Author: Charles W. Smith

Charles Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. Charles is co-editor of Canada's foremost labour studies journal Labour/Le Travail. He maintains a blog at socialjusticeandthecommongood.blogspot.ca, and tweets at @ProfSmithSask.

Doug Ford’s Attack on Workers is a Canadian Tradition Taken to New Extremes

It’s called the Keeping Students in Class Act. The title of the bill, which passed Ontario’s legislature Thursday, is a weak attempt to make it seem like Premier Doug Ford … Keep reading »

Labour • November 5, 2022 • Charles W. Smith
Building the ‘Saskatchewan Advantage’: Saskatchewan’s 2017 Austerity Budget

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” — Rahm Emanuel Saskatchewan’s 2017 budget landed with an unenthusiastic thud last week. Riddled with cuts, job losses, public sector … Keep reading »

Canada • March 28, 2017 • Charles W. Smith and Andrew Stevens
Electoral Reform and Labour

Charles Smith interviewed by Rankandfile.ca The federal Liberal retreat from their big flashy promise of electoral reform has definitely killed the Trudeau honeymoon. Meanwhile, Prince Edward Islanders narrowly voted for electoral … Keep reading »

Canada • January 11, 2017 • Charles W. Smith
Privacy and the Right to Strike in Canada

The neoliberal assault on labour has now entered its fourth decade. While Canada’s labour union density continues to hover around thirty percent, that number hides declining density rates in the … Keep reading »

Labour • November 28, 2013 • Charles W. Smith