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A lot of AI discourse masks the fact that it is the result of a series of policy choices. Despite the government evoking Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “there is no alternative,” we do have a choice. And we should be serious about what that choice is.
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A guide to standing up to book bans and beyond, and how to protect and strengthen public education in Canada
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Ricardo Tranjan
Ricardo Tranjan directs the research program for the CCPA-Ontario. Ricardo’s expertise centres on Ontario public finances and the political economy of social policy, especially public education funding, income support programs, and rental housing. He is the author of multiple books, including The Tenant Class (2023).
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Ontario’s minimum wage is falling further behind the living wage
Every year the minimum wage in Ontario has a modest increase. And every year the actual living wage pulls further away. 2026 is no different.
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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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Faire plus avec moins : 10 faits sur le financement des écoles en Ontario
On demande aux écoles et aux enseignants de faire plus avec moins de moyens, et ce sont les élèves qui en pâtissent
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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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Why are Ontario social and community service workers striking?
OPSEU workers are dealing with more work, less funding, and lower wages. So they’re fighting back
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Le déficit de financement des écoles de l’Ontario continue de s’accroître depuis 2018, pour atteindre les 6,5 milliards de dollars
Le sous-financement chronique est le problème; ce n’est pas la mauvaise gestion financière. On demande aux écoles année après année d’en faire plus avec moins
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Ontario school funding shortfall continues to grow, reaching $6.5 billion since 2018
Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less.
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Student debt: A key driver of financial insecurity across Canada
Despite all the talk of nation building and generational investments, governments are failing to invest in the most important factors of production: labour.
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Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects
Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same
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The 2026 Ontario budget neglects core provincial responsibilities
The 2026 budget fails to address the core responsibilities of provincial governments.
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Les élèves de l’Ontario ont besoin de classes plus petites et non pas d’un autre examen de l’OQRE
Les tests ne sont pas le problème. Il est temps de réduire et de plafonner la taille des classes.
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Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program
Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt
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