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COVID-19
Priorities that should be reflected in the Nova Scotia 2022-23 budget
Nova Scotians deserve a government that learns the lessons of the past to build a better tomorrow
Settler Work: Equity and safety gaps in Canada's public transit systems
Exploring the structural, organizational and systemic barriers to equitable public transit service, using the Thunder Bay system as a case study.
What's driving inflation and how Ottawa can push back
Prepared remarks to the House of Commons finance committee's study on inflation
Does the Liberal-NDP pact signal a new Pearsonian phase?
What the new agreement gets right—and where there's room to go bolder
WTO compromise on TRIPS waiver is a disgrace
After 18 months of haggling, a leaked counter-proposal covering only vaccines has global health advocates fuming
Two years into COVID-19 and the need for long-term care reform couldn’t be more urgent
Canada needs to take the profit motive out of the long-term care system
Is the ‘Freedom Convoy’ a sign of inequality-fuelled escalation of violent class conflict?
Resentment over growing wealth and inequality in Canada helped to generate sympathy toward the Convoy insurrection
Pandemic, privatization and people power
A brief history on the attack of Canada’s public transit system and how we’re trying to defend it
Preventing a downward spiral for transit isn’t complicated
Convenient, accessible public transit isn’t a nice-to-have for cities. It’s an essential part of urban life and can’t be left to wither.
Economic recovery for whom? For all the talk of recovery, many women and gender-diverse people are still struggling
As we head into budget season, the question we should be asking is: recovery for whom?
Charting a way forward in Budget 2022
Opening remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding the 2022 federal budget on Feb. 3, 2022
Self-checkout education
The deprofessionalizing, dehumanizing and demoralizing impacts of online education
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