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Ontario students need smaller classes, not another EQAO review
Instead of chasing explanations for low test scores the government should reduce and cap class sizes in Ontario
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Why Don’t We Just Care?
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 30, 2023 In “A Tale of Two Sentences” (March 18, 2023 Winnipeg Free Press) Dean Pritchard reports…
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A hit-and-miss budget: Canada’s 2023 federal budget moves on climate and dental—but avoids almost everything else
Investments in a clean economy, dental care, and a GST top-up stole the show; many other needed investments have gone missing.
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Opposition Parties Need to Stand Firm Against Tax Cuts for the Rich
The 2023 Manitoba budget proposes over half a billion dollars in tax cuts, but many Manitobans won’t see a dime, while the richest Manitobans will…
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Seven things Canada could do with an ambitious federal budget in 2023
We’re not expecting many bells and whistles in this federal budget. It doesn’t need to be that way.
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US–Canada agreement to close Roxham Road will cost lives, migrants say
Legal observers worry the newly-expanded Safe Third Country Agreement contravenes international conventions on refugees.
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Balanced budget leaves Ontarians behind
It bears repeating—properly funded public services do more to improve Ontarians’ lives than deficit reduction.
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Nova Scotia Budget Leaves Many Nova Scotians Behind
This budget could have been so much more than it is. Let’s break down how.
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Raising emissions while pledging to lower them — British Columbia’s Orwellian LNG gambit
In 2007, then-BC premier Gordon Campbell passed the “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act” committing BC to a 33 per cent reduction in emissions from 2007…
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Sask. Budget 2023: One weird trick to underfund public services
Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.
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Make no mistake, Manitoba Budget tax cuts are a gift to the rich
Previously published in the Brandon Sun and The Winnipeg Free Press, March 23, 2023 The 2023 Manitoba Budget released on March 7 announced close almost…
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Canada must cancel its free trade deal with Israel
Commitments to “inclusive” trade are meaningless if they support violations of international law.
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Discussions of foreign interference and national security can quickly become toxic
Open Letter to the Right Honorable David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur, Government of Canada from the Advisory Group, Canada-China Focus. Signatories below. We are deeply concerned…
