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New in @ccpa Monitor: #Blocksidewalk was a grassroots campaign that shut down Google's attempt to turn Toronto into a surveillance-driven "smart city," by @twieditz monitormag.ca/articles/block…
ICYMI! Want to better understand the federal #Budget2024 and what it means for Canadians? Watch @ccpa senior economist @DavidMacCdn, and fellow panelists, dissect it: rabble.ca/rabbletv/oth-2…
🌽 Much-watched CUSMA case raises public morals and environmental justifications for Mexican food measures—and first-of-its-kind Indigenous Peoples’ defence: monitormag.ca/articles/catch…
"This isn’t the first time that the capital gains tax break has been reduced. As revealed by @ccpa senior economist @DavidMacCdn, from 1988 to 2000 the capital gains tax rate was at or above the rate proposed in Budget 2024." canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…
Tonight at 8:30pm: The Housing Crisis in #KingstonOntario. Author @ricardo_tranjan talks about his book 'The Tenant Class' and the local housing crisis on the next episode of Division Street on YourTV Kingston. bit.ly/3UklLNk #housingcrisis #homelessness #ygk
"[There’s “only $2 billion in net new climate spending over the next five years,” estimates the @ccpa: “A small step forward when a bold stride was needed.” nationalobserver.com/2024/04/22/opi…
Happy Earth Day! The federal budget didn’t have that much to say about the climate crisis…but we do! Read our response @ccpa @hadrianmk➡️ monitormag.ca/articles/budge…
My thoughts on #Budget 2024: If the government is going to stir up Bay Street, best to make it count. A program of half measures will only serve to exacerbate inequality, derail the climate fight & impose suffering on the most vulnerable. #cdnpoli bit.ly/4d5Rr0p
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10K Followers 2K Following The BCFED represents over 500,000 workers in more than 50 affiliated unions. This account is no longer updating; find our other networks at the link below.Lana Payne @Lanampayne
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211 Followers 443 Following I am a CPA, CA and CITP. Any views expressed are my own and do not represent those of my employer or the non-profit organizations that I volunteer with.Sean Homer @noridearounds
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28K Followers 5K Following Unifor is a Canadian union with a modern, inclusive approach to serving members and improving our workplaces and communities.Alejandra Bravo @BravoDavenport
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27K Followers 2K Following The voice of working people in 🇨🇦. We bring together unions representing 3.3 million workers to fight for fairness. Follow @PresidentCLC for latest #canlab.Don Davies MP @DonDavies
19K Followers 3K Following Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway. New Democrat Finance Critic. Working for social, economic & environmental justice. https://t.co/oETpQ81LJeAvi Lewis @avilewis
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36K Followers 8K Following Environmental Defence works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities.rabble.ca @rabbleca
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4K Followers 888 Following We represent 3000+ precarious academic workers in 3 bargaining units at @McMasterU each year. Committed to making a #BetterMac. Tweets re/ #canlab & #higheredBC Federation of Labo.. @bcfed
10K Followers 2K Following The BCFED represents over 500,000 workers in more than 50 affiliated unions. This account is no longer updating; find our other networks at the link below.Lana Payne @Lanampayne
10K Followers 3K Following National President of Unifor - a union for everyone! Trade Unionist. Activist. Feminist. Mom. Spouse. Believer: A better world is possible. (She/Her)PSAC-AFPC @psac_afpc
30K Followers 3K Following Public Service Alliance of Canada — Alliance de la Fonction publique du CanadaJustice for Workers @fairwagesnow
11K Followers 2K Following Fighting for #Justice4Workers #DecentWork & #StatusForAll! Join the movement that is fighting to improve working conditions in Ontario and across the country.Chandra Pasma @ChandraPasma
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18K Followers 3K Following The official account for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, representing more than 180,000 members across the province. #onlabLinda McQuaig @LindaMcQuaig
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47 Followers 229 Following ESG Research Analyst @CorporateKnight Political economist focused on climate policy, sustainable finance, just transitions.Mark Holland @markhollandlib
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77K Followers 725 Following Your Canadian Public Aggregator For Polling, Data, and Other Related Canadian Content // 338Canada Contributor // Consider Supporting: https://t.co/93gDMtcjn9Vancity @Vancity
15K Followers 5K Following Put your money where your values are. Support via Twitter or phone call is available: Mon - Sat, 8am - 8pm Sun, 10am - 5:30pm 1-888-VANCITYTrade and Investment .. @CCPA_TIRP
190 Followers 236 Following A CCPA project pooling expertise from a range of Canadian NGOs, unions and academics studying trade treaties and globalization.Jon Milton @514jon
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52K Followers 167 Following Tractor To Twitter is a campaign to support farmers who are protesting against Farm Bills | Follow Our Punjab Handle @Tractor2twitr_P | #Tractor2TwitterTonight at 8:30pm: The Housing Crisis in #KingstonOntario. Author @ricardo_tranjan talks about his book 'The Tenant Class' and the local housing crisis on the next episode of Division Street on YourTV Kingston. bit.ly/3UklLNk #housingcrisis #homelessness #ygk
My thoughts on #Budget 2024: If the government is going to stir up Bay Street, best to make it count. A program of half measures will only serve to exacerbate inequality, derail the climate fight & impose suffering on the most vulnerable. #cdnpoli bit.ly/4d5Rr0p
AGIs have been systematically used by landlords to circumvent Ontario's rent regulation system & generate substantive profit. @ccpa's new report breaks down the flawed rationale behind AGIs, and the weaknesses in the calculation formula. monitormag.ca/reports/rent-c…
Corp Canada threatened to pull their investments b/c their cap gains tax break shrank in #Budget2024. But Mulroney did the same thing in 1988 and shrank it further in 1990. In 2000, the inclusion rate went back to pre-1988. Did corp invt plummet? Nope... it skyrocketed 1/n @ccpa
Why a capital gains tax on the rich makes sense troymedia.com/business/why-a…
Looking forward to unpacking #Budget2024 tomorrow with gender equality advocates. Be sure to tune in. #cdnpoli
TUNE IN: Join us on April 17th for a feminist analysis of #Budget2024 Register to attend: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… @cdnwomenfdn
Today is Equal Pay Day in Ontario. April 16th represents how far into 2024 the avg woman must work to earn what her male colleague earned in 2023. It’s 68₵ in ON & 68₵ for all Cdn women too but much larger for Indigenous & racialized women, newcomers & women w/ disabilities.1/4
.@ricardo_tranjan & @vargatoth dissect the flaws in Ontario's above-guideline rent increase calculations that weaken rent control. Dale Whitmore, our director of policy, notes landlords can claim the total renovation cost, not just the additional expenses. monitormag.ca/reports/rent-c…
Delighted to see the wonderful @SheilaBlockTO receive the Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research! Well-deserved recognition for a brilliant, progressive career. #onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnecon
In the past decade, average rents in Ontario have increased by THREE TIMES the official provincial rent increase guideline! Check out our new primer on #rentcontrol from @ricardo_tranjan and @vargatoth: monitormag.ca/reports/rent-c…
"It would be a political mistake for @JustinTrudeau & @GabrielAttal to dismiss discontent with the Canada-EU trade deal," write Stuart Trew @ccpa & Claude Vaillancourt @ATTACQuebec ahead of French PM's visit to #Canada. monitormag.ca/articles/franc… #ISDS #cdnpoli #CETA
‘This starving of public services has little to do with careful stewardship of public dollars. There’s nothing “efficient” about having too few family doctors or too few educational assistants in schools.’ @RandyFRobinson @CCPA_Ont #canlab thestar.com/opinion/contri…
"For every dollar per person that other provinces spend on programs, Ontario spends 75 cents." Read our new #onbudget backgrounder by @RandyFRobinson in today's @TorontoStar: thestar.com/opinion/contri… #onted #onhealth
We're thrilled to see @ricardo_tranjan's The Tenant Class on the @HamRevofBooks indie bestseller list again--and hoping the landlords are starting to worry. We're also excited to announce that #QuébecAmérique will be translating the book into French! hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2024/03/1…
Here’s a textbook example of attempts to kill the rent control debate. It’s very instructive as these are tired but common talking points. (Thread 1/9). #onpoli #canpoli financialpost.com/real-estate/re…
🔔 EVENT: Canada's encampments are a human rights crisis. On Mar 26, hear directly from the Federal Housing Advocate (@HousingLogement) on her call for a National Encampments Response Plan + get practical tools for your community! ✅RSVP: loom.ly/_1iDwbw
My latest @TorontoStar: Rent controls don’t reduce housing supply, but they do limit profit. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
Nous sommes au huis clos à Québec pour analyser le plan budgétaire de 2024. Retrouvez notre analyse à chaud du 6e budget Girard sur notre site web et sur Facebook vers 16h30!
Workers in the care economy also experienced real pay cuts, many subject to wage restraint through the pandemic and beyond even as vacancies soared. In 2023, the average offered hourly wage for nurse aides & orderlies was $22.60 and even less for ECEs ($20.23). 7/8