Category: Public Goods
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The Ontario Healthcare Crisis
This article is based on a chapter in the upcoming new book Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario edited by Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli. The book … Keep reading »
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Ford Government Plays Politics with Primary Healthcare
No matter how anyone tries to spin the numbers, the actual data from sources not tainted by politics show that more than a million Ontarians have lost their family doctor … Keep reading »
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Education for Acquiescence… Meanwhile, Back in Canada
Donald Trump looms over current events like a volatile bag of gas: Make Canada America’s 51st state. Take Greenland and Panama by force. Round up and deport millions of illegal … Keep reading »
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Assisting Death Without Supporting Life
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has taken a position with regard to Canada’s system of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) that is of great importance for those who approach … Keep reading »
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Donald Trump and Education for Acquiescence
In a Donald Trump administration replete with billionaire donors, hucksters, hardline right-wing contributors to the Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership, warriors against the woke “Deep State,” and nominees facing sexual … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism’s Plague: The Erosion of Conscience in Education
Neoliberalism is a systemic force of political, economic, and cultural violence, fostering despair while obliterating any vision of justice, solidarity, or care. Keep reading »
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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 »