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Poster promoting an event with Alex Himelfarb discussing his book, Breaking Free of Neoliberalism, at Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa on December 2nd at 7pm. Details as in post.

Join us for a vital discussion with @alexhim.bsky.social about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge, in conversation with @kevinskerrett.bsky.social.

Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb

Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: A conversation with Alex Himelfarb | Octopus Books Ottawa's progressive independent bookstore since 1969

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Who will own what we build? Who will benefit? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

They caved. Senate Democrats caved. Their voters demanded just one very simple thing: FIGHT. Dammit, just FIGHT. Instead, they caved.

Video of last Friday's Elbows Up webinar On October 31, a webinar flowing from a September Elbows Up Economic Summit was held. We share the one-hour video with Pledge for Canada supporters.

About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...

in fact he is the mayor of New York and the bringer of hope

Video of last Friday's Elbows Up webinar On October 31, a webinar flowing from a September Elbows Up Economic Summit was held. We share the one-hour video with Pledge for Canada supporters.

About 1000 people joined the webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit. Here’s the video. Check it out. Share it. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/engageme...

Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …

We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...

Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …

We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we do together what we couldn’t hope to do at all or as well alone. They are how we pay for the Canada we want. Tax policy is also a test of how much inequality we will tolerate-tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...

Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t A somewhat shorter version first appeared in Alberta Views January/February 2015 as Taxes: a Small Price to Pay for Civilization. About a year ago, my son Jordan, some friends and colleagues and I …

We need to change the conversation on taxes. They are how we pay fir the things we do together that we could not do at all or as well alone. Tax policy is also a test of just how much inequality we are prepared to tolerate. And tax cuts are not free. afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2015/01/03/w...

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Submission to the Department of Finance on Fair Tax Measures and Proposed Public Service Workforce Adjustments - Broadbent Institute The federal government has a choice and, when Canada faced a similar scale of economic challenges, a wartime economy that brings in fair taxation and a stronger public service should be built to meet ...

Instead of implementing the biggest service reductions in recent Canadian history, this budget should seek to implement measures that raise revenue. broadbentinstitute.ca/research/202...

"Any notion that we just need to appease the Trump regime to...avoid the worst or that all we need is a new deal much like the old deal is a dangerous fantasy". From @alexhim.bsky.social's excellent summary

Thanks Jan!

There is an Alternative: A Better Path to a Better Future We won’t build a less dependent, more just, sustainable, and resilient Canada following the same path that got us here. We need a new map.  Here is a compendium of articles flowing out of the…

There is an alternative afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...

Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? At the end of a recent interview I was asked how is it possible, given all the crises I talk about and all the social discord, that I still claim to be optimistic. I fumbled the answer, can’t…

Am I optimistic and if so how is that even possible? afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/a...

Linda McQuaig: Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system offers nothing but the illusion of safety And while the debate rages on in Canada about how best to resist Trump’s grip on our economy, Carney has quietly signed on to fully co-operate with his ultimately more

Just say no to the Golden Dome www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

ELBOWS UP Just want to alert you to a webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit – an alternative to the corporate view of how to build a more resilient Canada – held in Ottawa last month which …

Elbows Up afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/e...

ELBOWS UP Just want to alert you to a webinar flowing out of the Elbows Up Summit – an alternative to the corporate view of how to build a more resilient Canada – held in Ottawa last month which …

Elbows Up afhimelfarb.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/e...

Tom Goldsmith (@tgoldsmith) This piece is worth a read on the deep-seated issues with mainstream economics today. @Heather Boushey also put it well in her brilliant book “Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What...

debunking the myths of mainstream economics substack.com/profile/2655...

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Andrew Phillips: Mark Carney reveals his cynical political side by getting tough on crime and soft on facts On crime and specifically on bail reform, which is the reflexive go-to fix of conservatives across the land, the facts point in one direction and public opinion points in another.

Meaner, not safer - www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Blue Jays heading to the world series. Go Jays!

The Canadian government has approved a terrible deal The approval of Sunoco's acquisition of Parkland raises real questions about our negotiations with America

a terrible deal open.substack.com/pub/socialca...

Jim Stanford: The sheer gall of Stellantis’ caving to Trump shows Canada’s industrial economy is on the line. Here’s how we fight back We must at all costs defend the successful high-tech industries we have

appeasing bullies never works - it’s time to fight back www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Canada is worth fighting for