Austerity

6 Minutes

Canada Labour

“The Big Reset”: Newfoundland and Labrador braces for austerity, fightback

PV June 10, 2021

The long-awaited report of the Provincial Economic Recovery Team (PERT) was publicly released on May 6, just weeks before Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal government revealed its budget for 2021. The […]...

4 Minutes

Canada

Neoliberalism Lite – BC budget wins business backing, but fails the working class

PV May 7, 2021

BC budget commentary by the Communist Party of BC In last October’s election, John Horgan’s NDP appealed for the votes of left-minded British Columbians. Without being shackled to their alliance […]...

6 Minutes

Canada Labour

Budget 2021: a tight squeeze for the working class

PV April 22, 2021

Far from transformative, the April 19 federal budget was yet another long list of big gifts to Big Business in Canada, along with vast sums for NATO, NORAD, fighter jets […]...

4 Minutes

Canada Labour

Alberta budget a downhill ride for working people

PV March 11, 2021

PV Alberta Bureau To market its new budget, released on February 25, Alberta’s United Conservative government chose the image of a family flying down a hill on a toboggan. It’s […]...