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COVID-19 didn’t kill neoliberalism; we must do it ourselves
Neoliberalism is a broad term used to describe a ruthless variant of economic thinking that weakens a country’s immune system, making its population vulnerable to…
Election planning: Ontario looks to Nova Scotia
Today’s Throne Speech was not a change of course so much as a change of emphasis.
Underspending at Queen’s Park should set off alarms
At no time in the last decade has an Ontario government underspent its annual targets by 6.6%.
Failed Screen Test: Hybrid learning and the misuse of online education in Ontario
Districts confronting a third year of disruption, with a mandate to deliver full-time online education, are normalizing the pandemic hybrid model.
Decline and crisis in Ontario’s Northern universities and Arts education
System failures, declining enrolment and funding troubles Download 1.67 MB82 pages The enrolment and related funding conditions facing Northern universities and Faculties of Arts raise…
Fact Check: Affordable rental housing isn’t affordable
As always, the devil is in the details.
Canada needs a Digital New Deal
We find ourselves in at a point where we have the opportunity to push transformative policy change.
No plans to spend $2.2 billion in found money, Ontario says
A multi-billion dollar budgetary windfall is an opportunity to tackle some of our most pressing challenges.
Ontario’s plan for education hurts the most marginalized students
As classes across the province come to an end, it is time to take stock of Ontario’s approach to public education over the past year.…
Is Doug Ford’s government planning to cut taxes next year? Such a move would be an unmitigated disaster for Ontario
Less than a year out from the next Ontario election, campaign planning is in full swing for all parties. At this stage we know few…
Ontario’s fiscal plan doesn’t tell it like it is
Post-COVID budgets are built on cuts
How to create a paid sick leave plan for Ontario
It’s not rocket science—a strong provincial sick leave plan can be created quickly by following a few basic principles.
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