What The Toronto Star’s Lobbying Investigation Misses
Investigations into long-term care show why the system needs to be made public. But journalists stop short of completing this circle.
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The Catastrophe Ontario Could Have Avoided
While COVID-19 was spreading throughout long-term care, lobbyists were successfully pushing Doug Ford to make their clients richer.
What We Lost With The End Of The Bus
Riding a Greyhound was never luxurious, but the loss of affordable transportation, and the Toronto Coach Terminal, is still a tragedy.
Jason Kenney Is Letting Drug Users Die To Prove He’s Conservative
While the UCP treats the poisoned drug crisis as a chance to pander to its base, people who use drugs are dying.
Canada Is Subsidizing Our Destruction Through Pipelines
The federal and Alberta governments have given the oil industry at least $23 billion since 2018, much of it since the pandemic began.
It’s Time To Ban The Sale Of Pickup Trucks
Reducing climate destruction and harm from needlessly fatal road accidents is more important than corporate or consumer freedom.
Hamilton Police Are Using COVID-19 Laws To Crush Dissent
The police force has weaponized public health laws against those calling for police defunding, and protesting for Palestine.
The B.C. NDP Say Surviving A Heat Wave Is On You, Not Them
Premier John Horgan has blamed heat wave victims for their deaths to avoid taking responsibility for his government’s failures.
I Was Fired For Criticizing Israel. Now I Dig Holes For A Living
My termination from the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression contributed to the impunity Israel enjoys for its war on truth.