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High school students 'don't want to be robots'
Deb O'Rourke | At a May 10 conference at SEED Alternative High School over 120 students agreed that school is broken.
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Photo: Ontario Chamber of Commerce / flickr, Creative Commons
Tim Hudak looks to import anti-union politics from south of the border
Dave Coles | While Hudak claims to be promoting "worker choice,” attacking unions' financial security is designed to weaken a civil society critic and empower big business.
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All eyes on Andrea Horwath this week in Ontario.
Open letter to Ontario NDP and Liberals: Working together is first step in addressing poverty
Buzz Hargrove, Brent Hawkes | We are asking the NDP and the Liberals to co-operate and pass the budget (possibility with some tweaking). However we are frankly asking for much more.
Podcast
Nestlé Waters Canada fights drought limits
Redeye Collective | Nestlé has reached an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Environment that it will not face restrictions on its water use even during a drought.
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Confronting inequality in Ontario with a public service budget
Sheila Block | Ontario's upcoming budget can support both social and economic goals.
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Will Ontario act on Law Commission's advice to address precarious work crisis?
Lori Theresa Waller | A "landmark" report on precarious work released last week by the Law Commission of Ontario gives academic confirmation to what workers' advocates have been saying for years.
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No one should have a friend die on the streets
Mick Sweetman | Some people choose to live on the streets of Toronto throughout the winter. But the choice they make is a Hobson's choice.
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Jim Stanford
Dutch Disease plus unbalanced equalization: A shot across Alberta's oily bow
David J. Climenhaga | From Ontario's perspective, if currency distortions fuelled by Alberta's oil industry continue to disrupt Central Canada's economic wellbeing, more equalization not less is going to be required.
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Photo: Jackman Chiu/Flickr
Ontario needs jobs, not more cuts
Mick Sweetman | As long as the drum beating against the deficit drowns out alternative solutions the economy in Ontario is going to get worse before it gets better.
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Remembering Peter Kormos: A rebel with a cause
Doug Draper | Peter Kormos, a former NDP MPP in Ontario who had recently been elected as a Niagara regional councillor, died suddenly on Friday. In remembrance, we are pleased to share this in-depth profile.
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Drawing blood from stones: The relentless tuition fee hike
Nora Loreto | The Ontario Liberals confirm that tuition fees will increase another four years, bringing the total to 12 consecutive fee increases.
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Helping or harming? Ontario gambling expansion and First Nations
Peter Goffin | Behind the flashy TV ads, and the multi-million dollar revenue sharing deals, there are real people struggling with addiction and its long-lasting, far-reaching ramifications.