Category: Analysis and Dialogue

What if Working Families and the teachers should win?   Downsides of the legalization of politics       Working Families Ontario is a not-for-profit organization, funded by unions, many of them teachers’ unions. It publicises what its clients think ought to happen or what should not be happening. The…

The work we get is not the work we ought to have The government of Ontario, asking us to gamble responsibly, suggests we buy its Lotto 649 tickets as the prizes are enormous. ”Imagine the Freedom” the government yells at us. If we win, we will be able to loll…

Aspects of the pandemic from a lawyer’s vantage point   On hoarding and gouging   Our political leaders appear daily on television, looking serious and concerned. They are no longer petty politicians trying to hang on to office. They are flanked by scientists. The idea is that we have a…

Bullying and Private Property:                                                   Central Components of Capitalism   We hear a lot about bullying these days. The Education Act defines it because it is seen as a pressing problem in schools. It is defined as a circumstance where one pupil creates harm, fear and anxiety in another…

The logic of capitalism and the tactics it uses to maintain itself Capitalism is an ugly and brutal system. Its working kills and sickens people and is bringing us ever closer to environmental disaster. Many people are on the front lines, warding off its excesses and agitating for change. Some…