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You’re witnessing the defunding of public healthcare for private health. Please note that private healthcare also uses public funds so these provincial governments are double-dipping in public funds to finance a system many people can never access
Ontario hospitals announce job cuts, nearly three-quarters of hospitals in deficit cp24.com/politics/queens-par…
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Avi’s grandfather had once told his father, “‘son, not in my lifetime, but maybe in yours.’”
“Recently, my dad told me the same thing: ‘not in my lifetime, maybe in yours,’” Avi shares.
“Well dad, I refuse to tell that to my kid. We cannot wait another generation. We’ve got to start winning now.”
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My goal as a journalist is to report carefully on the best, most practical social policy ideas that can change the world, and this is easily the most exciting one I’ve had the opportunity to cover this year.
I hope you'll read it 🧵↓
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20 years ago, no mayor talked specifically about "climate." Now every major city has a climate action plan. Bloomberg Philanthropies's James Anderson thinks care policy is on the same trajectory.
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Bogotá has opened 25 "care blocks" since 2020 — neighborhood hubs where women can hand off laundry, see a therapist, finish their education, join a fitness class or just rest, while their kids or elderly relatives are cared for nearby.
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"The OFL joins @ontarionurses in calling on Doug Ford and the Victorian Order of Nurses to commit to wage parity with hospital nurses, and to fair pensions and benefits to retain and recruit staff.
If healthcare is truly this province’s top priority, as Ontarians say it is, then the bargaining table must deliver fairness for VON nurses." - OFL Pres @waltonmom
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When Air Canada execs knew they had Carney and sec 107 in their back pocket there was no negotiation and no deal
When flight attendants ignored Carney’s illegal sec 107 orders and Air Canada suddenly had to negotiate, there was a deal
Funny how that works
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In an almost unthinkable display of conflict-of-interest, a former Air Canada legal counsel, Maryse Tremblay, will rule on whether to end job action by striking Air Canada flight attendants at the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
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August 1st is Emancipation Day – the anniversary of when Britain’s Parliament abolished slavery in 1834. Today and every day I honour and commemorate my ancestors and those who paved the way for freedom. Let us act collectively to end anti-Black racism and demand justice.
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Several dozen First Nations in Ontario called for the resignation of the province’s environment minister Wednesday after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law.
globalnews.ca/news/11282109/…
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Premier Doug Ford to First Nations:
"There's going to a point where you can't just keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government. You gotta be able to take care of yourselves."
Ford points to the gold mines and critical mines:
"You're saying 'no, no, I don't want to touch that... by the way give me money.' Not going to happen," Ford says.
#onpoli
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Today, we held a press conference to announce that we have filed formal complaints on behalf of 50 patients who were charged user fees at private clinics & to call for urgent action to stop illegal fees in private clinics.
Watch the press conference ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=FA4Xy70u…
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NEW RELEASE: private for-profit clinics unlawfully and illegally charging seniors thousands of dollars for medically necessary surgeries that should be completely covered under OHIP.
Read the article here: thestar.com/business/there-i…
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🚨BREAKING: During Question Period, we witnessed MPP @solmamakwa removed from the Legislature for refusing to withdraw his statement that the Doug Ford Conservatives have mislead First Nations about #Bill5.
“If Ford thinks he can bulldoze his way through Indigenous territory without consent, he’s not just provoking a backlash, but he’s reigniting a movement.” - @waltonmom
More: ofl.ca/one-million-workers-s…
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NEW: NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa is ejected from the Ontario Legislature after accusing the Premier of “telling untruths” to First Nations.
After being asked to withdraw the comment, Mamakwa was named forcing him to leave the legislature.
#ONpoli
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My op-ed for @TorontoStar: when it comes to encampments, @fordnation is looking south of the border when he should be looking west. Ontario is importing failed American policies to punish homelessness, while Manitoba is doing what works: housing people. thestar.com/opinion/contribu…
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Check out this interview about ONA members & allies rallying outside Queen’s Park to demand @Fordnation & @VON_Canada #PayFairforHomeCare ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/202…
