When it comes to anti-Black racism in Canadian policing, we don’t have an information gap, we have a police accountability gap. I’m reminded of this as I review some of the findings of two significant reports released jointly in August by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, with news channels in…
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I don’t know who first used “build back better” as a slogan for the post-COVID recovery. Today the rather awful catchphrase is unavoidable wherever you look. Joe Biden promises to “Build Back Better” if he’s elected president in November (it’s the title of his election platform with Kamala Harris). Boris…
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This analysis has been updated following federal legislative changes. Read the update here. Please note we are unable to assist individual CERB/EI recipients with their claims. We encourage you to contact the office of your member of Parliament for assistance with your Employment Insurance file. To find your member of Parliament…
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This analysis has been updated following federal legislative changes. Read the update here. Please note we are unable to assist individual CERB/EI recipients with their claims. We encourage you to contact your Member of Parliament’s office for assistance with your file. To find your Member of Parliament and their contact information,…
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Photo courtesy of HWDSB Kids Need Help A History Of Us On Monday June 22nd, after hosting a sit-in on the street for almost seven hours, we celebrated and danced as we listened in on the school board meeting, where trustees ultimately voted to terminate the Police Liaison Program for…
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought the issue of prescription drug access back to the fore as questions of affordable access became international news in March. However, the question of how to guarantee access to necessary medications for Canadians is not new. During the last federal election, calls for a…
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Women, girls, and gender diverse people are disproportionately impacted by a loss of income during COVID-19, putting women-led households at great risk of losing their housing. A report by the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network (WNHHN) and research from the Community University Policy Alliance on Women’s Complex Homelessness at…
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Two giants have left us—Mel Watkins a few months ago, and now John Loxley. John (pictured, left, with Andrew Jackson and Watkins, his John Kenneth Galbraith Prize co-winners in 2008) was an inspiring and fiercely dedicated leader. His scholarly work, though impeccable, was not of an ivory tower vintage,…
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John Loxley was sought after by governments—provincial, federal, and international—for his wise counsel. Yet he was happy and perhaps felt more at home explaining the ideas of progressive economics to trade union and community activists, with clarity and without condescension. It’s worth recalling what progressive movements faced in the 90s,…
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The federal government announced on July 31, 2020 plans to transition CERB recipients who’ve reached the end of their eligibility period to a reformed employment insurance program. Prime Minister Trudeau assured CERB recipients that “no one will be left behind” during this transition. The Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) Recovery Plan…
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