There will be an avalanche of change in Ontario in coming months, and little of it will benefit working people. The real power brokers in this province have a political agenda, both at Queen’s Park and the municipal level in greater Toronto.
Naomi Klein’s well-known book The Shock Doctrine exposes “disaster capitalism,” a pattern of corporate-friendly governments achieving change by imposing economic shock therapy.
Premier Ford’s bombshell announcement that he will hijack the Toronto election and unilaterally slash Council representation is a deeply disturbing indication of how Ontario will be run over the next four years.
Days after the election of a Conservative majority to Queen’s Park, Labour Council Delegates adopted a statement that projected a four year plan of action for the labour movement in greater Toronto.
It was the wildest election in living memory. The Liberal Party collapsed, the NDP elected the most MPP’s in a generation, and Doug Ford is the new Premier. His message of tax cuts, lower gas prices, and challenging the privilege of elites hit home, including with many working families.
Torontonians are joined by people from across Canada shocked at the horrific events on Yonge Street on Monday April 23rd. The senseless deaths of ten people on Toronto’s main street strikes at the core of our shared belief that we live in a safe and diverse city.
Action on Violence Against Women on December 6th finds us amidst an outpouring of revelations from survivors who have experienced harassment, sexual assault and abuse inside and outside of the workplace.
The effects of climate change know no boundaries. The smoke from Fort McMurray’s historic 2016 fire not only affected residents of Alberta but was felt by those who live in the eastern American seaboard.
In July 2017, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced proposals for tax changes that aim to control tax evasion by wealthy individuals and corporations.
History has a way of repeating itself too often. It is the responsibility of those with long memories, like our labour movement, to recognize peril at the door and raise the alarm.
