Is it time for us to break up with GDP?
By: Lawrence Zhang How do we measure the economic well-being of a country? Despite the popularity of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the end-all-be-all measure of economic activity, many […]
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The GM Closure in Oshawa and the Future of the Auto Industry in Canada
by Daniel Blazekovic On November 7, 1953, production began at the Oshawa General Motors (GM) assembly plant. A century later, the Oshawa plant has become “the most decorated plant with […]
Ontario’s Environment Plan: An Abdication of Responsibility
By Megan Mattes On November 29th, 2018, Environment Minister Rod Phillips announced the Ontario government’s long-awaited Environment Plan. Not a climate plan, mind you – an Environment Plan. A weak […]
A New Era of Brazilian Politics: The Election of Jair Bolsonaro
by Daniel Blazekovic Fernando Haddad hopelessly watched as 57 million Brazilians marked their support for Jair Bolsonaro, who will lead the world’s fourth largest democracy for the next four years. […]
Restoring the Tree of Life: Facing Hate through Policy
by Myra Lisselle Wein From sundown Friday night to sundown Saturday night, Jews commemorate the Sabbath, a day of rest. Yet on the morning of Saturday October 27th, that day […]
Capital Flight: Canada’s Economic Bogeyman
by Megan Mattes In the past few years, backlash against globalization has grown powerful enough to shift political and economic outcomes in the United Kingdom and the United States. While […]
