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Ontario’s Budgetary Dilemmas: Exit Strategies and Neoliberalism
The financial panic that consumed U.S. mortgage markets two years ago quickly became a global economic crisis of alarming breadth and depth. No country or sector has been able to … Keep reading »
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When the Climate Change Center Cannot Hold
On a day that 350.org and thousands of allies are valiantly trying to raise global consciousness about impending catastrophe, we can ask some tough questions about what to do after … Keep reading »
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Challenges for Public Sector Unions: Thinking Big to Win
How did we get to this economic crisis? — It’s common to point the finger at greedy bankers, irresponsible speculators and regulators who let the financial system spiral out of control. Each of them certainly deserves blame but we need to look deeper. The crisis wasn’t just about the excesses of our economic system; it was rooted in what had become the normal, everyday functioning of our economic system. Keep reading »
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The Caribbean and Latin America at the Rendezvous of History
In 2004 two events sent shock waves across the Caribbean Sea, presenting us with two radically different blueprints for future hemispheric relations. In February a combined force of American, Canadian … Keep reading »
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Ford Canada Concessions: Could it Signal the End of an Era?
While the CAW and Ford enter into another round of concessions bargaining – in the wake of concessions in the UAW – there is an argument to be made that … Keep reading »
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The Canadian Media Oligopoly Against Media Democracy
To observe that the North American media is dominated by corporate oligopolies serving commercial interests and squeezing out critical voices is to state the obvious. Media concentration in Canada is … Keep reading »
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What’s Wrong with Ontario’s Health Ministry and How to Fix It
Health Minister David Caplan’s resignation is the right thing in the wake of scathing Provincial Auditor’s reports and repeated exorbitant salary revelations at the Ministry of Health (MOH). Undoubtedly in … Keep reading »
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Is Canada More pro-Israel than the U.S.?
In June, Israel began barring some North Americans with Palestinian-sounding names entry through Ben Gurion Airport. Forced to reroute through a land-border crossing that connects the West Bank with Jordan, … Keep reading »
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Growing Concerns, Coming Battles
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Policies The Canadian government has recently been signalling that it is going to introduce changes to Canada’s refugee determination system. For some time the Conservative government of … Keep reading »
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Hand-Washing Is Not Enough
Fighting the Spread of H1N1 And Other Deadly Infections Requires Permanent and Highly-Trained Workers The view of a former hospital cleaner With the worldwide emergence of H1N1 influenza and the World … Keep reading »
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Against Concessions: CAW – UAW Rank and File Solidarity
In the spring of 2008, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, opened contract talks early to negotiate a concessionary contract in order to give the Detroit Three auto makers (Chrysler, … Keep reading »
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The German Federal Elections
Centre-Right Wins Majority,Social Democracy Suffers Crushing Defeat,The Left Receives a Boost Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was leading a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2005, will also … Keep reading »