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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The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy

Si la privatisation constituait une politique saine des soins de santé, alors la preuve appuierait cette orientation—mais ce n’est pas le cas

The numbers show that schools and educators in Ontario are being asked to do more with less, and students are paying the price

On demande aux écoles et aux enseignants de faire plus avec moins de moyens, et ce sont les élèves qui en pâtissent

The playbook frames AI data centres in economic terms, without proper safeguards for the public and the environment.

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

Chronic underfunding, not financial mismanagement, is the problem in Ontario schools. Year after year they are asked to do more with less.

The Ontario hospital funding crisis is harming patients, especially people living in smaller and rural communities

La crise financière croissante dans le secteur hospitalier de l’Ontario nuit aux patient(e)s et aux collectivités

By hitching the “Northlander Rideshare Pilot” to the Northlander train revival, the province is engaged in a major giveaway to the U.S. taxi app

Violence in classrooms is the result of staffing erosion and the offloading of social crises onto unprepared and underfunded schools

The 2026 budget fails to address the core responsibilities of provincial governments.
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