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Former lots of things, future other things. Founding member, Redwood Logan. Views my own, possibly yours.

Toronto
Joined September 2009
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New from @ccpa: In #Ontario, increased spending on private agency staff in hospitals is a poor use of #healthcare dollars. (In 2022/3 private agencies consumed 6% of labour costs but provided only 0.4% of frontline hours.) Report on how to change this: policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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Why we fight for a national rent freeze: “if the parties are serious about protecting people from the impacts of this trade war a, national rent freeze must be on the table…it was done before; it can be done again” @brunodobrusin via @TheBreachMedia breachmedia.ca/its-time-for-…
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Réuni•es en assemblée générale, les délégations de nos groupes membres accueillent chaleureusement @ricardo_tranjan @ccpa qui présente son livre La classe locataire, récemment traduit en français
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Why we should talk taxes in this #onpoli election: #1 Ont raises less revenue relative to its GDP than most provinces #2 Ont raises less revenue than almost all provinces on a per capita basis #3 Income & sales taxes are rising as a share of revenue policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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On housing, #onpoli has clear choices PCs & Libs: more support to private developers, little help to co-ops and non-profits, weak rent controls NDP & Greens: government-led housing development, support to co-ops and non-profits, strong rent controls policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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Ontario has the lowest levels of well-being of any Canadian province, according to new StatCan data. What does that mean for this provincial election? @CCPA_Ont's analysis & discussion below. #onpoli #onted #cdnpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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📢 "This government has failed public education." – @ETFOpresident on @TheAgenda with @spaikin. 🔹 The former Minister of Education refused to meet with #ETFO and frontline educators. The lack of dialogue is problematic. 🔹Tens of thousands of certified teachers in Ontario have walked away from the profession due to poor working conditions. 🔹 Class sizes are growing, waitlists for special education are skyrocketing, and violence in schools is rising—yet the government won’t act. 🔹 Instead of investing in schools, the Ford Conservatives are pushing beer in corner stores while families struggle to find affordable housing, health care, and food insecurity. We need a government that prioritizes students, educators, and public services—not privatization. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?app=deskto… #onpoli #onted #CutsHurtKids
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Tune in to TVO's @TheAgenda at 8/11pm EST to catch @JPHornick on labour's role in the coming election: "Let's talk about policy, let's talk about why the Conservatives are more interested in shoring up one man's job, than dealing with the threat to 500,000." #OnPoli #OnLab
What do labour unions need to see to consider endorsing a political party? @spaikin asks @JPHornick (@OPSEU), Karen Brown (@ETFOpresident @ETFOeducators), @vcmancinelli (@LiUNACanada), and @jeffreybgray (@globeandmail) tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: @carrletta #onpoli
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It seems that Ford supported Trump because he thought he had something to gain by playing apprentice. He was never worried about protecting Ontario; he was just trying to benefit! We knew a Trump presidency would hurt Ontarians—his intentions were clear in November. #onpoli
NEW: Doug Ford's hot mic moment. Caught saying he wanted Donald Trump to beat Kamala Harris: "On election day, was I happy this guy won? One hundred per cent I was. Then the guy pulled out the knife and f—-ing yanked it in me." thestar.com/politics/provinc…
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NEW: Doug Ford's hot mic moment. Caught saying he wanted Donald Trump to beat Kamala Harris: "On election day, was I happy this guy won? One hundred per cent I was. Then the guy pulled out the knife and f—-ing yanked it in me." thestar.com/politics/provinc…
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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's @TorontoStar
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Does "Polly" want an election? @spaikin asks Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics) what sentiment her AI pollster is gathering from the public in response to Premier Ford’s snap election call, tonight at 8/11pm | Producer: @constvarlo #onpoli
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Did you know @OntHospitalAssn CEOs and the @fordnation Conservatives are intentionally understaffing public hospitals as they continue to funnel our public taxpayer money into private clinics? That's why we're demanding #NursingRatiosNow! #onlab #onpoli
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Today, on behalf of the more than 1M union members and all workers in Ontario we expressed our deep concern that @fordnation is about to shut down government at a time when it should be all hands on deck. More: ofl.ca/allhandsondeck-taskfo… #OnLab #OnPoli
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