[Opinion] Canada’s parties vie for votes with phony “affordability” pledges amid soaring levels of social inequality and poverty

Canada’s parties vie for votes with phony “affordability” pledges amid soaring levels of social inequality and poverty

Under conditions of exploding income inequality, widespread poverty and inflation-driven real wages cuts, the parties campaigning for the April 28 federal election are offering phony “affordability” measures that don’t even amount to a Band-Aid.