Canada’s gone ‘straight downhill’ on social spending, low-paid jobs, and distribution of income, says Hurtig

Mel Hurtig says in every important comparison Canada has deteriorated compared to other OECD countries, competitiveness and productivity down.

Political activist Mel Hurtig, 75, started out selling books. He moved on to publishing them, created The Canadian Encyclopedia and then began writing books. He's the author of the bestselling Betrayal of Canada, Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids, The Vanishing Country,...

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