Category: Public Goods
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As Classes Start, Universities Begin A New Wave Of Repression of Palestine Solidarity
University administrators are unleashing a fresh wave of attacks to discipline the Pro-Palestine movement. These draconian measures show the links between universities and the Zionist interests of the bipartisan regime. … Keep reading »
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Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University
[Content Warning: The following statement references police violence and racism, colonialism, imperialism, and anti-Indigenous racism. — YFS] On June 5, 2024, York University students launched the York Popular University for … Keep reading »
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Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics: Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical
A new report Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical: Case Studies of Patients Charged for Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics, featured evidence from more than a hundred patients about user fees … Keep reading »
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Women’s Wages and the Attack on Public Sector Workers
Since the Ford government came to power in 2018 in Ontario, there has been an attack on the wages of workers in the broader public sector. This is also an … Keep reading »
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Instead of ‘Civil Discourse’ We Have Civil Terror
Last week, the CBC ran an interview on its flagship program, The Current, with Randy Boyagoda, a professor at the University of Toronto (U of T). Dr Boyagoda is neither … Keep reading »
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The Case for a Public Green Power Company
While the world burns, conservative governments in both Alberta and Ontario continue to spend billions hiding and protecting their failed hydro deregulation schemes. This is money that should be spent … Keep reading »
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Ontario: The Ford Government’s Hospital Privatization Scheme
A new report, Robbing from the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme reveals that local hospitals in every region of Ontario have operating rooms sitting … Keep reading »
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The Transit Equity Movement Wins Their Biggest Zero Fare Victory Yet
It’s happening: the city of Albuquerque (population 1 million) is permanently eliminating public bus fares, becoming the largest US city to embrace this critical step toward racial and economic equity. … Keep reading »
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Ontario Hospital Crisis: No Capacity, No Plan, No End
While Canada has achieved universal public healthcare coverage, that does not mean conservative forces have given up trying to erode that coverage and expand corporate care where it does not … Keep reading »
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Ontario Expands For-Profit Hospital in Violation of the Law
The revelation that former Health Minister Christine Elliott has registered as a lobbyist for a for-profit hospital known as Don Mills Surgical Unit, now owned by Clearpoint Health Network, has … Keep reading »
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Healthcare Funding Crisis: Unpacking the Ontario Government Economic Statement
Today [November 2], the Ford government will release its fall economic statement. This briefing note is intended to give context with which to assess the claims of the government. As … Keep reading »
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Hospital Capacity Crisis: Ontario Government of Ford Fails to Respond
COVID infections continue to drive up hospital costs and inpatient hospitalizations in Ontario. For the most recent fiscal year (April 1, 2022- March 31, 2023) hospital stays related to COVID … Keep reading »