• acargitz@lemmy.caOP
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      2 days ago

      A damn good one, I would say. It attacks the nationalist corporate power structure that dominates the country. It is sound economic policy because it actually creates a more competitive marketplace. It builds community power and local economic networks.

      Basically it presents the ruling Canadian class with a strategic dilemma:

      • either they lower prices and start competing: this demonstrates the power of economic populism and empowers the Left to attack more
      • or they don’t and the public option becomes entrenched in communities: this demonstrates the power of bottom up Left politics

      Damn good policy.