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Make Every Vote Count
Make Every Vote Count
In a democracy, every vote should count equally. But that’s not how it works - in the 2015 federal election, it took just 38,000 votes to elect each Liberal MP compared to 57,000 for each Conservative, 79,000 for each New Democrat MP, 82,000 for each member of the Bloc Québécois and 603,000 votes...
Read More Jul 1, 2016
Toronto 2016 and Beyond
Toronto 2016 and Beyond
In 2014 Torontonians were made to believe that in John Tory’s election we were making a compromise, a reasonable middle of the road politician who respected good governance and progressive values. It is no longer clear that is the direction Toronto is headed. Less government interference in corpo...
Read More Jun 3, 2016
Closing Gender Wage Gap
Closing Gender Wage Gap
Currently a number of working women in Ontario make approximately 31% less than men for work of equal value. Known as the gender pay gap, this difference widens for women of colour, Aboriginal women, LGBTQ women and women with disabilities among others. Despite the numerous gains made by working ...
Read More Apr 8, 2016
145 Years of Working Together for Justice
145 Years of Working Together for Justice
One hundred and forty five years ago a small group of workmen came together to give life to an idea – the creation of a collective voice for working people in Toronto. On April 12th, 1871 the Toronto Trades and Labour Assembly was founded by representatives of the emerging economy – barrel-makers...
Read More Apr 1, 2016
Spring 2016 Issue – Labour Action
Spring 2016 Issue – Labour Action
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Read More Apr 1, 2016
Ontario Budget 2016
Ontario Budget 2016
Labour Council’s submission to the Ontario Finance Committee listed five priorities that should be addressed by the 2016 budget. The Finance Minister has now unveiled a budget which made some improvements, but fundamentally continues the direction of the Liberal government in program austerity an...
Read More Mar 27, 2016
Keep Toronto Hydro Public
Keep Toronto Hydro Public
Public assets are under relentless attack around the world. In Ontario, both the provincial hydro utility Hydro One and municipal utilities such as Toronto Hydro have been under threat of privatization for years. Although public opposition is consistently high, a convergence of interests is makin...
Read More Feb 27, 2016
Canada With A Liberal Majority
Canada With A Liberal Majority
The 2015 federal election made history in many ways. The resurrection of the Liberal Party from its disastrous showing of 2011 resulted in a sweep of every Atlantic seat and every Toronto seat. The Conservative Party maintained its core vote in most of Canada, while the NDP lost the million votes...
Read More Nov 5, 2015
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