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At any time, but particularly during a pandemic, imposing limits on workers’ ability to bargain for fair wages and better benefits is “unconstitutional,” say union leaders. Ontario’s Bill 124, passed … Read More
Canada has no governor general (GG), for the time being at least. Does anyone care? Should anyone care? Well, we are (still) a constitutional monarchy, which means Queen Elizabeth II … Read More
We now have much data which shows — in the words of one report — there is a “lower quality of care” in privately owned, for-profit long-term care facilities than … Read More
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the fulcrum of national efforts to combat COVID-19, has been struggling to fulfil its role since the onset of the pandemic. That’s the … Read More
The now former U.S. president and his frenzied supporters claim U.S. elections, and especially the most recent one, are corrupt and rigged. Strange as it seems, they are correct — … Read More
Well into a massive second wave of COVID-19, we continue to thank them. Not with government-mandated paid sick days, better pay, nor improved benefits — but with tributes at the … Read More
Bonnie Haley has been a personal support worker (PSW) at the Glen Hill Marnwood long-term care home in Bowmanville for 22 years. On Tuesday at around midnight, during her overnight … Read More
This week, the hubris of the federal Liberal and Conservative parties brought Canada to the brink of an election, just a year after the last one — and during the … Read More
In the face of war, do we remain passive, or do we fight? Catherine Hernandez wanted to explore this question with her new novel, Crosshairs. It “was inspired by the Pulse … Read More
While the second wave of COVID-19 surges, Parliament has passed a motion instructing its health committee to look into the government’s handling of the first wave. It was Conservative MP … Read More
Foodsters organizer Ivan Ostos doesn’t think he’s asking for anything too radical. What he is asking for is government legislation to make it easier for app-based gig workers to win … Read More
Watching streamed television seems to have become a national obsession during this time of pandemic and isolation, and, given that we shouldn’t be socializing in person, it promises to become … Read More
Here we are, a mere year and a quarter from the last federal election — and in the midst of a frightful and deadly pandemic — yet, believe it or … Read More
On the very day on which violent extremists seized the U.S. Capitol Building — with what appeared to be the acquiescence, or even active assistance, of some of the police … Read More
It’s untenable to require migrant workers to bear the burden of cost to obtain a pre-departure COVID-19 test, say allies of migrant workers. Transport Canada has issued an order requiring … Read More
