The focus on manufacturing in the federal election misses what could truly help Canadian workers

The focus on manufacturing in the federal election misses what could truly help Canadian workers

Canada’s major political parties have been pledging support for the manufacturing sector ahead of next week’s election, but Canada’s working class is much broader than just manufacturing. Canadians are on edge because as many as 600,000 jobs are at stake due to tariffs levied by United States President Donald Trump. But the focus on manufacturing obscures what truly ails the working class in an advanced economy like Canada’s. Manufacturing’s sha…

Canada’s Oil Habit Is Wrecking Its Future

Canada’s climate plans are a PR front for a carbon-export economy: its oil sands are distorting the economy and derailing any hope for transition. The country’s upcoming election reveals how far leaders are from reversing course. Steam rises from the Syncrude Canada Ltd. upgrader plant in this aerial photograph taken above the Athabasca oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on September 10, 2018. (Ben Nelms / Bloomberg via Getty Images…