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Sep 20, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Marc Lee |Randy Robinson
The following text is the speaking notes used by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives—British Columbia researcher Marc Lee in a Sept. 17 presentation to the House of Commons Finance Committee. In it, Lee argues in favour of the federal government's move to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains is necessary for a fairer tax system. Thank you for the invitation to speak to the committee.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Jon Milton |Stuart Trew |Scott Sinclair |Randy Robinson
In 1980, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was in heated negotiations with the U.S. federal government. The government, under Democrat Jimmy Carter, had led a wave of deregulation and privatization in the airline industry, and air traffic controllers were upset. So they made an unconventional strategic choice—they reached out to the Republicans.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Randy Robinson |David Moscrop |Brandon Doucet
Queen’s Park is planning big changes to the way Ontarians buy alcohol. How will this affect provincial finances? Seven weeks after the government announced the changes, that question remains unanswered. My estimate, discussed here, is that at current consumption levels, the new retail regime means provincial coffers are set to lose $510 million a year. For his part, Premier Doug Ford insists his plan will rake in a lot of money for the province.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | David Moscrop |Randy Robinson |Brandon Doucet |Trish Hennessy
The following text was originally published on David Moscrop's Substack. It is republished here with permission. I remember where I was on September 11th, 2001. I was in high school, in English class, when someone came in to tell our teacher the news. Later, in the halls, students were sharing updates and theories, and someone said the National Mall was on fire and I wondered why a shopping centre would be a target. I don’t remember when I learned what the National Mall is, but I know now.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Randy Robinson |Brandon Doucet |Trish Hennessy
By now, most Ontarians know that frontline workers at the LCBO are on strike, but not everyone knows why. So here’s an explanation. This is not just another strike about wages and working conditions. It’s about stopping the destruction of actual jobs held by actual people. It’s about protecting a public asset that belongs not to the government but to the people of Ontario. And it’s about protecting billions of dollars in revenues that fund provincial public services. All of those things are connected.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Niall Harney |Stuart Trew |Scott Sinclair |Randy Robinson
In 1974, Manitoba launched its universal, provincewide home care program—the first of its kind in Canada; one that would be emulated by most provinces. As researcher Amy Twomey has argued, the era of reform this policy emerged from was significant for Manitoba’s long-term care and home care systems. During the 1970s, Manitoba’s continuing care system (long-term care and home care) was brought “in from the fringes” of the provincial welfare state and non-profit, universal care became entrenched.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Catherine Bryan |María José Yax-Fraser |Randy Robinson |Brandon Doucet
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term "survival jobs" is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term, and increasingly framed as an advantage to earn Canadian experience, practice and improve English language skill, and build local networks. Reflective of labour market stratification and exclusions, “survival jobs” are most easily accessed in sectors where the pay is low, hours are part time, and formal protections are limited.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Katherine Scott |Randy Robinson |Brandon Doucet |Trish Hennessy
Our content is fiercely open source and we never paywall our website. The support of our community makes this possible. Make a donation of $35 or more and receive The Monitor magazine for one full year and a donation receipt for the full amount of your gift. The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | Nadeea Rahim |Jon Milton |Randy Robinson
Omatsu Files: There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the protests—let’s tackle it head on Our content is fiercely open source and we never paywall our website. The support of our community makes this possible. Make a donation of $35 or more and receive The Monitor magazine for one full year and a donation receipt for the full amount of your gift. It has been described as the world’s first live-streamed genocide.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
monitormag.ca | David Macdonald |Jon Milton |Randy Robinson
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