How The Threat of a General Strike Forced Doug Ford to Blink
"The government managed to unite the entire labour movement in an effort to repeal Bill 28 and protect the Charter rights of workers across Canada.”
Education
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Canada Isn’t Immune From ‘Anti-Woke’ School Board Takeovers
The school system in the U.S. has emerged as a prominent front in the right’s never-ending culture war, and Canada’s system may be next.
Child Care Workers Have Been Left Behind During The Pandemic. Will This Fall Be Different?
“How are you going to ensure in the future that you don't forget us again? Because we're not out of the woods.”
McGill Palestine Solidarity Advocates Warn Lawsuit Punishes Anti-Colonial Activism
"The explicit purpose of the lawsuit is simply to punish McGill students for engaging in anti-colonial politics."
Exposing Shocking Wage Suppression In Ontario’s Education System
A CUPE report finds that education workers have been treated as though they’re disposable by successive provincial governments in Ontario.
Ontario Election Promises Ignore Student Calls for Free Tuition
More than half of the province’s college and university students graduate with debt, a trend that has been steadily increasing over the past 30 years.
The Royal Canadian Legion Should Stay Out Of Classrooms
The Legion’s pro-war style of Remembrance Day lessons violates the necessary separation of military and public education.
Free Tuition Is The Only Way To Save Students From This Pandemic
Cancelling student interest would be welcome, but wholly inadequate at remedying the inequities worsened by charging tuition.
Doug Ford Is Using The Pandemic To Decimate Public Schools
COVID-19 has sped up what was already in motion: the hollowing out of public education in Ontario and the creation of a two-tiered system.