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Ontario has lost 5,000 classroom educators since 2018
Education funding in Ontario has been a bit of a shell game for some time. Back in 2019, the government announced that the average class…
Ontario’s Core Education Funding has dropped by $1,500 per student since 2018
Government spending on public services is on the decline in Ontario. And so is transparency. I’m not referring to the murky Greenbelt land deals that…
Sarah Jama is fighting for more than just the keffiyeh
On March 7, 2024, Ontario Speaker of the House Ted Arnott unilaterally banned the Palestinian keffiyeh in the legislative assembly as a “political statement,” a…
Penicillin the right prescription for Canada in pandemic agreement negotiations
Instead of undermining technology transfer provisions, Canada once played a key role in disseminating breakthrough medical technology
Ecuadorians reject corporate courts in national referendums
On April 21, the Ecuadorian people resoundingly rejected their government’s plan to bring the country back under the thumb of international investment arbitration. The vote…
Are we spending enough on climate?
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Are we spending enough on climate?
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Genetically modified corn trade fight heats up in Mexico
Key dates in the GM corn dispute Dec. 31, 2020: Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (commonly referred to as AMLO) announces in a decree…
Budget 2024: Has the government seen the light?
Housing and affordability top every public opinion poll as the most pressing issues impacting people’s lives today. The federal government has struggled to respond—introducing a…
NDP budget starts reversing PC handouts for the rich
AS has been called out by academics, activists, community organizations and unions, the massive tax cuts implemented by the previous Progressive Conservative (PC) government were…
Will the capital gains tax change affect you? Only if you’re part of Canada’s 0.13 per cent.
While the business lobby is trying to spin the reduced tax break on capital gains into a middle class issue, it isn’t.
Budget 2024 falls short in addressing Canada’s low-income housing crisis: Implications for Manitoba
The Manitoba Right to Housing Coalition (RTH) and its national partner, Social Housing and Human Rights (SHHR) coalition is disappointed that Budget 2024 has failed…
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