Introduction On April 24, 2026, Sid Ryan, former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, posted on Facebook a claim that social reformists like himself are pragmatists who get things done and achieve something for the working class whereas radical leftists have done practically nothing for the working class. I indicated on my last post … Continue reading The Circular Economy as a Proposed Solution to the Environmental Crisis According to a Social-Reformist Leftist
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The Leap Manifesto as a Social-Democratic Document: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Indigenous Rights and the Perpetuation of the Dominance of a Class of Employers
Written before the coronavirus pandemic, The Leap Manifesto: A Call for Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and One Another, produced by various authors in 2015, ranging from scientist David Suzuki to the former head of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Paul Moist, focuses on the need for the transition to a … Continue reading The Leap Manifesto as a Social-Democratic Document: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Indigenous Rights and the Perpetuation of the Dominance of a Class of Employers
