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Cineplex hikes ticket prices in pursuit of record profits, blames its low-waged workers | Oct 6 2016 | Nora Loreto | As rates are increasing at Cineplex theatres, the corporation's attempt to spin the hikes are dubious at best -- but the CBC still ate it up.

Ten things you need to know about Canada's guaranteed annual income debate | Oct 4 2016 | Nick Falvo | It's complicated.

It takes money to produce the Toronto we want | Oct 1 2016 | John Cartwright, Maureen O'Reilly | Toronto needs new revenues -- to build subways and fix roads but also to increase social programs that prevent gun violence, increase access to child care and provide safe recreational opportunities.

'The world must jettison neoliberal ideology': A globalization wake-up call | Sep 30 2016 | Murray Dobbin | If recent mainstream economic reports are to be taken seriously, some of the big brains managing global capitalism these days are starting to lose faith in their neoliberal ideology.

Monetary reform and Paul Hellyer's vision for a new social contract | Sep 30 2016 | Christopher Majka | Re-asserting public control over our money supply is a critical democratic and economic issue. Paul Hellyer has spent decades advocating for monetary reform and at age 93 is not slowing down.

Canada-EU trade deal will result in job losses, lower wages and worse inequality | Sep 29 2016 | Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood | As governments in Europe debate CETA's merits this fall, it may be time for Canadians and their representatives in Parliament to take a second look at this supposedly "progressive" agreement.

Household debt is far too high -- and why it's going to go higher still | Sep 27 2016 | David Macdonald | When the National Balance Sheet came out this month, the focus was on the need for households to pay down that debt... somehow. But we need to look at the broader debt picture across all sectors.

European Union forces Apple to pay 13 billion euros in unpaid taxes | Sep 20 2016 | Redeye Collective | Apple's tax avoidance is just one of the examples of the global underground economy analyzed in "The Blood Bankers," written by investigative journalist James Henry.

Trade deals' investor-state provisions: A sub-criminal conspiracy? | Sep 16 2016 | Murray Dobbin | If global trade isn't going to pull the world economy out of its persistent doldrums, why are countries putting so much political energy into signing these agreements?

Report on TPP's economic cost ignores potential damage to innovation and our digital economy | Sep 15 2016 | Meghan Sali | Basing an overall decision on TPP on such a flawed and limited assessment would be "like buying a used car sight unseen."

Publishing giants just hurt the right to link in a disappointing court ruling. Will the EU Commission follow suit? | Sep 14 2016 | David Christopher | The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that it can be illegal for websites merely to link to copyrighted content, even if they don't host such content themselves.

Heat over hydro dominates Ontario throne speech | Sep 12 2016 | Sheila Block | Today's throne speech was cast as an opportunity for the Ontario government to press the reset button on bad decisions. It didn't.

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Canada debt spotlight SeekingAPoliticalHome said... You hear a lot of talk of government debt being a problem but you rarely hear about other sectors...

Canadian Submarine Fleet Needs Billions To Stay Afloat Sean in Ottawa said... CanadianEh19 wrote:http://www.nationalpost.com/m/search/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/...

Does Canada export tyranny or democracy to the world iyraste1313 said... Please don't just stop at the arms trade......Canada's support for its mining industry is in gross...

My take on the Canadian economy Rev Pesky said... Number one thing you're going to have to do, if you want people to spend time watching (or...

CPP now investing $1 Billion in World's Top War Industries iyraste1313 said... the solution clearly is a class action suit by CPP contributors...which should focus on the...

Time to nationalize Bombardier mark_alfred said... http://rankandfile.ca/2016/03/29/bombardier-time-to-nationalize/ I just found the above article....

Liberal government's first budget 22 March 2016 mark_alfred said... http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/karl-nerenberg/2016/03/story-tuesdays-bu... Quote: We can be almost...

Karl on Parl: CCPA Alternative Budget dares Liberals to think big. Will they? mark_alfred said... Karl on Parl writes of the CCPA's Alternative Federal Budget in light of the Liberal's budget...

Anti-Globalization Movement Is Looking For A Home In Canada terrytowel said... Pundits say Trump leads in the polls because he has captured the Anti-Globalization Movement in the...

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