Category: Canada
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While Ontario Struggles, Queen’s Park Stashes Cash
Ontario’s deficit became a surplus last year. The Ford government couldn’t think of a single thing to spend it on. Keep reading »
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Harvest Ontario Walk to Stop HWY 413
What does a group of grandmothers and ‘others,’ a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization, and a community climate group have in common? Turns out, quite a lot. Grand(m)others Act to … Keep reading »
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The Ontario Government’s Plans for Healthcare Privatization and Seniors: Ontario Health Coalition Responds
The Ontario Conservative government of Doug Ford released what it called a five-point healthcare plan this morning in a press conference. In summary: On COVID-19 there was nothing new. On … Keep reading »
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Ontario Government Refuses to Address the Healthcare Crisis
The Doug Ford government re-released its spring Budget this week with a new first quarter fiscal and economic update providing a little bit more information – albeit from a government … Keep reading »
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The Eighteen Percent Tory Majority: What Now for Education in Ontario?
There’s something happening here But what it is ain’t exactly clear. – “For What It’s Worth” There’s something happening here. But it’s not Buffalo Springfield singing the song and it’s … Keep reading »
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Diversions, Divisions, Decline: The Right, Social Movements, and the Ontario Election
Democracy in Ontario? Only the naive and those standing to gain from the political spoils are refusing to concede that electoral democracy is rotten to its core in Ontario. Since … Watch video »
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Unrelenting Neoliberalism: The Ontario Election and the Ford Government
Ontario is days away from a general election. For weeks, daily news coverage has been full of announcements and promises to make life better for Ontarians not only from the … Keep reading »
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Quebec Can Reduce GHGs By 2030 and Not Exceed 1.5°C
In their electoral platform for the fall election, Québec solidaire, which has 10 MPs out of 125 in Quebec’s parliament, is proposing to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) … Keep reading »
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Unfinished Business: The Hassan Diab Affair Continues
Many in Ottawa may remember the day he returned to Canada from France. A crowd of longstanding supporters, his wife, and little children received him with open arms and crimson … Keep reading »
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Ford Government Stumbles into Healthcare Staffing Crisis
Job vacancies across the Ontario economy have sky-rocketed over the last two years, with a ten percent increase in 2020 and a 66% increase in 2021. Compounded that represents an … Keep reading »
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Social Commons and the Housing Crisis
The Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA) is in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. It’s not simply a matter of insufficient supply, but rather a deficit of affordable housing for … Keep reading »
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Canada’s History of Promoting Anti-Russian Ukrainian Nationalism
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law. It has led to thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, and tens of billions of dollars in damage. … Keep reading »