Building Canada's movements for democracy and equality.
2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by economics and politics commentator Grace Blakeley on Tuesday, May 20th at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Our Work
The Broadbent Institute is Canada’s preeminent social democratic think-tank. Founded in 2011 by Ed Broadbent, and guided by the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy, the Institute produces original research, convenes progressive dialogues and trains leaders to equip social movements working to advance justice and equality.
Progress Summit
Canada’s largest convening of progressive activists, leaders and thinkers
Perspectives Journal
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy is a publication, podcast and video series by the Broadbent Institute for ideas and strategy to build a world that is just and equitable.
April 9, 2025
Perspectives Journal no. 3 Editorial — Spring 2025
Amid this nationalist fervour is a desire to protect Canadian institutions such as public healthcare – a profoundly distinct and equalizing system that has insulated the Canadian working-class from the affordability experiences of Americans.
March 28, 2025
Class & Climate: Green Industrial Policy with Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
Jim Stanford and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood define what green industrial policy is and explain why it’s having a renaissance in the middle of the Trump trade war.
March 14, 2025
Why the Program Cuts at York University Are Bad for Democracy
Recent cuts sent a chill through Ontario’s academic community, and signalled a deeply disturbing devaluation of higher education and scholarship.
PressProgress
PressProgress is the independent news division of the Broadbent Institute. An award-winning non-profit news organization, PressProgress focuses on uncovering and unpacking the news through original investigative and explanatory journalism.
Our Updates
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Meet the 2025 Broadbent Institute Prize Winners
We’re proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Jack Layton Progress Prize, Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence
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Broadbent Bulletin – April 2025
Welcome to the April edition of the Broadbent Bulletin.
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Celebrating Ed Broadbent’s Legacy
Throughout his life, Ed championed the rights of working people, fought to expand democracy beyond the ballot box, and was a lifelong critic of economic inequality.