Recent highlights
Picton book launch to examine corporatization of water
November 8, 2018
The Picton book launch for Corporatizing Canada: Making Business Out of Public Service on November 14 will include a discussion on how corporatization of water has transformed water management in Canada.
Double book launch to examine corporatization of public services in Kingston
November 8, 2018
The Kingston launch of two new books on November 13 will include a discussion on how corporatization has transformed the public sector in Canada and the US.
Halifax townhall on Pharmacare final consultation for Advisory Council
November 8, 2018
The Advisory Council on Implementation of National Pharmacare held their final consultation last night in Halifax, wrapping up several months of cross-country meetings to gather feedback on how Pharmacare should be implemented.
Corporatizing Canada a must-read
November 5, 2018
I am writing this to urge you to read a new book called Corporatizing Canada: Making Business out of Public Service, edited by Jamie Brownlee, Chris Hurl and Kevin Walby and published by Between the Lines.
The book contains 16 chapters on many aspects of this important and dangerous development written by the top experts in the field in Canada. While they are all excellent, I must give a personal...
Election of Bolsonaro in Brazil adds to rise of right wing populism
November 2, 2018
Last Sunday, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician known for making homophobic and misogynist statements and supporting neoliberal policies and military dictatorship, won Brazil’s presidential election.
According to the National Observer, “[Bolsonaro] has threatened to ‘disappear’ Indigenous peoples and has vowed to open up the rainforests of the Amazon to extractive industries. With time...