Drummond: The good, the bad and the ugly
The Drummond Commission reported yesterday.The goodWhile the McGuinty government prevented the Commission from considering tax rates, it proposes some sensible measures to raise revenue. Chapter 18,...
View ArticleDon Snobelen, right? Or, is it John Drummond? Sorry, I get those two confused!
Person A: Knock, knockPerson B: Who's there?Person A: John...er...DonPerson B: John...er...Don, who?Person A: Don Drummond, it's my turn to create a crisis!Whew, what a ride this whole Drummond frenzy...
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A level playing field: The commodification of play
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Given a lack of political and social commitment to creating adequate accessible spaces for kids of all kinds, we are contributing to the reproduction of social inequality....
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The commodification of children's play
What are the implications for children and their caregivers when access to play spaces is limited?A level playing field: The commodification of play
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Images from anti-austerity rally in Toronto
Friday's rally in Toronto was organized as a pre-budget showdown in response to the Drummond report.Activist Communique: Photos from Friday's anti-austerity demo in Toronto
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Pushing back on the nuclear path: Part 1
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 In recent news stories about nuclear meltdowns and the future of nuclear energy, I was struck by a significant gap: where is the Canadian content? Being true to my inner...
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Balancing needs with revenues in the Ontario budget equation
Monday, March 26, 2012 On March 27, Ontario residents will get a clear picture of the implications of choosing to eliminate the public debt by 2017-18 within the current public revenue framework. On...
View ArticleOntario's 2012 budget: Completing the job Mike Harris started
The crowning irony of Premier Dalton McGuinty's ninth budget is that it completes the job of cutting government down to size started by the Mike Harris Conservatives in the 1990s.You won't find the...
View ArticleOntario Day of Action Against Cuts
Sat, Apr 21, 2012 The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is working with community groups and organizations across Ontario to call on workers, retirees, students and community members to join a mass...
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Shooting baby hippos for the sake of austerity
Tuesday, July 3, 2012Got change? Want change? Spare some and get some by becoming a member of rabble.ca today.In the early 1990s, CTV broadcaster Eric Malling told Canadians the sad tale of a baby...
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Only teachers and their unions can save public education
Friday, September 14, 2012Who will save our schools, and public education?Not Premier Dalton McGuinty, who's bought into the common obsession that the money "just isn't there." So he freezes public...
View ArticleA plea to Ontario teachers
"Teachers are our heroes." That was a central message of the Ontario Royal Commission on Learning in its report For the Love of Learning. I was co-chair of that Commission and I recommended that...
View ArticleVideo: Education workers hold funeral for collective bargaining rights in...
Is this show currently playing? September 18, 2012 Devastated by far-reaching anti-worker Bill 115: Putting Students First Act, rank-and-file education workers convened a funeral for collective...
View ArticleLabour news this week: Tar sands company fined $1.5M for deaths, global...
Tar sands company fined $1.5 million for worker deaths of 2007; two more workplace fatalities in Canada this weekAn Alberta court has handed down the largest penalty for workplace safety violations in...
View ArticleThe problem at the heart of Ontario's gas plant fiasco: Public-private...
So. Former McGuinty government finance minister Dwight Duncan is belatedly celebrating the anniversary of his departure from government to the more lucrative world of the private sector by touting the...
View ArticleDrummond report to cut deeper and last longer than Harris reforms of 1990s
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Just six weeks before the expected announcement of the Ontario provincial budget, the government has finally released the long-awaited report of the Drummond Commission....
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