Category: Our Cities

The Toronto & York Region Labour Council welcomes the election of progressive voices across Toronto

We were already in a housing crisis when COVID exposed and increased the vulnerability of those without access to affordable housing, the dangers of under-housing, and the cruelty of homelessness. Disgracefully, it is people on the margins and intersections of society who are most negatively affected, including racially marginalized and Indigenous residents, newcomers, and women.

Ontarians are united in our anxiety about the return to school in a year like no other. Despite hopes for a safe September, many parents and education workers expect a second COVID-19 wave this fall, particularly because provincial plans for return to school are so haphazard and inadequate.

The health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have been overwhelming. Governments across the world have

The Ontario government funds its public education system to the tune of approximately $24 billion annually. Despite rising inflation and practices requiring greater accountability between school boards and the provincial government, allotted funding has remained substantially unchanged for two decades.

Each election cycle, Labour Council works to support the election of progressive candidates for city

The City of Toronto serves as the economic heartbeat of Canada, with a wide variety of sectors contributing to the financial health of our country, our province, our city and people who live, work and play here. I

At the end of April, the City of Toronto announced plans to shutter dozens of

After years of pretending that Canada’s largest city can deliver services, maintain aging infrastructure
and tackle the effects of climate change without raising money, a new consensus is emerging on the
need for new sources of city revenue.

Although the Ministry of Education announces that the investment in Ontario’s publicly-funded education system continues