It seems to have lots of good intentions, but I am concerned with whether the results will line up with the intentions.
A $15 minimum wage seems like a good intention, but some kinds of employers are already on the brink. As online shopping puts more brick and mortar retailers out of business, a $15 minimum wage might be the last nail in the coffin for some. If stores fold and $13/hr retail jobs end up being replaced with gig-economy jobs where you might make $75/day as an Intelcom delivery contractor, is that really a win for the people you're trying to help? Giving people rent assistance sounds like a great idea unless it ends up driving up rent prices. These kinds of things.
Maybe I'm becoming too cynical... my instinct is that whenever the government opens its wallet for some noble cause, the investor class or landlord class is going to find a way to Hoover most of the money that comes out. I think we've already seen that to some extent with the covid assistance money the government has already spent... they've already unintentionally enriched the richest business in Canada. I suspect that the biggest players will likewise find a way to make themselves the biggest beneficiaries of whatever "great reset" plans Ms Freeland has in mind. I guess the good news, on that front, is that we know from her writings that Ms Freeland is an even bigger cynic than I am, and she has no doubt put much thought into all of this.
-k