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Resources for tenants to learn about rent control in Ontario
Various tenant groups in Ontario organize to fight rent hikes and evictions, sometimes with help from tenancy advocacy organizations. Below, we have compiled a list…
How much do I need to earn to afford an apartment in my neighbourhood?
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Tenants across the country are feeling the pinch from landlords. Just how bad is it where you live?
Can’t afford the rent
Rental wages in Canada 2022 Download 1.53 MB 27 pages Click here to read the full report online. This study examines the gap between the…
Can’t afford the rent
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There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
Le financement des écoles ajusté à l’inflation a chuté de 1 200 $ par élève en Ontario
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Le programme idéologique dirigé contre l’éducation publique se déploie à plein régime — les compressions financières se conjuguant à des changements de structures de gouvernance.
Inflation-adjusted school funding is down $1,200 per student since the Ford government came to power
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The ideological agenda against public education is in high gear—with funding cuts coupled with structural governance changes.
Seven things Canada could do with an ambitious federal budget in 2023
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We’re not expecting many bells and whistles in this federal budget. It doesn’t need to be that way.
Balanced budget leaves Ontarians behind
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It bears repeating—properly funded public services do more to improve Ontarians’ lives than deficit reduction.
Poverty in the Midst of COVID-19
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of large sections of the Ontario economy. In a few short months, total economic activity in…
Poverty in the Midst of COVID-19
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For policy-makers, perhaps the most obvious lesson of the pandemic is that poverty, including child poverty, can be reduced much more quickly than Ontario has done in recent years. Timid policies that unfold incrementally over decades are of no use to children who will be grown up before we finally get around to taking action.
Educators are parents. Parents are workers. And facts are facts.
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Ontario’s political rhetoric creates divisions where, in reality, none exist.
Predatory lending and housing insecurity, an obvious link worth stressing
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There is so much talk about housing insecurity in this country. Yet governments allow payday lenders to set up shop in neighbourhoods where high rents perpetuate financial insecurity.
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