Empowering Workers
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Defending Jobs in a Trade War: Canadian Perspectives on Work, Security, and Economic Trust
The economic growth agenda isn’t made for everyone. Most Canadians don’t think that economic growth under Prime Minister Carney’s plans will change their household’s financial situation.
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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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Broadbent Bulletin – October 2025
Welcome to the October edition of the Broadbent Bulletin.
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Defending Workers Rights, Public Services, and Canadian Democracy
Jen Hassum and Luke LeBrun call to defend workers rights and defend Canadian democracy against Trump’s aggression.
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Broadbent Bulletin – September 2025
Welcome to the September edition of the Broadbent Bulletin.
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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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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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Canadian Grocery Profitability: Inflation, Wages and Financialization
This report examines the Canadian grocery industry to better understand what is driving retail profit growth, and as a result, higher supermarket food prices.
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Making the Shift to a Green Economy: The Green Economy Network’s Common Platform
An alliance of unions, with environmental, public interest, and faith-based organizations are working together through the Green Economy Network to put these principles to practice by calling for big green investments over…
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Tax Fairness, Pandemic Recovery & Affordability Anxiety
In July 2021, the Broadbent Institute and the Professional Institute for the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada commissioned Abacus Data to conduct a national public opinion survey…