What might an alternative democratic order look like? There are a myriad of options and potential configurations for an order that starts to balance the scales between our liberal and democratic capacities and outlets.
Notes on taxation in...
posted by Jeff Beemer
Where did this idea that the taxation of corporations drives away investment come from? Canadian political values have seemed to be socially progressive over the last several decades. This has made me to wonder whether the American dream of the pursuit of happiness has begun to affect us.
Thoughts on Canadian...
posted by John Mullin
Canadian politics exist right now within a very narrow spectrum. Put another way, I believe that the policy choices (and by virtue, policy differences) available to the parties able to wield power do not represent differences premised on varying ideas of what the country and can be and how government should contribute to that becoming.
In the belly of the aged, retired, crocheting beas...
posted by Drew Gough
I turned down the job as recruitment officer – as anyone might – because of the money. It paid in the neighbourhood of $15 per hour, a fair wage, to be sure, but with an expected (and boring, boring, boring) work week of about 70 hours. The wage might be fine for someone who’s unemployed or in need of a quick shot of income, but it comes without perks. When I asked about the overtime pay, the woman simply laughed and said, “Oh, there’s no overtime here!”