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August 19, 2025 
ETFO convention triumphs and challenges
The annual ETFO meeting held from August 11 to 14 saw a political advance on a number of issues such as Palestine, the inclusion of…
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June 30, 2025
Ontario government takes control of four more school boards
On the last day of school, Ontario’s education minister announced that the province will be taking control of four more school boards due to “mismanagement.”…
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June 25, 2025
Bill 33 and the school-to-prison pipeline: Ontario’s dangerous return to policing in schools
On May 29, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act. If passed, it would mandate the return of School…
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June 13, 2025
Ontario moves to fill jails, frames it as housing policy
On June 4th, the Ontario government passed Bill 6, the so-called Safer Municipalities Act. Drug users experiencing homelessness can now be removed from encampments and…
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June 10, 2025
Protest bans: Yet another example of liberalism paving the way for fascism
After months of keeping us in suspense, Toronto city council has decided it has the authority to strip us of our democratic rights in a…
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June 4, 2025
Exclusion of undocumented migrants makes Ontario’s healthcare system worse for everyone
Canada is known for its promise of universal healthcare. Its public health system is able to provide care at no cost to many of the…
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June 2, 2025
How the YWCA workers won their new agreement
250 workers unionized with CUPE 2189 ratified their newest collective agreement in May after five months of negotiations, averting a looming strike-lockout situation. By using…
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May 22, 2025
1996: How OPSEU won against Mike Harris’ Progressive Conservatives
In 1996, workers with the Ontario Public Service (OPS) went on strike for the first time, standing up to Mike Harris’ Progressive Conservative government, its…
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May 12, 2025
As Supervised Consumption Sites close, people are hurting
This article first appeared in The Grind. It is republished with permission. To read the original, click here. “The first few days [after the closure]…
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May 5, 2025
Ford’s government is underfunding education
In a story that is all too common across the province, parents and teachers from the Toronto District School Board calling into the CBC Radio’s…
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March 14, 2025
Contract workers at UofT vote to strike if they cannot get a better deal
CUPE 3902, representing contract academic workers at the University of Toronto, has held its strike mandate vote. This is a bargaining year for Units 2,…
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March 13, 2025
After the election, where next for Ontario education?
The Ontario elections are over. The government spent $189 million in taxpayer money to lose two seats and we are back to basically where we…