If you haven't read "The Tenant Class" by @ricardo_tranjan, you must. Read my review in @EditorEdForum. "In a society that consistently pushes ‘moving up’ through home ownership, Tranjan’s read was a breath of fresh air with a tidal wave of reality." education-forum.ca/2023/12/05/the…

“Ontario’s university funding model is simply less funding, year after year.” @CCPA_Ont’s new, detailed analysis on how Ontario has aggressively and consistently cut university funding - more than any other province. #onted, #onpoli #CdnPSE policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/news-…

New @CCPA_Ont report calls for major new #onpoli govt funding to universities: Doubling per-student funding would merely bring Ontario up to the national average. Read Back from the Brink: policyalternatives.ca/publications/r… #PSE #Onted

Everything you need to know about rent strikes with @CCPA_Ont senior researcher @ricardo_tranjan "the housing market is set up for profit creation...becomes too greedy, and starts squeezing too much out of tenants." toronto.citynews.ca/2023/11/28/ren…

"Taxpayers are having to pay significantly more to have the same procedures done in private, for-profit facilities, so investors can make a return," says @a_longhurst, author of a recent @CCPA_Ont report on private health delivery. See policyalternatives.ca/publications/r… for details. twitter.com/CBCQueensPark/…

NEW: Here’s how much the Ford government pays a for-profit clinic to do OHIP-covered surgeries. #onpoli 👇to read full story👇 cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

@StouffvilleW @CFifeKW Details re: Grants for Student Needs come out every spring. Here's the latest on that topic: monitormag.ca/articles/infla…. Similar to the real per capita numbers.

Ontario's Shift Towards Privatized Healthcare: A Cautionary Tale expresshealthcaremgmt.com/news2/report-s…

Not so historic investments! Ford govt's misleading accounting is in the news again - @ccpa found that spending on #OntEd has decreased by 11% since Ford took office, despite the Minister's many claims of "historic" funding 🙄 Full story ➡️ bit.ly/3MEWY2u #OnPoli

'At What Cost?': Simon Fraser University researcher warns Barrie of Ford government's move to private clinics simcoe.com/news/at-what-c… via @SimcoeNews

“Developers & landlords have convinced the public that the only cause, & the ultimate solution, for the so-called #housingcrisis is supply. They’ve managed to present themselves as the solution instead of the problem” @ricardo_tranjan⁩ #canlab @ccpa macleans.ca/longforms/rent…

You’re invited! eventbrite.com/e/tenants-and-…

Private health care won’t reduce wait times — it may raise them, report says globalnews.ca/news/10070036/…

Education spending has dropped by 11% since 2018 - per capita, inflation-adjusted. #onted, #onpoli, check out @ccpa’s analysis of Ont’s financial statement, by @SheilaBlockTO & @RandyFRobinson. monitormag.ca/articles/fall-…

"Ontario's projected deficit is an accounting fiction." New #onpoli budget analysis from @SheilaBlockTO and @RandyFRobinson at @CCPA_Ont, out now: monitormag.ca/articles/fall-… "In health and in all sectors, the slow suffocation of public services has gone on for too long."

The graph in this post says it all. #OntarioWorks rates need to be increased - at least doubled. The rules on income clawbacks need to be changed as well. We cannot continue with social assistance policies that trap people who have fallen on hard times into unending poverty. twitter.com/taimhuynh/stat…

"What is missing is the health care workforce and funding to do the work." #ONpoli #onhealth 🧵⬇️

"Not broken, just underfunded": Important new #onhealth report out today from @a_longhurst and @CCPA_Ont on #onpoli govt plans to have for-profit corporations deliver more surgeries and diagnostic procedures. Online now at policyalternatives.ca/publications/r…

Hot off the press! New research report from me published by ⁦@CCPA_Ont⁩ At What Cost? Ontario hospital privatization and the threat to public health care Research draws on FOI, financial analysis & review of academic literature #onpoli policyalternatives.ca/publications/r…

Fred Hahn, the democratically elected President of CUPE Ontario, is under attack for standing in solidarity with Palestine. This is attack on union democracy, on free speech, and Palestinian solidarity. Tell @CUPEOntario & @cupenat Defend Fred Hahn.

Make plans to attend this very important and timely event, online Oct. 18! Awesome brialliant speakers. #housing #onpoli #cdnpoli #topoli

This Oct. 12 online event is an amazing opportunity for research and policy types working on #housing. Don't miss it! #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli twitter.com/upstreamlab/st…

We’re getting a lot of people reaching out asking about how to organize a tenant union in their building & community. We’ve got your back. Register for our training series on Building Tenant Power for a step by step guide on tenant organizing! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 tenantunion.ca/tenantpower

Yesterday 100+ tenants at 1440/1442 Lawrence Avenue West began withholding their rent, joining hundreds of striking tenants at 33 King St and 22 John St, making it the largest rent strike in Toronto's history...