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Liberal-NDP Agreement Promises Dental Care, But Overwhelmingly Reaffirms Existing Commitments
All but one of the objectives in the agreement either reaffirm promises in the Liberals’ 2021 election platform or boost existing commitments.
Canada Needs Trans-Inclusive Pensions
The system that was once designed to be able to accurately provide for all elderly people in Canada must reinvent itself.
Canadian Jewish Group Launches Campaign Against Israeli Apartheid
“It's an opportune moment to engage in more high-level conversations about Israeli apartheid and to make moves to finally end it."
Lifting Mask Mandates Risks ‘Disastrous’ Impact on Public Health, Critics Warn
“This strategy is not about learning to live with COVID, but rather about surrendering to it.”
There Are Lots Of New Jobs, But Things Aren’t Getting Better For Canadian Workers
February’s jobs report showed an economy creating plenty of new jobs but delivering very little rewards to workers.
How Canada Helped Fuel Geopolitical Tensions in the Ukraine Conflict
“All of this means more death and destruction, and more profits for war profiteers. It is not serving the cause of international peace."
Learning To Die From COVID-19
We may be done with COVID-19, but it isn’t done with us, no matter what premiers across the country are saying.
Minimum Wages Fall Short Amid Rising Costs of Living
British Columbia announced it is introducing “minimum wage increases tied to inflation," but observers say this hike isn’t enough to meet the province’s high costs of living.
Experts Warn No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Would Risk Nuclear Conflict
“One of the risks is that if NATO and or the United States and Russia get into a shooting war ... it could escalate up to a general war in Europe, and possibly a nuclear war.”