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Conservative government spend billions annually on outside services
Over the seven-year period, the federal government has spent more than $67 billion on outside professional help… critics say it’s an attack on the public service that the Conservatives have never fully trusted — one that will limit the public’s access to information and could end up costing the federal coffers more… “These new ‘black-box’ wings are insulated from government hiring rules. They are also immune from government information requests through processes like Access to Information and Privacy.”
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, privatization, rights, standard of living, tax
Posted in Governance Delivery System | 2 Comments »
The downside of the condo boom
There is no evidence that the increase in rental condos had moderated conditions in the overall rental housing market. Condos have not contributed to Toronto’s affordable housing stock, nor have they helped us stem the tide of increased income segregation… All evidence suggests that need for affordable housing in Toronto has only increased throughout the boom years.
Tags: homelessness, housing, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Five policy questions Justin Trudeau needs to answer
Will Justin Trudeau commit to a full funding partnership with the provinces and enforce the provisions of the Canada Health Act to maintain our public health care system? … Does [he] understand how [international] trade and investment deals limit the democratic process, and will he follow Australia and Brazil in refusing to negotiate deals that give foreign corporations these rights? … Canadians have a right to know now if Justin Trudeau will make no substantive departure from the Harper agenda…
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, privatization, rights
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The Wealth Paradox: What growing income inequality is costing Canada’s future generations
Globalization, a digital revolution and public austerity programs are reshaping the economy. Good paying factory jobs continue to vanish, and middle-class incomes are getting squeezed. Many of the great equalizers – pensions, public health care and education – are threatened by the fiscal challenges facing governments at all levels. That leaves a greater share of income, wealth and power in the hands of contemporary Jay Gatsbys… Canada is at a crossroads.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, participation, poverty, privatization, standard of living
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Ontario must ban SLAPP suits to protect free speech
Known as SLAPPs (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation), these dubious lawsuits are often brought by deep-pocketed companies with the specific aim of silencing resource-poor defendants… The defendants, usually ordinary citizens or public interest groups, naturally feel threatened by the prospect of massive legal fees, disruption of their activities and the possibility of large damage awards. Even when the lawsuits have no merit whatsoever, they often result in a chill on free speech.
Tags: participation, privatization, rights, standard of living
Posted in Inclusion Policy Context | 2 Comments »
Australia’s public-private ‘Medicare-plus’ model can work for Canada
… both Australian and Canada uphold the right of their citizens to access safe, high-quality medical and hospital care, regardless of their financial means… Where Australia and Canada differ, however, is in attitudes to private healthcare… Since 1996, Australians consistently have shown their support for “Medicare-plus”: a universal system with an elective private option… This public-private mix has not undermined universality in Australia.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, ideology, privatization
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Ottawa launches business incubator visa
… entrepreneurs seeking permanent residency in Canada must first gain the support of an angel investor group, venture capital fund or new business incubator before they can apply for the startup visa. The backers are supposed to provide seed money and mentorship to fledgling companies in order to help them attract investors and grow their startups into sustainable businesses that can create jobs in Canada.
Tags: economy, globalization, immigration, privatization, standard of living
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Mental illness: is ‘chemical imbalance’ theory a myth?
… neuroscience would attribute such things as depression and psychosis to “chemical imbalances”… so mental illnesses became normalized and destigmatized. And so their treatments, to a huge extent, came off of the couch, out of the asylums and onto pharmacy counters… a $70-billion drug market grew to feed tens of millions worldwide with daily doses of magic bullets… Trouble is… that chemical imbalance theory has turned out to be a myth
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, privatization
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Searching for the truth in health spending [CCACs]
Officially, Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) in Ontario claim they spend 91 cents of every dollar they receive from the provincial government on direct client care… in fact it may be barely 50 cents once the overhead, executive salaries and profits of the private companies… are taken into consideration. If true, that means up to half of the funds designated to help patients never reach the nurses, physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and personal support workers who actually treat patients.
Tags: budget, Health, mental Health, privatization, standard of living
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Ontario’s professors concerned about new report’s projected rise in tuition and ancillary fees
Most provinces, including Ontario, have introduced complex and unpredictable financial aid measures such as the Ontario Tuition Grant instead of universal measures to address affordability concerns… “even when the Ontario Tuition Grant is taken into account, the Liberal government’s policy of year over year tuition fee increases has eroded the affordability of university education in Ontario.”
Tags: budget, ideology, privatization, standard of living, tax, youth
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