Category: Public Goods
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Nurses’ Unions, Climate Change and Health
Toward A Global Agenda for Action Energy and emissions trends provide a crucial backdrop for making use of the information on health impacts presented in this report. In the longer term, … Keep reading »
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Free Public Transit is Key to a Green New Deal: Free Transit for Toronto
Expansion of public transportation must be central to a just transition, but the subject has been almost entirely missing from the election discussion. Keep reading »
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The Neoliberal University
Opposition grows to performance-based funding model for post-secondary education in Ontario Announced in the Ontario Budget, the Ford government’s reckless new market-based approach to funding postsecondary education will fundamentally compromise the … Keep reading »
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The Brexit Crisis and British Labour
Two Speeches from the 2019 TUC Congress Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the UK Labour Party, speaking at the 151st annual TUC Congress in Brighton. Congress, thank you for that warm … Keep reading »
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Make UK Public Transport Free
It’s time for radical proposals to rebuild Britain’s social fabric and combat the climate crisis. Here’s one: make public transport free. Keep reading »
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Public Transport Can Be Free
Free public transport is not a pipe dream. It exists in over 100 cities across the world – and has transformative impacts. Keep reading »
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PC Government Plans Many More Healthcare Cuts
The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) Economic and Budget Outlook review has identified planned government spending savings that come via [1] announced program changes (program cuts like the government’s … Keep reading »
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Sneak peek: Patreon-exclusive segment on public transit w/ Benjamin Bilgen
We continue talking with the Toronto-based independent journalist Benjamin Bilgen about public transit. In this segment we compare our experiences using transit in Toronto with transit systems elsewhere. Listen to audio »
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Transit as a Human Right w/Judith Dellheim
In this episode, we sit down with Judith Dellheim, an author, activist, and consultant at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Judith argues that public transit is a fundamental human right and an essential tool in pushing forward a progressive political agenda. Listen to audio »
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Oppose Doug Ford’s Ontario Schools Budget
Analysis of the cuts to Toronto School Budgets by the Conservative government of Doug Ford. Keep reading »
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Stop The Attacks On Our Schools!
This forum deals with the disastrous effects of Ford’s cuts to our already-struggling public schools – and how we can push back and fight for a public school system that works for all children. With Jessica Polley, Jonah Gindin, Helen Victoros, Amina Vance, and John Weatherup. Listen to audio »
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Healthcare Funding Means Cuts are Coming
The group that will do the best out of the recent provincial Budget are the doctors. According to the just released Budget Estimates, OHIP funding (which goes overwhelmingly to physicians and practitioners) will go up $1.2-billion. Keep reading »