Technically, it's probably the government providing too little funding to school boards to cover hiring enough qualified teachers. But you're right; this is clearly a structural problem:
More frustrating, she says, was learning that schools in the anglophone system are still short by 32 teachers — and three districts of the four are relying on 132 people on local permit contracts.
The Cons want to accelerate inequity among Canadians in health, wealth, and everything else. That's a huge problem. I think it's safe to say Canadians are sick of Justin Trudeau and his out of touch with everyday Canadians approach. His ego is going to keep him on the election ballot and the only question about the government that forms will be Conservative minority or majority. I feel like we're all hostage to Justin Trudeau's ego right now. Looking south of the border, Biden and camp waited until the decision was made for them. I don't see the same forces converging in JT's case. I think things are going to have to get very very loud for JT to wake up to do the right thing. I don't know how helpful the mainstream media will be in acknowledging popular interest in left-of-centre politics yet staunch opposition to JT at this point
It sure would be useful if Trudeau believed that passing proportional representation was the one thing he could do for a viable bid for re-election at this point
So long as we only compare ourselves to the US, we look great on many fronts, and that's what most Canadian politicians and mainstream media do - which is absurd and serves an agenda. Compare us to all OECD countries (same as or similar to wealthy peers), and we look middling or abhorrent on many fronts. For example, I know we're almost at the back of the pack of ~40 countries in terms of disability services. I realize the article is probably about economic indicators more so than health and quality of living. My comment is really "who we compare ourselves to matters a lot to the evaluation" and comparisons exclusively to the US are self-serving and of little value
over 10% of an Alberta town's population signed a petition
Democracy in action, all voices carry equal weight, majority rules, etc. /s
This is written as if it is bad news, but it’s good news right?
It's mixed news. Less money into fossil fuels is good but little investment in renewables so far is bad
Because Doug Ford is trying to privatize healthcare, like Smith is in Alberta. They're trying to break it up bit by bit. Ford is giving money that would have gone to publicly operated hospitals and employees to private ones instead. And patients are forced to use these often because the public option has already been eliminated or is underfunded, and they're told it's the only place their OHIP applies. These private companies are then going to bill both the province and patients and deliver worse service and worse jobs - because they are profiteers. And down the road, it'll be hard to back out of privatization when we no longer have any public infrastructure (which is when the private clinics can start gouging the province even more ;)
Thanks for spreading the word about this. I wasn't aware. What an unfortunate development. I've never encountered mandatory FR in Canada, thank goodness
I love your idea in theory. In practice, I think it's far too easy to hide CEO compensation and too effortful (ie, costly) for the government to track that. The easiest solution would probably be a carbon tax - which I figure would be linked to more transparently documented corporate revenue. As important historical context: that is the pro-business solution to navigating the climate crisis that the Conservatives and the ownership class wanted: a market-based solution without direct government regulation. Years later, they've rejected the most pro-business solution that they themselves championed and have worked hard to turn average Canadian voters against it through propaganda that the carbon tax is taking money from average Canadians. Now the Conservatives and ownership class's solution to navigating the climate crisis is: pretend it doesn't exist, keep riding this blip of unsustainable profitability as long as possible, and prevent everyday Canadians from realizing what they're doing. The carbon tax should have been able to fund good jobs in a new economy
Bless the EU
Big agree! I think they look solarpunk
I think I might have mistakenly sounded like a Conservative talking point. My point was supposed to be that I think many people who vote left of the Conservatives see Justin Trudeau as the lesser of two evils at best, someone who has not delivered on their promises, and someone who seems increasingly out of touch with the needs of working Canadians.
I vote NDP and am fortunate to have almost always have lived in NDP ridings. I mean to lament how disappointing it is to have the most realistic alternative to PP be so unappealing, especially against the incredible showings of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz who've shown how momentous progressive politics can be.
I, personally, don't think Trudeau has a chance against PP but that any decent replacement candidate for the LPC would probably have a slight advantage against PP to begin.
More than anything, my concern is the detrimental effects of a Conservative government. And JT staying on the ticket seems like most influential factor at this point