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COVID-19: Nurses need support from next week’s Ontario budget statement
On March 17, Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mandating the immediate closure of everything—from recreation centres…
Question for the Premier: Why not do what parents want?
When Ontario teachers and education workers walk off the job Feb. 21, they’ll hit the bricks with a lot of public support.
Franco-Ontarian teachers join the strike: Here’s what is at stake for them
School board Teaching positions eliminated by 2023-24 (4 online courses scenario) Teaching positions eliminated by 2023-24 (2 online courses scenario) Conseil des écoles publiques de…
Les écoles franco-ontariennes elles aussi débrayent : Les enjeux pour ces écoles
Conseil scolaire Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 4 cours en ligne) Postes d’enseignant éliminés d’ici 2023-2024 (scénario de 2 cours en ligne) Conseil…
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Taking a hammer to Steeltown: Ontario government cancels funding for Hamilton’s LRT project
With virtually no prior warning, the Ontario government announced on Monday, December 16—five days ago—that they had cancelled the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, a…
It’s all about tax cuts
In the past year and a half, the Ontario government has demanded that Ontarians sacrifice many vital public services to address an alleged fiscal crisis. But…
Raising taxes to build Toronto is not just good — it’s necessary
Mayor John Tory’s plan to increase property taxes is good news for Toronto. If approved by city council, Tory’s plan would help the city raise…
What to Expect from Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy: Lessons from the Global South
Full text availiable here. Poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) have proliferated across Canada in recent years at different levels of government. In this article, we address…
Five things to know about the next Ontario budget
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Richer Than Ever
Setting the stage for the 2020 Ontario budget
No new money for schools in Ontario fiscal update
The Ontario PC government has recently adopted a more moderate tone than the one struck in its first year at Queens Park, going so far…
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