Government and Democracy

TPP Rally Toronto

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TPP Rally Windsor

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The TPP the latest of a bad generation of trade deals

This was published on May 5, 2016 in the Huffington Post

The ideal of a democracy such as ours is that we elect governments to enact laws in the general public interest. We may not each like every single law that is passed, but overall the laws passed should be in our general good interest.

Support for auto and aerospace a glaring omission in budget

This was published in the Huffington Post on Thursday March 24, 2016

The first budget from the new Liberal government is full of promise, and even a few good moves on a several fronts. But it also fails to deliver in too many ways, such as support for the key auto and aerospace sectors.

Don’t get me wrong, there is much to celebrate in this budget, including the essential move to reject austerity and use the tools of government to simulate a weakening economy. But on each count, it seems, an opportunity was lost to do more.