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 policy solutions to skyrocketing rents are quite straightforward—but enacting them means taking on the power of landlords and developers

Various tenant groups in Ontario organize to fight rent hikes and evictions, sometimes with help from tenancy advocacy organizations. Below, we have compiled a list…

When it comes to paying for the services people depend on, Ontario is utterly out of step with the rest of the country. That’s an…

OTTAWA—Giant loopholes in Ontario’s rent control system mean tenants are paying average rent increases that are three times those allowed under the provincial rent increase…
My hometown of Ottawa boasts a pair of scenic and winding roadways on both sides of the Rideau Canal. One of them is the Queen…

If you live in a city of any size, you might worry about whether you can afford fast Internet service. But you probably don’t worry…

It’s one of the oldest plays in the right-wing playbook.

With Ontario’s 2024 pre-budget consultations well under way, it’s time to think hard about public services in this province—and how we fund them.

From every office – CCPA researchers picked their favourite graphs of the past year.

For every dollar per person spent on programs in other provinces, Ontario spent 75 cents

TORONTO — The government of Ontario should double its funding to public universities in the province, a new report from the Ontario office of the Canadian…

Over the last three decades, no province in Canada has moved more aggressively, or more consistently, to cut public funding to universities than Ontario. Ontario’s…
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