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Linda McQuaig

Publishing · On our record since 2007

Where this writer stands

Energy10 pieces

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“The MOU goes well beyond opening the door for a new pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to the B.C. coast.” Read the piece

Defence9 pieces

Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“This military spending binge will definitely leave the cupboard bare. As the military eats up endless billions of taxpayer dollars over the next decade, every single aspect of government spending — including the school lunch! — will end up under the knife, sooner or later.” Read the piece

Climate9 pieces

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy9 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Even a very modest wealth tax — directed only at this ultra-wealthy group — could collect an estimated $40 billion a year, providing significant new funding for health care and other vital programs, public transit and climate transition, etc.” Read the piece

Health4 pieces

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Yet Carney has halted plans to further develop the worthwhile new social programs — child care, pharmacare and national dental care — that were launched under Justin Trudeau's government, with the support of the NDP.” Read the piece

Foreign affairs3 pieces

Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“The best way to protect other countries — including Canada — from Trump's apparently limitless territorial ambitions is to stand together, firmly united against him.” Read the piece

Labour2 pieces

Stronger unions and standardsMore flexibility for employers
“By gutting Canada Post, Carney is throwing Canada's mostly-unionized 62,000 postal workers to the wolves, forcing them to compete in an industry increasingly shaped by anti-union, low-paying private delivery companies like U.S.-based Amazon.” Read the piece

Trade1 piece

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“So, should we have avoided that "free trade" deal — and subsequent ones that deepened our integration with the U.S.?” Read the piece

Financial regulation1 piece

Tighter prudential rulesLighter capital rules and more competition
“Now Carney is planning to take us further down this perilous deregulation path. He's proposing to strengthen Harper's anti-regulation Red Tape law by adding the new measure allowing cabinet ministers to grant regulatory exemptions to individuals and corporations.” Read the piece

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