Feature
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December 1, 2021 
Stop the cuts to Toronto transit
There is no excuse for a big bustling city like Toronto to not have a thriving public transit system. The TTC should be an affordable…
Loretta Fisher
Analysis
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November 25, 2021
From BC to Ontario: The fight for 10 paid sick days continues
In Ontario the Conservatives declared themselves to be “working for workers” while yet again voting against paid sick days. While in BC, workers have won 5 permanent and employer-paid sick days, but the NDP government refused to provide 10. Both are signs of the movement pushing governments to provide rhetorical support or partial gains for workers, and the movement can continue towards winning 10 paid sick days for all.
Arts & culture
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November 11, 2021
Freedom warriors
The whole world’s army battalions were called to military offensive action with the same deep fear of annihilation reverberating through every nation. But it…
Interview
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November 2, 2021
Toronto’s housing double standard
Toronto city council recently deferred a housing framework for legalized multiple-tenant housing (MTH) presented by planning staff. Spring Magazine’s Loretta Fisher spoke with a long-time…
News
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October 13, 2021
Housing deferred is justice denied
On October 1, Toronto City Councilors were finally supposed to vote on the planned initiative for regulated multiple-tenant affordable housing. But voting was once again…
Op-ed
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September 24, 2021
Legalize multi-tenant housing
The following is a deputation delivered to City Councillors ahead of the October 1 vote on the proposal to legalize multi-tenant housing. I was relieved…
Interview
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August 27, 2021
‘I don’t want anyone to get left behind’: An interview with Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor is a long-time anti-poverty and social justice activist in Toronto and the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Parkdale-High Park. Paul recently talked…
Op-ed
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July 20, 2021
From renaming Dundas to racial justice
This is an historic moment in time where Toronto has voted to re-name Dundas Street & Dundas Square. But I do not think we should…
Op-ed
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June 3, 2021
Canada’s ongoing genocide
The discovery of the mass grave in Kamloops holding the remains of 215 Indigenous children is a horrendous tragedy, and we should take this time…
Op-ed
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April 30, 2021
The best paid sick days are permanent and employer-paid
We urgently need paid sick days in Ontario for the many frontline workers who are getting infected with the virus, yet still have no protected…
Interview
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April 14, 2021
Cannabis equity activism
Tanya is a cannabis equity activist who is involved in a union drive at her workplace. In the lead up to International Weed Day (April…
Feature
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April 6, 2021
Revolutionary journalism, from past to present
Capitalism is literally destroying our earth, along with the people. It’s certainly time for socialists to emerge as a global force, and time to expand…
