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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…
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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…
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Five things to know about the next Ontario budget
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Richer Than Ever
Setting the stage for the 2020 Ontario budget
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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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Ontario fall update: Multi-year plan to squeeze public services continues
Government revenues are rising and the provincial deficit is melting away, but Ontario’s Finance Minister is sticking to his multi-year plan for significant cuts to…
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The board-by-board impact of larger class sizes and mandatory e-learning
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Should Ontarians settle for six thousand fewer teachers?
School Board Teaching positions eliminated by 2023-2024 Algoma DSB 28 Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic DSB 33 Avon Maitland DSB 46 Bluewater DSB 42 Brant Haldimand…
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Election 2019: How to disarm anti-immigration rhetoric
Photo: William Chen For centuries, the political right has opportunistically blamed immigrants for everything from economic slowdowns to lousy weather. The ferocity of these baseless…
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Should there be a wealth tax on the very rich?
In 2019, Canada is richer than ever before. Our total economic activity per person — what economists call “real GDP per capita” — is at…
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At what cost? Ontario pushes ahead with P3s
The Ontario government is once again touting the wonders of using public-private partnerships (P3s) to build infrastructure.
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Alors que la nouvelle année scolaire débute, les conseils scolaires de l’Ontario sont à court d’argent. Voici les chiffres.
La carte interactive ci-dessous montre la modification au total des subventions, la modification au total des subventions en pourcentage et la modification au financement par…
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