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Political pragmatism vs. poverty reduction
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 22, 2024
Leave the patchwork for the quilts: The case for national pharmacare
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) was founded in 1979 as a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of medicare.…
The Praxis Affair
This is a cautionary story of what might happen if we return to the bad old days of the RCMP Security Service, which was caught…
Greenbelt scandal: What does “accountability” mean?
There’s no sign that anybody will face real consequences for the $10 billion giveaway
Is Manitoba willing to accept nuclear waste risks?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 2, 2024
It’s time to move on from the Houston Model
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 1, 2024
“Working class conservatism” is a bait-and-switch scam. Stop taking it at face value.
In 1980, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was in heated negotiations with the U.S. federal government. The government, under Democrat Jimmy Carter, had…
New alcohol plan could cost Ontario $510 million a year
Queen’s Park is planning big changes to the way Ontarians buy alcohol. How will this affect provincial finances?
The Trump assassination attempt puts American democracy in danger of collapse
The following text was originally published on David Moscrop’s Substack. It is republished here with permission.
What’s at stake in the LCBO strike?
By now, most Ontarians know that frontline workers at the LCBO are on strike, but not everyone knows why. So here’s an explanation.
Why dentists are not signing up for the Canadian Dental Care Plan
As a dentist, and an open advocate for public dental care, I often speak to other dentists about the issue. Recently, I’ve started hearing a…
When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term “survival jobs” is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term,…
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