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Ahead of the Curve, On the Leading Edge, at the Next Frontier, Marc Lee Is Looking There

Viewpoint Vancouver

English - March 13, 2020 03:07 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Marc Lee has a sort of duality imbued in him that gives him a unique perspective on the world. Raised by a single mother who put him through private school at the prestigious Upper Canada College, Marc developed a perspective on both sides of the spectrum. His work as Senior Economist at the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives has taken him from the trade agreements, Globalization and Neoliberalism of the 90s, to today’s housing crisis, and on to looking at the growing precarity of the gig economy. In this episode Gord talk’s with Marc about his research at CCPA, the need for more social housing, climate justice, the shifting Overton Window, complete communities, political will, and more.

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