Rumneek Johal

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How Danielle Smith is Derailing Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Campaign

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal |Stephen Magusiak

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making friends with American far-right media figures and creating headaches for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre after recent comments suggesting Poilievre will bring Canada closer to Donald Trump. Smith drew heavy criticism over the weekend following an interview with Breitbart News where she admitted to talking with Trump officials about how best to get Poilievre elected.
Candidates for Vancouver Municipal Party Say They Attended Multiple Events with Conspiratorial Far-Right Groups By Accident

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

A Vancouver municipal party running two candidates in an upcoming by-election for Vancouver city council say their appearance at multiple events organized by conspiratorial far-right groups over the span of two years was just an accident. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, a municipal party that splintered off from the now-defunct right-wing Non-Partisan Association (NPA), is running two candidates in the upcoming by-election – Colleen Hardwick and Theodore Abbott.
Canada’s Longest Strike Ends With Victory for Vancouver Hotel Workers

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

After four years — or 1,411 days — on the picket line, workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel voted yes on a contract this week, ending the longest strike in Canadian history. Workers at Radisson Blu (formerly the Pacific Gateway Hotel), including room attendants, front desk agents, cooks, dishwashers, servers, baristas, housemen and maintenance workers say the longest hotel strike in history was worth it.
People’s Party of Canada Leader goes on Christian Nationalist web show, echoes Trump policies

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier was a guest on a Christian Nationalist web show this week to discuss his aim to return Canada to a “civilized country,” by reopening the abortion debate, getting rid of “ghettos,” removing DEI and following US president Donald Trump’s lead when it comes to certain policies. Bernier spoke with Tanya Gaw, founder of Action4Canada, a BC-based Christian nationalist organization to address various issues ahead of the 2025 federal election.
No New Funding: BC Budget Leaves Victim Support Services Struggling To Address Intimate Partner Violence

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

British Columbia’s recently released 2025 budget overlooks survivors and victims of violence, leaving support services to tackle increasing threats to women’s safety with no new funding, says an advocacy group focused on violence against women.
Alberta Education Budget Falls Nearly $1 Billion Short to Meet Basic Needs, Teachers Say

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal |Stephen Magusiak

Public education funding is not keeping pace with inflation, advocates say, and the situation is getting worse with the latest budget. Classroom conditions are deteriorating in Alberta public schools while private and charter schools received a funding boost in the 2025 budget which passed Thursday, according to the teacher’s association president.
BC Conservative MLA is ‘Delegitimizing Residential School Survivors’, Critics Say

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

A BC Conservative MLA’s comments about a residential school in Kamloops, BC, generated negative headlines this week, but historians and Indigenous studies scholars say this is distracting from the real work of Truth and Reconciliation.
Danielle Smith Quietly Issued an $11 Billion Loan Guarantee for Alberta’s Biggest Bank. No One Will Say Why.

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal |Stephen Magusiak

Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government quietly signed off on an $11 billion budget item to backstop banks, but no one is quite sure why. The Order in Council, which massively increases the amount of public money available to backstop financial institutions, is dated January 29, 2025 and was issued without any public announcement explaining the reason for the change.
How Doug Ford’s Policies Are Damaging Ontario’s Healthcare System

1 month ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

ANALYSIS by Rumneek Johal, Reporter In the final days of Ontario PC leader Doug Ford’s unnecessary snap election, Ontario’s healthcare crisis ranks as the number one issue for voters. The “crisis in healthcare,” as health experts themselves describe it, only appears to be deepening as another facility in Ontario announced Monday it was cutting jobs due to “provincial underfunding.” In a statement Monday, Ontario Council of Hospital Unions President Michael Hurley announced, “750 positions...
Doug Ford Claims He’s Made the Biggest Healthcare Investments in the ‘History of the Country’. Nurses Say That’s ‘Misleading’.

2 months ago | pressprogress.ca | Rumneek Johal

Doug Ford made some big claims about healthcare during Ontario’s leaders debate this week, but how close do the Ontario PC leader’s claims come to the truth?

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Articles

How Danielle Smith is Derailing Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Campaign

Candidates for Vancouver Municipal Party Say They Attended Multiple Events with Conspiratorial Far-Right Groups By Accident

Canada’s Longest Strike Ends With Victory for Vancouver Hotel Workers

People’s Party of Canada Leader goes on Christian Nationalist web show, echoes Trump policies

No New Funding: BC Budget Leaves Victim Support Services Struggling To Address Intimate Partner Violence

Alberta Education Budget Falls Nearly $1 Billion Short to Meet Basic Needs, Teachers Say

BC Conservative MLA is ‘Delegitimizing Residential School Survivors’, Critics Say

Danielle Smith Quietly Issued an $11 Billion Loan Guarantee for Alberta’s Biggest Bank. No One Will Say Why.

How Doug Ford’s Policies Are Damaging Ontario’s Healthcare System

Doug Ford Claims He’s Made the Biggest Healthcare Investments in the ‘History of the Country’. Nurses Say That’s ‘Misleading’.

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