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Listen: An Interview With Jagmeet Singh About The NDP's Housing Plan
Does the NDP's housing plan go far enough to address the current crisis? The Maple asked Jagmeet Singh what truly "affordable" housing means and if his proposal for a $5,000 renter subsidy is just a bailout for landlords.
Frontline Workers Remain Concerned Without Additional Health Restrictions, B.C. Labour Groups Warn
“There are still concerns for those that are working with the public. Where people may not be keeping their distance, who aren't wearing a mask, there has definitely been discomfort.”
Revisiting The Day Canada’s MPs Cheered On War In Afghanistan
On October 15, 2001, Parliament voted 213 to 10 in support of Canada joining the invasion of Afghanistan.
Justin Trudeau’s Pledge to Train More Firefighters Panned Amid Liberals’ Poor Climate Record
“The fact that this government thinks that it can feed the flames with one hand and put them out with the other is ludicrous, and people understand that."
The Collective Survival Of Black Communities Is Under Threat
Progress gained by Black communities across socio-economic and health indicators will be left to ruin in the pandemic’s wake.
Canadians Deserve Universal, Public Childcare
For the first time in a long time, a national childcare system is within reach. The left can’t let that slip through our fingers.
Indigenous Leaders Did Not Ask For an Early Election, But Many Are Looking For Action From Federal Parties
“So far they’ve counted on the Canadian public not caring or not caring enough – that allowed them to perpetrate these injustices.”
Erin O’Toole’s Child Care Plan Gets Failing Grade From Advocate
“Essentially, on the first full day of the campaign, the Conservatives announce they’re cancelling the agreements in the same way that Stephen Harper cancelled the previous agreements.”
Encampment Evictions: Toronto’s Attack On Class Consciousness
The pandemic has proven to be a temporal shift for Toronto, with the lines between housed and unhoused being blurred.