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With the federal budget just a day away, Bay St. CEOs and senior bankers are stumbling over themselves, rushing to declare mission accomplished and claim the economic crisis is over. They are determined to fill up Canada’s opinion pages with arguments urging the government that it’s time to go back to normal. Let’s remember what normal really looked like.. This was a result of governments at all levels providing emergency support, help that overwhelmingly went to low- and modest-income workers.
We must acknowledge the deep-seated inequality that hurt women, racialized workers and recent immigrants. We must address these inequities and better protect precarious workers left vulnerable to the whims of giant companies. I hear you, right-wing naysayer. You are asking: “Who’s going to pay for all of this?” That’s easy. We must all contribute, based on our ability to pay.
I hope our finance minister is mindful of the wisdom of the old saying, ‘fix your roof when the sun is shining.’ With our economy improving, now is the time to build a solid foundation for the future.
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