For years we’ve been told – by business, government, and the media – that the private sector always does things better. In fact, however, Canada has a long history of creating impressive public services and enterprises. As we’ve privatized them in recent years, we’ve been left poorer as a nation and increasingly dominated by the private greed that rules the marketplace. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly highlighted this, showing how privatization has exposed critical issues in our long-term care homes while the privatization of Connaught Labs, once the world’s leading vaccine producer, has left Canada with no vaccine production capacity. Along with the coming climate crisis, the pandemic underscores the urgent need to expand – not shrink – our public sphere.
Meet Our Presenter
Journalist and best-selling author Linda McQuaig has been a rare voice of dissent within the mainstream media. Since 2002, she has written an op-ed column in the Toronto Star, challenging the prevailing economic dogma and championing a more equal and inclusive society. Winner of a National Newspaper Award for investigative reporting, she is also author of eight national bestsellers, including Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths, which was selected as one of the 25 most influential books of the past 25 years by the Literary Review of Canada. Her latest book is The Sport & Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth.
This FREE online Community Engagement lecture event is presented by the Chang School's Programs for 50+ in partnership with the LIFE Institute at Ryerson University
DATE:
Thursday, May 27, 2021
TIME:
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Online via Zoom (link will be provided to all registrants by email)
https://ryerson.zoom.us/j/95130099484?pwd=dnRaRU5GS3piTXliOTNJMVN5Szh6QT09If you do not have access to the Internet you may also join in through telephone by dialing this local number 1-587-328-1099.Meeting ID: 951 3009 9484
Passcode: 116947
CONTACT:
programsfor50plus@ryerson.ca or 416-979-5103
Accessibility: The Chang School is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact us 2–3 weeks in advance of the event if you have any particular accommodation requirements.
