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Mixed signals
With a growing number of communities who are deprived of local news, Hamilton offers an example of how Canada’s public broadcaster could step in.
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Shock and awe: In Ontario, big numbers hide the truth
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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?
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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.
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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,…
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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:
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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What is rent control, anyway?
The term rent control refers to regulations that limit rent increases. In Canada, it is officially the job of provincial governments to create and enforce these rules.…
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