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Factory farms exist in a realm largely beyond public scrutiny or control and Doug Ford’s government just made it easier for the industry to shield its operations, passing legislation last month aimed at cracking down on trespassing activists and journalists, who often work undercover on industrial farms in order to take photos and videos.
about 3 years ago
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The move toward privatization got started under then-Conservative premier Mike
Harris, whose government made long-term care more attractive to private business
by removing minimum staffing levels in the homes, making them ripe for
profit-making.
about 3 years ago
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When Connaught Labs was privatized by the Mulroney government in the 1980s, we lost — not only one of the world’s best vaccine producers — but also control over the price, quality and availability of insulin worldwide.
over 2 years ago
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In this week’s federal election, the party platform that came closest to
addressing today’s grotesque inequality was the NDP’s proposal for an annual net
wealth tax — a modest version of the wealth taxes advocated by U.S. Senators
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
over 2 years ago
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Calling for a “reckoning” and “retaliation” against a nuclear-armed superpower
is foolish and provocative — especially when we threw the first stone.
over 2 years ago
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One of the biggest threats to the moneyed class is inflation because it hurts those who have a lot of money, but can help those who owe a lot of money.
about 2 years ago
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Ottawa’s snub of public ownership appears to be rooted in the notion — pushed by business interests — that the private sector does things better.
11 months ago
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Past union victories dramatically improved the ability of workers to afford a good life — but you won’t catch Poilievre talking about that.
4 months ago
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The election interference inquiry should look into foreign-owned oil companies seeking to influence elections, despite laws banning such action.
4 months ago
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As Israel politics have turned to the right, its top figures have discard all context for understanding what drives the violence directed toward them.
3 months ago
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As the Liberals prepare to scrap universal pharmacare, don’t be fooled into believing it’s because we can’t afford it.
2 months ago
