Amongst the feelings of fatigue and pessimism in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many political figures turned to messages of hope and encouragement…
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…
For the past ten weeks, 1200 workers at LifeLabs in BC have been on a rotating strike for better wages and working conditions. The workers…
Doug Ford has yet another pre-election healthcare promise. In 2018 it was “ending hallway medicine,” in 2022 it was “unprecedented hospital capacity,” and now it…
In recent weeks, the Ford Government made an unexpected announcement to close 10 of 17 Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS) across Ontario, thanks to new zoning…
With 10,000 COVID deaths across the country and another 6,000 predicted by the end of the year, there are two possible courses: watch and wait,…
The right to refuse unsafe work has received more media attention during the pandemic than it has in years. It has been widely reported that…
There comes a time in every pandemic when those in power feel sufficiently protected from the infection and sufficiently burdened by public health that they…
When I was thirteen and alive, I wanted to travel the world to combat illness and disease. I wanted to make wounds better with lots…
At an online press conference on April 16, frontline workers gave first-hand accounts about why precarious employment is a health hazard for workers and the…
The coronavirus is keeping the world in a state of shock. But instead of fighting the structural causes of the pandemic, governments are focusing on…
Unfortunately, it’s taken the threat of a global pandemic to highlight the longstanding public health risks of precarious work. Fortunately, there are already movements fighting…
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