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Why did Canada's housing and dental benefits have such low take-up rates?

We need to do better at getting benefits to those who need them.

How Feminist is the 2023 Federal Budget? It isn’t.

The tension between this federal government’s neoliberal economic roots and social justice ambitions has always been evident.

A hit-and-miss budget: Canada’s 2023 federal budget moves on climate and dental—but avoids almost everything else

Investments in a clean economy, dental care, and a GST top-up stole the show; many other needed investments have gone missing.

Seven things Canada could do with an ambitious federal budget in 2023

We’re not expecting many bells and whistles in this federal budget. It doesn’t need to be that way.

Balanced budget leaves Ontarians behind

It bears repeating—properly funded public services do more to improve Ontarians' lives than deficit reduction.

Sask. Budget 2023: One weird trick to underfund public services

Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.

Ontario: Brutal underfunding punishes health and education

The government of Ontario is deliberately starving public services.

A public vs. private battle is brewing in Saskatchewan education

Religious education in Saskatchewan is leading a charge against public education. Can communities fight back?

Au nom des enfants du Canada, protégeons les lois sur le droit d’auteur!

Le principe de l’utilisation équitable est essentiel pour le personnel enseignant et les élèves. Nous devons le défendre.

School bargaining: Down at Queen’s Park, $100 million is pocket change

The province spends much more money on things that aren’t priorities. Supporting education workers should be high on the priority list.

Five things to know about Ontario’s strikebreaking law

The Ontario government just declared war on the constitutionally protected right to strike, using the notwithstanding clause.

How public funding for private options reinforces school segregation in Quebec

Erika Shaker, in conversation with Anne Plourde, researcher at l’Institut de Recherche et d’Informations Socioéconomiques (IRIS)

Ontario health spending will be too low if the 2022 budget is passed

Provincial underfunding of health care has consequences for all Ontarians

Call for pitches: September/October 2022: Uncovering the role of REITs

38% of households in Canada rent their homes. So why isn't more attention paid to the investors who control up to one third of Canada's rental housing stock?

The straight answer: Education funding in Ontario has dropped since 2018

A strong public education system that allows all children to recover from these difficult years is possible