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Oct 15, 2019

Workers protest short-staffing at Thunder Bay nursing home

Zaid Noorsumar

Deteriorating working conditions in long-term care combined with poor wages have led to a severe personal support worker shortage -- making the situation even worse.

Podcast

Oct 11, 2019

Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps -- why it doesn't work

face2face

"Change Your World" explores how the self-help industry contributes to victim-blaming politics and doesn't do a lot of good in the long run. Author Michael Ungar talks about his new book.

Blog

Oct 8, 2019

Einbahnstraße: on the Maritime Bus to Edmundston

Raluca Bejan

The underlying assumption is that the East Coast is perpetually subsidized by Ontario and the West. Yet I wonder how many Ontarians would put up with a pulp mill in downtown Elora or Picton.

Blog

Oct 2, 2019

Ford government cuts will hurt a health system already in crisis

Maya Bhullar

Michael Hurley, president of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, explains how Ford government cuts threaten Ontario's beleaguered health-care system.

Columnists

Sep 26, 2019

Food security and agriculture largely absent in federal election

Lois Ross

Agriculture and food security are not just any issues -- they are deeply linked to climate change and are basic to human life. But little of this is being expressed in this election campaign.

In cahoots

Sep 19, 2019

Federal election cheat sheet

Not all political commitments are equal. Here are some keywords to look for in parties' health care platforms.

Columnists

Aug 21, 2019

IPCC report tackles diet, food production and climate change

Lois Ross

With the release of a new report from the IPCC, we finally have a comprehensive global analysis of the impact of diet and agricultural production on climate change.

News

Aug 14, 2019

Canadian health care will be front and centre in both Canadian and U.S. elections

Karl Nerenberg

Many Canadians perceive our system to be more socialized than it actually is, because they think of health care only as doctors' visits and hospitalization.

Blog

Aug 14, 2019

Ford's cuts to health care and our rights

Tina S. Beier

An overview of the Ford government's cuts to health care in Ontario and how these cuts affect reproductive health, LGBTQ+ mental health, and privatization.

Blog

Aug 14, 2019

New IPCC report flags diet and land-use changes to curb climate chaos

David Suzuki

The way we manage forests and grow, process and distribute food is contributing to climate disruption, but protecting and restoring natural landscapes will help absorb excess CO2.

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