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Crisis? What crisis? One of Canada’s largest landlords is having a profitable 2020
At the onset of the pandemic, the financial security of tenants quickly became a widespread concern. As the fear of an avalanche of evictions grew, “Keep Your…
Why Doug Ford’s COVID-19 balancing act won’t save small business
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Why Doug Ford’s COVID-19 balancing act won’t save small business
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s desire to keep small businesses afloat and the economy open through the pandemic – even as COVID-19 cases soar – is evident…
Concurrent classrooms are a failed response to COVID-19 pressures
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Doug Ford’s pandemic austerity will be paid for in jobs and lives
The upcoming Ontario budget is a matter of life and death. As the pandemic grinds on, Premier Doug Ford’s August pledge that, “We’re going to…
Ontario’s plan to deregulate child care is a bad movie that parents have seen – and rejected – before
Parents, children and the child care sector are facing an extraordinary crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. So you might reasonably hope that the…
A step toward the Employment Insurance program Canada once had
Proposed changes will help to restore the social security role that used to be an intrinsic part of EI but has been sidelined over the…
What will the throne speech say about poverty?
Anti-poverty advocates and social policy wonks will be watching today’s throne speech for signs of how the government plans on addressing poverty in this complicated…
Long division: Inequity and Ontario’s back-to-school plan
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The best-case scenario for Ontario schools: 1 extra teacher for every 700 students
Ontario schools will soon welcome back more than two million students. In these exceptional times, schools need more educators to help students make up for…
Ontario’s “nearly $900 million” for safe schools is actually much less
An August 26 news release from Ontario’s Ministry of Education reads, “Today’s federal announcement provides $381 million to Ontario, on top of the nearly $900…
Chrystia Freeland’s golden opportunity
There’s a global pandemic. A deep recession. And a federal budget deficit the size of last year’s revenues. Chrystia Freeland is becoming finance minister in…
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