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Ricardo Tranjan

Ricardo Tranjan, PhD, is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He is the author of two books: a scholarly analysis of Participatory Democracy in Brazil (2015) and the national bestseller The Tenant Class (2023). A frequent media commentator in English and French, he lives in Ottawa. X: @ricardo_tranjan

Articles by this author

Image for Ottawa picked the dicey road to lower rents; Quebec is right not to follow

Ottawa picked the dicey road to lower rents; Quebec is right not to follow

November 14, 2023

Image for Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways

Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways

May 16, 2022

Image for With more than 250,000 households in arrears, it’s time for rent forgiveness

With more than 250,000 households in arrears, it’s time for rent forgiveness

March 30, 2021

Image for A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had

A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had

September 29, 2020

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L’annulation des loyers : un débat incontournable

April 15, 2020