alex himelfarb
@alexhim.bsky.social
Former federal public servant and academic, NGOs, writer. Most recent book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge
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They caved. Senate Democrats caved. Their voters demanded just one very simple thing: FIGHT. Dammit, just FIGHT. Instead, they caved.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
They caved. Senate Democrats caved. Their voters demanded just one very simple thing: FIGHT. Dammit, just FIGHT. Instead, they caved.
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About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...
Video of last Friday's Elbows Up webinar
On October 31, a webinar flowing from a September Elbows Up Economic Summit was held. We share the one-hour video with Pledge for Canada supporters.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...
About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...
Video of last Friday's Elbows Up webinar
On October 31, a webinar flowing from a September Elbows Up Economic Summit was held. We share the one-hour video with Pledge for Canada supporters.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...
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We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …
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November 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …
afhimelfarb.wordpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we pay fir the things we do together that we could not do at all or as well alone. Tax policy is also a test of just how much inequality we are prepared to tolerate. And tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t
A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …
afhimelfarb.wordpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we pay fir the things we do together that we could not do at all or as well alone. Tax policy is also a test of just how much inequality we are prepared to tolerate. And tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...
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Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue. broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
Submission to the Department of Finance on Fair Tax Measures and Proposed Public Service Workforce Adjustments - Broadbent Institute
The federal government has a choice and, when Canada faced a similar scale of economic challenges, a wartime economy that brings in fair taxation and a stronger public service should be built to meet ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue. broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...
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"Any notion that we just need to appease the Trump regime to...avoid the worst or that all we need is a new deal much like the old deal is a dangerous fantasy". From @alexhim.bsky.social's excellent summary
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Any notion that we just need to appease the Trump regime to...avoid the worst or that all we need is a new deal much like the old deal is a dangerous fantasy". From @alexhim.bsky.social's excellent summary
There is an alternative afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
There is an Alternative: A Better Path to a Better Future
We won’t build a less dependent, more just, sustainable, and resilient Canada following the same path that got us here. We need a new map. Here is a compendium of articles flowing out of the…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There is an alternative afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...
Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/a...
Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible?
At the end of a recent interview I was asked how is it possible, given all the crises I talk about and all the social discord, that I still claim to be optimistic. I fumbled the answer, can’t…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/a...
Just say no to the Golden Dome www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Linda McQuaig: Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system offers nothing but the illusion of safety
And while the debate rages on in Canada about how best to resist Trump’s grip on our economy, Carney has quietly signed on to fully co-operate with his ultimately more
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October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Just say no to the Golden Dome www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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debunking the myths of mainstream economics substack.com/profile/2655...
Tom Goldsmith (@tgoldsmith)
This piece is worth a read on the deep-seated issues with mainstream economics today.
@Heather Boushey also put it well in her brilliant book “Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
debunking the myths of mainstream economics substack.com/profile/2655...
Meaner, not safer - www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Andrew Phillips: Mark Carney reveals his cynical political side by getting tough on crime and soft on facts
On crime and specifically on bail reform, which is the reflexive go-to fix of conservatives across the land, the facts point in one direction and public opinion points in another.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Meaner, not safer - www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Blue Jays heading to the world series. Go Jays!
October 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Blue Jays heading to the world series. Go Jays!
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a terrible deal open.substack.com/pub/socialca...
The Canadian government has approved a terrible deal
The approval of Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland raises real questions about our negotiations with America
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October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
a terrible deal open.substack.com/pub/socialca...
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appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back
We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have
www.thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Canada is worth fighting for
appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back
We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have
www.thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Canada is worth fighting for
Canada is worth fighting for
appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back
We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have
www.thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Canada is worth fighting for
appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back
We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have
www.thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...