising the spectre of a general strike:
pressprogress.ca/alberta-labo...
Danielle Smith's attack on bargaining rights has unions raising the spectre of a general strike:
pressprogress.ca/alberta-labo...
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INFO | Le gouvernement albertain a utilisé la clause dérogatoire pour imposer une loi spéciale et forcer le retour au travail des enseignant·es. Le plus grand syndicat de la province entend répliquer fermement, sans toutefois en arriver déjà à la grève générale.
Alberta : le gouvernement bloque la grève des enseignant·es, les syndicats ripostent – Pivot
En réponse à l’attaque de la première ministre Danielle Smith contre les droits de négociation, un « Front commun » syndical brandit la menace de la grève générale.
pivot.quebec
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
INFO | Le gouvernement albertain a utilisé la clause dérogatoire pour imposer une loi spéciale et forcer le retour au travail des enseignant·es. Le plus grand syndicat de la province entend répliquer fermement, sans toutefois en arriver déjà à la grève générale.
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my colleague @stephenmag.bsky.social's reporting on the Alberta government sending teachers back to work, and the labour movement's response, en français pour @pivot.quebec
INFO | Le gouvernement albertain a utilisé la clause dérogatoire pour imposer une loi spéciale et forcer le retour au travail des enseignant·es. Le plus grand syndicat de la province entend répliquer fermement, sans toutefois en arriver déjà à la grève générale.
Alberta : le gouvernement bloque la grève des enseignant·es, les syndicats ripostent – Pivot
En réponse à l’attaque de la première ministre Danielle Smith contre les droits de négociation, un « Front commun » syndical brandit la menace de la grève générale.
pivot.quebec
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
my colleague @stephenmag.bsky.social's reporting on the Alberta government sending teachers back to work, and the labour movement's response, en français pour @pivot.quebec
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Mark Carney is billing it as an “investment budget,” but with plans to cut $60 billion in program spending and eliminate 40,000 jobs (10% of the federal public service), @dtcochrane.bsky.social says it’s more like an austerity budget
Our podcast live from inside the budget media lock-up yesterday:
Our podcast live from inside the budget media lock-up yesterday:
🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
Looking Inside Mark Carney’s ‘Extremely Orwellian’ Austerity Budget
Canadian Labour Congress DT Cochrane shares his first impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
pressprogress.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mark Carney is billing it as an “investment budget,” but with plans to cut $60 billion in program spending and eliminate 40,000 jobs (10% of the federal public service), @dtcochrane.bsky.social says it’s more like an austerity budget
Our podcast live from inside the budget media lock-up yesterday:
Our podcast live from inside the budget media lock-up yesterday:
"This budget seems to have a case of mistaken identity [...] Instead of making historic investments to modernize and update health and social care, they are asking under-resourced systems to increasingly do more, with less."
Read the latest from @danyaalraza.com : www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read the latest from @danyaalraza.com : www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"This budget seems to have a case of mistaken identity [...] Instead of making historic investments to modernize and update health and social care, they are asking under-resourced systems to increasingly do more, with less."
Read the latest from @danyaalraza.com : www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Read the latest from @danyaalraza.com : www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Social democratic renewal is very much about building deeper linkages to other social movements promoting equality and recognition of differences other than those based upon social class.
Reflections on the Social Democratic Tradition - Broadbent Institute
The term social democracy means the full extension of democratic principles to both the social and economic sphere and overlaps closely with the concept of democratic socialism, which denotes building...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Social democratic renewal is very much about building deeper linkages to other social movements promoting equality and recognition of differences other than those based upon social class.
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🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
Looking Inside Mark Carney’s ‘Extremely Orwellian’ Austerity Budget
Canadian Labour Congress DT Cochrane shares his first impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
pressprogress.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
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"There are actions the government can take, but austerity continues to be pulled from the policy toolkit after decades of proven failure."
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"There are actions the government can take, but austerity continues to be pulled from the policy toolkit after decades of proven failure."
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
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Almost twice as many Canadians see immigrants as being unfairly scapegoated and most believe that we should continue to welcome newcomers while fixing housing and healthcare shortfalls.
Source: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/shifting-borders/
Source: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/shifting-borders/
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Almost twice as many Canadians see immigrants as being unfairly scapegoated and most believe that we should continue to welcome newcomers while fixing housing and healthcare shortfalls.
Source: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/shifting-borders/
Source: broadbentinstitute.ca/research/shifting-borders/
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L'ACEP et @broadbent.bsky.social : Les coupes dans la fonction publique mettent à mal les engagements du gouvernement fédéral
➡️ www.acep-cape.ca/fr/actualite...
➡️ www.acep-cape.ca/fr/actualite...
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
L'ACEP et @broadbent.bsky.social : Les coupes dans la fonction publique mettent à mal les engagements du gouvernement fédéral
➡️ www.acep-cape.ca/fr/actualite...
➡️ www.acep-cape.ca/fr/actualite...
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Public money should serve people, not corporate profits.
Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security.
perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...
Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security.
perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...
Reinvest in Public Service Capacity — End Contracting Out | Perspectives Journal
Ending the practice of contracting out at the Department of National Defence is in the interest of national security and public trust while respecting workers and taxpayers. As a bottom line, the…
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Public money should serve people, not corporate profits.
Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security.
perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...
Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security.
perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...
"There are actions the government can take, but austerity continues to be pulled from the policy toolkit after decades of proven failure."
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"There are actions the government can take, but austerity continues to be pulled from the policy toolkit after decades of proven failure."
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
Read the latest from @broadbent.bsky.social's @clementnocos.bsky.social & @cape-acep.bsky.social's Nathan Prier at perspectivesjournal.ca/federal-job-cuts/
What makes the United States unique compared to most industrialized western countries is that it has never developed a full-fledged labour party or social democratic party that has welded significant political power and influence.
broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/
broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/
One Hundred Years of Progressive Influence: Social Democracy in Canada - Broadbent Institute
The Broadbent Institute was proud to contribute to the Canadian volume of the Next Left Country Case Study series, published by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS).
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What makes the United States unique compared to most industrialized western countries is that it has never developed a full-fledged labour party or social democratic party that has welded significant political power and influence.
broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/
broadbentinstitute.ca/research/next-left-canada/