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Queen’s Park makes plans for a decade of pain
Last week’s Ontario fiscal update gave us our first real glimpse of how Premier Doug Ford sees the post-pandemic world. Here’s his plan in a…
Credit where credit is due: Financial literacy and the new Ontario math curriculum
A new mathematics curriculum guide is set to drop this September in Ontario, the first update since 2005. Not only will students be heading back…
“What does it cost to care?” Long-term care needs $1.8 billion to reach safe staffing levels: report
TORONTO—Ontario’s beleaguered long-term care system needs a funding injection of $1.8 billion a year to bring wages and staffing up to recommended levels of quality…
Des soins qui comptent, combien ça coûte?
Le système de soins de longue durée nécessite 1,8 milliard de dollars pour atteindre des niveaux d’effectifs sécuritaires en personnel : rapport TORONTO— Dans la…
What Does it Cost to Care?
Improving wages and staffing levels in Ontario’s long-term care facilities Download 343.78 KB 12 pages The COVID-19 pandemic has made the holes in our social…
The Common Sense Revolution at 25: History has lessons for Ford
Twenty-five years ago today, on June 8, 1995, the people of Ontario elected one Michael Deane Harris as premier. Harris’s program, the “Common Sense Revolution,”…
Locked down, not locked out: An eviction prevention plan for Ontario
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, provinces and territories have implemented eviction bans that protect tenants from the imminent threat of homelessness but do not prevent them…
As COVID-19 slashes tenants’ incomes, Ontario needs a residential Eviction Prevention Plan: Analysis
TORONTO – Ontario tenants who have fallen behind on their rent because of COVID-19 will need provincial help to stay housed when the current eviction…
Ontario’s frontline workers deserve much more than applause
Workers on the front lines of our economy stock our grocery shelves, pack boxes in warehouses, and deliver our food. As COVID-19 rages on, they…
Good times at the top of the food chain aren’t being felt at the bottom
COVID-19 has meant hard times for many Canadians. On the health front, more than 50,000 of us have contracted the virus. Tragically, more than 3,000 have…
The Bank of Canada and Crisis Management
COVID-19 and Beyond Download 409.69 KB17 pages The COVID-19 crisis has caused a tectonic shift in Canada’s public finances. On April 1, the Bank of…
Ontario renters can’t wait: the province must step up
The federal government has announced $27 billion in measures intended to mitigate the economic hardship brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Another blog examines them in detail. Overall, the…
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