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Busting myths about Palestine solidarity encampments at Canadian universities
It has been described as the world’s first live-streamed genocide. At the time of this writing, the Israeli army has killed over 36,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 15,000…
Workers’ income is 100% taxable. Capital gains should be too
This week, the federal government is putting forward a motion to pass its change—announced in the 2024 federal budget—in how capital gains are taxed. The feds are looking to change the inclusion…
Do we really want Ontarians to drink more?
By now, everybody knows—on May 24, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province will soon see as many as 8,500 more private retail outlets selling beer, wine, and pre-mixed cocktails. Many…
Trinational civil society calls for urgent clarity in CUSMA investor-state dispute process
Unions, environmental, consumer and community organizations from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico wrote to the North American Free Trade Commission this week ahead of a United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (CUSMA) trade…
Ontario budget disappoints—but does not surprise
The current Ontario government tabled its sixth annual budget yesterday. Here’s the state of the province today: Tent cities are the new normal in many of our municipalities. Food bank…
Regina’s road rage
If the supposed global “War on Cars” was true, then there is probably no city in North America where the automobile has won a more astounding and total victory than…
Saskatchewan teachers’ strike is a fight over the future of public education
With public support firmly behind teachers as they continue to take job action, the Saskatchewan government has ramped up its efforts to reshape public opinion about its current impasse in bargaining. While…
Big business is the most important barrier to fairness for fossil fuel workers
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Quebec is cutting arts funding. Artists are fighting back.
You could hear the music from blocks away. More than a thousand dancers, painters, clowns, musicians, poets, and other cultural workers came out in Montreal on April 18 in front…
What next for electoral reform in Canada in the wake of M-86?
No consensus. That’s how Justin Trudeau explained his decision to abandon the electoral reform file in 2017, following one of the most extensive consultation processes in Canadian history. Yet there…
L’Ontario a perdu 5 000 enseignants depuis 2018
Depuis un certain temps, le financement de l’éducation en Ontario ressemble au jeu des gobelets. En 2019, le gouvernement a annoncé que la taille moyenne des classes dans les écoles…
Le financement principal de l’éducation de l’Ontario a chuté de 1 500 $ par élève depuis 2018
Les dépenses gouvernementales consacrées aux services publics régressent en Ontario. La transparence aussi. Je ne parle pas ici des transactions foncières obscures de la Ceinture de verdure qui ont propulsé…
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