Chris Jones Candidate in Ottawa Centre 2019 Federal Election   Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds --Redemption Song, Bob Marley, 1979 Bob Marley wrote these words as he neared the end of his life. He wrote them to draw attention to the lasting effects that slavery had had on … Continue reading A Vision 21 Agenda for Canada →

If the COVID 19 pandemic has illustrated nothing else, it has revealed the lethal failings of a system whose business model is predicated on cost shifting to maximize profit. High death rates, woeful suffering in both the physical and psychological sense, systemic neglect and failings of moral duties, managerial disarray coupled with an abdication of … Continue reading Cost-shifting and Long-Term Care Homes →

The public health, environmental and financial dystopia that has us in its grip will not be resolved through recourse to any of the business-as-usual, conventional policy responses that Canadian and other governments have been resorting to.  We have entered uncharted territory. We are not in Kansas anymore. The alien political construct of neoliberalism has brought … Continue reading Pathogens and Principles for a New Political Economy →

Chris Jones, Independent Candidate in Ottawa Centre, 2019 Election Results Liberals – 157 MPs elected Conservatives – 121 MPs elected Bloc Quebecois – 32 MPs elected New Democrats – 24 MPs elected Greens – 3 MPs elected Independent – 1 MP elected Seats required for a Majority – 170 MPs The recent federal election, in … Continue reading The political landscape in Canada post the 2019 federal election →

I would like to sincerely thank the voters of Ottawa Centre who saw fit to cast their ballot in support of my candidacy.  I know that I was not offering an especially "retail friendly" set of policy ideas designed to curry favor with potential voters.  I did this quite consciously because I believed at the … Continue reading Election Result – Thanks →

Policy Options article from 2003 on pollution from surface transportation The attached piece was written sixteen years ago with my friend John Roberts who at that point was no longer a politician.  Disclaimer - I was working at the time for the Canadian Railways but still believe that the analysis of cost shifting in the … Continue reading Pollution from the surface transport sector →

Canadian voters and young people especially are aware that housing is such an important and basic human need that we must strive to develop fair and equitable policies to ensure that all residents of Canada can obtain shelter. This is not how our two old-line parties choose to approach this issue.  Announcements in the last … Continue reading Fairness in Housing →

As a white person I don't have any lived experience from which to draw when reflecting upon how visible minority Canadians might feel about the revelations concerning the Prime Minister's actions as a young man.  The portrayal of blackface is no doubt a searing and painful experience. What I can contribute though are two observations.  … Continue reading Revelations about the PM →

I am exceptionally grateful to those of you who have contributed to my electoral bid so far.  Your support means a great deal to me personally but, more than this, by your gesture you are affirming your belief in a set of ideas and convictions about how Canadian politics and society must be oriented going … Continue reading Campaign Volunteers and Donations →