Every democracy is a wrestling match between the powerful few and the many to determine whom and what government is for. The powerful few have clearly been winning and with disastrous consequences. It’s time for a rebalancing of private and public power, reining in corporate power, breaking up monopolies, deconcentrating wealth, increasing workers power, finding pathways to employee ownership, and reimagining and rebuilding our collective toolkit, from industrial strategy to the care economy. We need to rediscover the common good, make human well-being and the health of our environment the measure of our economy, social trust and solidarity the measure of our society, and equality and the protection of our rights and freedoms the measure of our democracy.

#canpoli #canadianpolitics #neoliberalism
#alexhimelfarb #pledgeforcanada

https://open.substack.com/pub/engagementcanadapledge/p/a-more-resilient-canada?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=i0l1d

"The most insidious legacy of 40 years of #Neoliberalism is the sapping of our imagination, and of our faith and our capacity to do great things together."
-#SethKlein quoting #AlexHimelfarb

https://youtu.be/ALp_pswYBT4

#yyc #abpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateChange