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March 28, 2020 
No Jobs = No Rent
As the number of recently unemployed workers grows due to the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19, so too does the number of people who intend…
coronavirus
Interview
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March 26, 2020
Parks work during a pandemic
Michelle is a municipal parks worker in rural Ontario. Despite having what many would consider a “good government job,” she is witnessing a complete failure…
Feature
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March 26, 2020
COVID-19: Suppress transmission, not people
A new scientific report has highlighted the dangers of ignoring COVID-19, and the limitations of short-term simple mitigation strategies. But media and politicians are using…
Analysis
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March 25, 2020
TC Energy: pipelines and pandemic
Despite BC having the some of the highest confirmed numbers of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in the country, and despite increased federal and…
Feature
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March 25, 2020
COVID-19: how do we flatten the curve?
We’re told we need to “flatten the curve” of the pandemic to prevent a health crisis, but how do we do this? We need to…
Feature
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March 24, 2020
The real hoarders
“The poorest amongst us are being hurt by people who are unnecessarily hoarding,” bellowed Alberta premier Jason Kenney at a news conference on Monday. Kenney’s…
Interview
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March 24, 2020
Workers speak out against capitalism’s epidemic of unemployment
Like many workers, Holly McDaniel finds herself facing an uncertain future in the context of COVID-19. “The financial impact has been swift and hard,” says…
Interview
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March 23, 2020
Shipping and receiving during a pandemic
James is one of many in Southern Ontario continuing to work in shipping and receiving during the pandemic. He works night shifts with a skeleton…
News
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March 23, 2020
Workers versus the coronavirus
Social distancing has sent many of us to our homes and changed our landscape for organizing. No mass meetings, rallies, phone banking and the other…
Feature
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March 22, 2020
The monster is at the door
COVID-19 is finally the monster at the door. Researchers are working night and day to characterize the outbreak but they are faced with three huge challenges. First the…
Op-ed
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March 22, 2020
Life in the time of COVID-19
I thought the warnings about COVID-19 were just hype. I didn’t read the news stories because I figured it would be the same as H1N1…
Analysis
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March 21, 2020
Basic Income is not the answer to the crisis
Though they have delayed too long and many employers are doing all they can to undermine the effort, the governments that are in the business…