NDP wants Proud Boys listed as terrorist, some activists say ‘bad idea’
It is a rare occurrence when an NDP leader makes a suggestion and the Liberals and Conservatives leap to agree with him. But that’s what happened when, in the wake … Read More
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Paid sick leave is a good idea whose time has come
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the idea of paid sick leave for all workers suddenly popular. When he was leader of the Ontario Conservative party, John Tory did not favour … Read More
Striking Dominion workers threatened with arrest during picket
On Tuesday night, striking Dominion workers and union representatives were threatened with arrest during what they describe as a peaceful picket outside of Weston’s Bakery in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. A … Read More
U.S. defies basic standards of democratic elections
The current U.S. election, which reaches its apogee on Tuesday, November 3, transfixes Canadians like no other before it. We have our own huge challenges here, not the least of … Read More
In 2015, half a million refugees fled Turkey for Lesvos. A century ago, my family did the same
In 2015, Canadian author Steven Heighton travelled to Lesvos, Greece, where he volunteered at a transit camp for refugees who had just arrived from Turkey. That year, hundreds of thousands of … Read More
NDP pushes wealth tax and universal drug plan
Early in November, the NDP used one of its opposition days in the House of Commons to propose two new taxes: a one percent levy on all accumulated family wealth … Read More
Support workers warn Ontario’s long-term care staffing efforts will do more harm than good
COVID-19 has put Canada’s long-term care homes in a state of recurring crisis. Now, personal support workers and health-care advocates say Ontario’s new initiative to recruit long-term care staff will … Read More
Timid legislation to get Canadian stories on streaming services, but no ‘Netflix tax’
In January, a special advisory group headed by former media executive Janet Yale gave the Trudeau government a farsighted report on Canadian broadcasting in the internet age. The group recommended … Read More
Blueprint for fixing our disastrous long-term care system
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has just issued a report detailing how the federal government could provide leadership “in developing a coordinated approach to long-term care.” The COVID-19 … Read More
‘Authoritarian’ culture of fear prevents health-care workers from speaking out
Two health-care workers who were also CUPE Ontario members were fired in recent years for speaking out about issues of violence in their workplaces, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions president … Read More
Heritage minister stumbles when asked about CBC branded content project
Most politicians have a tendency to use foggy rhetoric and canned talking points. It is an occupational hazard, particularly noticeable in Parliament’s question period, and we have learned to live … Read More
On his way out, Trump threatens survival of Northern Indigenous people
Among all the outrages Donald Trump is committing — rushing federal executions at a record pace, pardoning his friends, and seeking to overturn the votes of Black, Indigenous and brown … Read More
Freeland must do more to gain progressives’ support for economic statement
The Trudeau government’s 2020 fall economic statement is sweeping and ambitious in its rhetoric, but more modest when it comes to details. The government promises universal national childcare and pharmacare … Read More
Hope is a ‘powerful political act’ for environmental activists facing despair
Every day conscientious consumers of news are bombarded with images of melting ice caps, islands of ocean plastic and species that are becoming increasingly endangered. We read data confirming that nations … Read More
Doug Ford reverts to anti-environment self
This past weekend, David Crombie, a former mayor of Toronto and cabinet minister in Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative government, resigned in anger as chair of the Ontario government’s Greenbelt Council. … Read More