Category: Public Goods
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COVID-19 and Public Sector Workers: Tax Justice, the Just Transition and the Care Economy
An Interview with Daniel Bertossa – Public Services International On Wednesday, March 24, 2021 we caught up with Daniel Bertossa, Assistant General Secretary at Public Services International (PSI), a global union … Keep reading »
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Transit Justice Struggles in Toronto: Statement on the TTC Fare Review
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is developing a 5-year fare policy review and plan, along with a 10-year “collection” outlook, both to be included in a policy framework by the … Keep reading »
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Capitalizing on the COVID Crisis: the Ford Government’s Move to Privatize Public Education for EdTech
In The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein demonstrated how neoliberalism was not always advanced in society through democracy, but was instead pushed on society by powerful elites behind the public’s back … Keep reading »
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Pharma Failure
We discuss the failure of Bill C-213 to pass its Second Reading in the House of Commons. It would have started the process of creating a national pharmacare program in Canada. Listen to audio »
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Fighting the Medical Monopoly: Mobilizing for ZERO-COVID and Decommodified Healthcare
With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, ‘vaccine nationalism’ is only slightly more rife than the calls against it. The focus on ‘vaccine nationalism’ by critical thinkers and activists misses some … Keep reading »
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100,000 Deaths and a White Paper: What we need instead in Britain
When Imperial College’s modeller Neil Ferguson told the British government in early March 2020 that it was on course to see 250,000 deaths from COVID-19, he was widely seen as … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Care Crisis /w Pat Armstrong
We continue our discussion of the crisis in long-term care homes in Ontario. This time we are joined by Dr. Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at York University. Listen to audio »
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Shock Therapy: Public Funding and the Crisis at Laurentian University
Here we go again. A major crisis. Governments cutting taxes. Bailouts in the billions for banks and corporations. And suddenly public services – including universities like Laurentian – are on … Keep reading »
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Outrage Is Not a Strong Enough Word
Someday the world will be free of the coronavirus. Then, we will glance backward at these years of misery inflicted by virions with spike proteins that have struck down millions … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Long-Term Care Sector is in a Grave Humanitarian Crisis
We are a group of physicians, researchers, and advocates who have come together to express our grave concern for the safety and well-being of Ontarians who reside and work in … Keep reading »
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New Year Calls for a New COVID-19 Strategy
As 2021 begins, many people in Manitoba are hopeful that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. The number of infections reported is falling. Effective vaccines have been … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Care Crisis /w Natalie Mehra
We are joined by Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition. We discuss the ongoing crisis in Ontario’s private long-term care system, the imminent need for paid sick days, and revisit the question of vaccine distribution. Listen to audio »