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Fast Facts: Hard Times Require Bold Action at City Hall
Income security programs in Manitoba and Canada are not keeping pace with the growing problem of poverty. Change is needed to ensure low income and vulnerable people and families do…
In Focus: Canada’s baby formula shortage is another blow for infant food security
Previously published in The Globe and Mail May 24, 2022 The topic of food insecurity for families with young children has made headlines in recent days, as infant formula shortages…
Well-funded public schools are more important than election giveaways
With inflation on the rise, the June 2 Ontario election is shaping up to be about affordability and measures that put money back into people’s pocket. This misguided focus overlooks…
It’s election time and Ontario still chooses not to eliminate poverty
My mother grew up in a poor family in the interior of Brazil, and raised four children just a few blocks from one of São Paulo’s largest slums. On her…
Groups urge government to immediately disclose how much subsidies are propping up Drax Group, BC’s largest wood pellet producer
VANCOUVER — The BC government must immediately disclose how many logs from publicly owned forests are turned directly into wood pellets at mills owned by the Drax Group, BC’s biggest…
How should Ontario fight inflation? By fighting inequality
As pundits puzzle over the problem of inflation, some provincial governments are taking action. Methods differ, but they are all based on the same idea: when inflation is high, people…
Federal budget makes inroads into dental care; Missed opportunity on pharmacare and long-term care
There’s room to go bolder on climate change, housing, EI, the care economy, taxes READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA —Today’s federal commitment to create a national dental care program…
Shrouded in Secrecy
The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Redevelopment and the Privatization of Nova Scotia’s Health Care Infrastructure Attachments Shrouded 1.png Shrouded 2.png Shrouded 3.png…
Submission to the Special Committee to Review the British Columbia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Download 424.74 KB23 pages British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy system is in trouble. Through changes made by judicial decisions and by governments, as well as growing…
Fast Facts: Policy Alternatives in the Face of Rising Prices:
Who will Bear the Burden? Media headlines and price tags alike are sending the message loud and clear: The cost of living is increasing, with inflation higher than we’ve seen…
Licence sticker fees could hire 12,000 nurses
The Ontario government’s plan to get rid of licence plate sticker fees on household vehicles will cost the treasury $1 billion a year. That’s a big number, but here’s an…
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