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Solidarity Across Borders: Canadian Union Membership and Attitudes Towards Immigration
Members of a labour union were more likely than non-union members to see immigration as a positive, with strong contributions to the Canadian economy. This is not a fluke.
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Reinforcing Hunters and Trappers Organizations (HTOs): Supporting Arctic Sovereignty through Social Infrastructure
This report examines the vital role that Hunter and Trappers Organizations (HTOs) play as social infrastructure that helps secure sovereignty and prosperity for Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic.
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For Democracy and Peace in the Western Hemisphere
In a powerful address to the Canadian House of Commons on October 27, 1983, New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent fiercely condemned America’s invasion of Grenada.
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One Hundred Years of Progressive Influence: Social Democracy in Canada
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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Broadbent Institute Signs Letter to the Prime Minister Concerning Canada’s Digital Sovereignty
We join dozens of organizations and individuals across Canada in an open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, urging him to make digital sovereignty a top priority for Canada.
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Submission to the Department of Finance on Fair Tax Measures and Proposed Public Service Workforce Adjustments
To take on today's crises, we encourage the Department of Finance to look back at times when our country faced a similar scale of economic challenges, and build up a…
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Shifting Borders: Canadian Attitudes Towards Immigration
Understanding the nature of Canadians’ changing attitudes, the nuances behind them, and the causes behind the shift is critical to reversing the trend and bolstering confidence in Canada’s immigration system.
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Bridging the Transition: Labour Mobility and Workforce Adaptation in Canada’s Just Transition
This report examines labour mobility within Canada’s high-emission sectors using economic data and statistical methodologies to assess the effectiveness of current policies and identify areas for improvement.
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Ed’s Vision for a Canada Free from Child Poverty
"The Prime Minister said this fall that our goal for social programs must be those that 'bring us both peace of mind and pride in citizenship.' I agree. All Canadians…
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Industrial Democracy: A Proposal for Action
The trade unions are such a progressive force; their victories over the irresponsible concentration of power in our economic system belong to all Canadians. We must, therefore, support the trade…
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A Radically Democratic Free Speech
The guiding ideal of Ed Broadbent’s public life was that liberal rights like freedom of speech and freedom of expression are necessary but insufficient guarantors of democratic equality.
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Dreams and Realities on the Home Front: Canadians’ Call for Government Action on Housing Affordability
Overall, a strong majority of respondents from both the BC Lower Mainland and the GTHA want to see the federal government get back into building housing (80%), with 41% wanting…