I’ll cut straight to the chase – Ontario still does not have permanent paid sick days. Zero. After a devastating pandemic with thousands of deaths,…
What is the federal government asking us to commemorate when it declared Monday a holiday (for federal public sector workers) to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s…
On November 26, 2020, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers shot and killed 18-month-old Jameson Shapiro and his father, William Shapiro (33) in the city of…
Migrants across Canada are on the verge of achieving a historic victory, as the government considers providing Permanent Resident status to 1.7 million migrants with precarious status – migrants on temporary work, study or refugee claimant permits and undocumented people.
The federal government’s historic funding deals with the provinces to deliver affordable, non-profit child care to parents could mean a massive expansion to public services, the likes of which has not been seen in decades. In the face of this expansion, private operators in Nova Scotia continue to lobby to be able to expand for-profit child care.
There are three basic freedoms: freedom to say NO; freedom to move away; and freedom to change what does not work. Individual freedom requires social…
By removing profit caps and setting more money aside for for-profit childcare operators Doug Ford is undermining $10-per-day childcare. Ford is looking out for the interests of businesses who want to use public money without guaranteeing children quality care and decent wages for childcare workers.
The following is an urgent appeal for solidarity. Please forward to student, education, and trade union organizations. Students, teachers, and trade unionists in Sri Lanka…
Canada has placed profits over peace, refusing to halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. This refusal constitutes an apathy towards the suffering of Yemenis, and a self-seeking posture towards war.
Released from the territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. On the morning of Monday, August 22, the Vancouver Police…
“White saviourism turns people into projects; trauma and personal stories into fundraising campaigns; communities and marginalized groups into lucrative ‘causes.’ Justice sees people in the…
Despite significant pushback from the corporation, the unlikely yet sweeping success of the Starbucks unions proves what strong movements can do.
