Category: Poverty
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The Landlords’ Anti-Rent-Control Argument Is Pure BS
A cynic once said, “if you can’t win an argument, then change the subject.” The big landlords and their defenders in the Democratic political establishment can’t defend the indefensible: Rents … Keep reading »
Human Rights and Housing
“Shelter and housing can and should be a basic human right,” said Pastor Mark, invoking also John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ to move his audience to continue the drive by the non-profit … Keep reading »
Bay Street has no Business at Dundas and Sherbourne
230 Fightback is fighting an epic battle against KingSett Capital who want to build a luxurious condo tower on the contested properties of 214-230 Sherbourne in Toronto. The three rooming … Watch video »
Vancouver’s Sweeps Are Cruel, Costly, and Counterproductive
Less than six months into their term in office Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC majority have made clear their vision for Vancouver: more police, less justice. More inequality, less … Keep reading »
What Happened to Ending Child Poverty in Canada?
Ending poverty is a policy choice. Government knows what needs to be done, they have the resources, so now we need political will and action. The national child poverty rate … Keep reading »
More Cops? Not What Our Communities Need
Listening to Chief Myron Demkiw’s pitch for the 2023 budget request to the Toronto Police Services Board (TPS), it sounded like the rationale for the budgets put together by school … Keep reading »
Did Someone Say Housing Supply? A View from Toronto
It is impossible to deny that we are experiencing a housing crisis in Canada, and a particularly acute one in major metropolitan regions such as Toronto. Evidence of this crisis … Keep reading »
Pandemic Lessons for Rebuilding Canada’s Welfare State
As the threat of a recession looms large, it is critical that we push for urgent reforms to our social protection systems. Keep reading »
Universal Basic Income Is Not the Answer
A Leftist Case for Social Investment Is a guaranteed liveable universal basic income (UBI) the right solution for current economic woes? Or does it make more sense to re-invest back into … Keep reading »
UBI Without Public Services is a Neoliberal’s Paradise
From tech-billionaires to socialist leaders, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has caught the imagination of many across the political spectrum. This mechanism, which would give everyone regular cash payments that are … Keep reading »
Struggles in the Shadow of the Pandemic
It is a principle of historical materialism that social consciousness reflects social being and it is, therefore, inevitable that the former will tend to lag behind the latter. At a … Keep reading »
The Pandemic Kills the Poor: Inequality Will Kill Them Even More
In just over four months, COVID-19 has become the fastest-growing known global health crisis to date. Various systemic biological, political and public health factors have converged to make this happen: … Keep reading »