Ontario
The Ontario team focuses on provincial and municipal policies and programs. We analyze trends shaping economic well-being and equality.
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The municipal left wins in Toronto: What’s next?
Olivia Chow’s victory—along with a slate of progressive allies on council—heralds new possibilities in the municipal government of Canada’s largest city
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Doing more with less: 10 facts about school funding in Ontario
The numbers show that schools and educators in Ontario are being asked to do more with less, and students are paying the price
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Ontario’s new AI data centre playbook is flawed. We can fix it.
The playbook frames AI data centres in economic terms, without proper safeguards for the public and the environment.
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Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary
$3 billion dollar funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians
The latest Ontario-based research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you
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Ontario municipal elections are over but the affordability crisis remains
Funding constraints make it challenging for municipalities to address social issues without senior levels of support.
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How can labour unions show solidarity with tenant organizations in Canada?
A guide for concrete movement solidarity between workers and tenants
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Ontario’s HST rebate on new homes: A bail out in disguise
The federal and provincial governments are engaged in a massive tax giveaway to the people that broke the housing market
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Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
Ontario’s hospitals are being privatized through the costly use of for-profit staffing agencies
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Much more than books
The Toronto Public Library is a vital institution that is deeply integrated into the cultural, social, and intellectual life of Torontonians. It not only provides…
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Out-of-control rents
CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe…
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