Posts Tagged ‘privatization’
Lots at stake for working families in this election
Monday, September 2nd, 2019
Can Canadians afford a government that cares more about private corporations and tax cuts for the super-rich than it does about everyday working people? Can we risk electing a government that refuses to address the climate catastrophe? Can we accept a government that is prepared to exploit people’s fear and insecurity to fuel racism and intolerance?
Tags: economy, ideology, multiculturalism, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Scheer’s election slogan undermines the Canadian way
Monday, September 2nd, 2019
Andrew Scheer… (is) following the lead of “populist” politicians like Donald Trump and Doug Ford, who dismantle public services and abandon social responsibility by preaching “me” instead of “we.” Scheer could have chosen the slogan “Time for us to get ahead.” But he didn’t.
Tags: ideology, privatization, tax
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Blame Economists for the Mess We’re In
Sunday, September 1st, 2019
Markets are constructed by people, for purposes chosen by people — and people can change the rules. It’s time to discard the judgment of economists that society should turn a blind eye to inequality. Reducing inequality should be a primary goal of public policy.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Doug Ford failing to keep his health care promises
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
The funding reductions do not come to an Ontario health care system with excessive resources: indeed, Ontario already has fewer per capita hospital beds than any other province… The only apparent action the premier has taken on the mental health front is cutting, by more than $330 million per year, the previous government’s planned increase to mental health funding… Our new minister has publicly campaigned to revise the Canada Health Act to allow for private health care delivery.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, mental Health, privatization
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Austerity and the Decline Of The Collective
Monday, June 10th, 2019
1. Austerity is toxic. 2. It is built on a lie, and on a withered idea of freedom and a hollowed out notion of citizenship. 3. Austerity is self-perpetuating, trapping us, stunting our political imagination. 4. We nevertheless do have alternatives… big change is urgent, and bold is exactly what’s needed if we are to meet our challenges and break out of the austerity trap. 5. A new generation of leaders is giving us reason for hope, though clearly there’s no reason for complacency.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, privatization, rights, standard of living, tax
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Misspeaking childcare: The Ford government’s evidence vacuum
Friday, May 31st, 2019
Taken together, this brew of rapid-fire cuts, chipping away, and misrepresentation of Ontario childcare add up to a picture of a childcare future that isn’t good for anyone — not children, parents, educators — but could be great for investors. Fortunately, the childcare community, together with supporters and political allies from across parties are speaking up to set the record straight on what accessible, affordable, high quality child care actually is, what’s needed to get it, and why Ontario families today recognize, need, want and demand it.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, participation, privatization, standard of living
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Needed: A New Pension Paradigm For Canadians
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
… the pension industry must go beyond the tired defined-benefit versus defined-contribution pension debate and focus on the model pension of the future… the authors explain a new pension paradigm that lies between the Classic DB and Classic DC… The common ground would include: Pooling: across multiple employers to reduce risk… Target Benefits: to share risks between sponsors and members… Scale: The optimum asset size would be $1 billion and up… Independent Management Boards
Tags: economy, ideology, participation, pensions, privatization, standard of living
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CAUT condemns Heritage report on copyright
Friday, May 17th, 2019
The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is alarmed by recommendations released this week by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage regarding copyright law in Canada. The report, though produced by a committee mandated to take into consideration the broad range of stakeholder interests — including creators, the public, educators and students — focuses entirely on the interests of big publishers and their lobby groups.
Tags: economy, ideology, privatization, rights
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Should we cover the health bills of snowbirds and cross-border shoppers?
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
Anyone who is foolish enough to travel without first purchasing private health insurance faces the prospect of catastrophic medical bills, with or without this program. The OOC program is also highly inefficient. A lot of time, energy and money is spent making piddling payments: There are about 88,000 claims a year, and the average reimbursement is $127. Put another way, it costs $2.8-million to pay $9-million in claims and those payments cover less than 5 per cent of travellers’ medical bills.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization
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Cutting out-of-country OHIP coverage is wrong and pointless
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
… the government paid out just $9 million last year for emergency coverage… a tiny fraction of one percentage point, of overall Ontario medical spending of $63.5 billion (with a b)… The government’s argument is that the existing program covers only a fraction of medical costs abroad. On that it’s correct… And it’s a gift to private insurers who no doubt will see a spike in business if all out-of-country coverage is yanked away.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization, standard of living
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