Author: Marjorie Griffin Cohen

Marjorie Griffin Cohen is an economist and Professor Emeritus from Simon Fraser University. Her research and writing have, among other things, dealt with Canada-US trade agreements. As an activist on trade, she was co-chair of the national coalition against free trade when the first trade agreement, The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement, was being negotiated.

Interprovincial Trade Barriers – A Solution Looking for a Problem?

Canada struggles with the threats from the United States that include imposing not only high tariffs, but even the unimaginable – annexing the country. In a highly defensive mode, the … Keep reading »

Canada, Economy • February 25, 2025 • Marjorie Griffin Cohen
Do Nothing by Halves That Can be Done by Quarters: Federal Budget 2022

A consistent theme in the media, when writing about healthcare in Canada, is to use disparaging adjectives, such as ‘dilapidated,’ ‘ramshackled,’ ‘exhausted.’ They are not exaggerations. The main thing we … Keep reading »

Economy, Public Goods • April 21, 2022 • Marjorie Griffin Cohen
The Care Economy Statement

If COVID-19 has taught us nothing else, it is that we need a new approach to caring for each other in this country. And there is no better time to … Keep reading »

Public Goods • April 22, 2021 • Pat Armstrong, Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Laurell Ritchie, Leah Vosko and Armine Yalnizyan

Author: Marjorie Griffin Cohen

Interprovincial Trade Barriers – A Solution Looking for a Problem?

Do Nothing by Halves That Can be Done by Quarters: Federal Budget 2022

The Care Economy Statement