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

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…

Canadian farmers are experiencing a decline in mental health. In a new report by .@ccpa in collaboration with @NFUcanada, author @ZsofiaMZambo recommends how to support farmers, farmer workers and their mental health ⤵️ policyalternatives.ca/publications/r…

Manitoba’s public long-term care & home care system has reached a breaking point. A new report from @CCPAMB documents high levels of workplace stress, understaffing and low wages among continuing care staff. 🧵1/5 #mbpoli bit.ly/3KS6AGi

@MPAC_Ontario estimated the value gain for developers from the removal of lands from the #Greenbelt at $8.28 billion based on 2016 values. Real value in 2023? North of $10 billion. Read more from @CCPA_Ont's @RandyFRobinson monitormag.ca/articles/green… #onpoli

Next up on the list of Summer Reads: @trishhennessy discusses some of her recommendations for the season: monitormag.ca/articles/ccpa-…

“...if industries are ending up with much higher profits [resulting from] inflation, and they did nothing to earn those profits except being in the right place at the right time, [then]... a corporate surtax should apply,” @ccpa sr economist @DavidMacCdn theglobeandmail.com/business/artic….

Looking for summer reads? Here are some suggestions from the researchers and economists at @ccpa and @ccpa_Ont #SummerReads monitormag.ca/articles/ccpa-…

This is a must read by @biancawylie! #cdnpoli twitter.com/biancawylie/st…

How Ontario teacher @uniongrrl teaches her students about inequality. #onted

'The AI industry will be fine. If we don’t slow down on mindlessly repeating the patterns of capitalism, including our failure to govern it appropriately, our society will not be.' monitormag.ca/articles/were-… @ccpa @biancawylie #canlab #AI

We're hiring! The CCPA National Office is looking for a Development Associate (Processing) for a full-time, permanent position in the Ottawa office. Deadline is July 31. Check it out ⤵️ ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/33

Toronto’s rent crisis: Minimum wage would have to hit $40 an hour for workers to be able to afford to live here, report finds trib.al/qMxXGsr

Latest by Ryan Romard: Student debt is a class divide marker, and debt holders are much poorer on average than non-debt holders. Read more: monitormag.ca/articles/stude… #cdnpoli

"As the [gov't] looks at EI reform, it should not lose sight of the lessons from #CERB. A better income support for the jobless should consider building a bridge between unemployment and training opportunities. [This would be a] win-win." @ScottKatherineJ southasianpost.com/article/8274-c…

🧛‍♂️ 🦇 "Like a vampire, consulting firms are suave and sophisticated actors that aim to gain the trust of their targets" Read @DavidMacCdn & Jon Milton's Vampire consulting firms in the public service - the latest from the newest edition of the Monitor ⤵️ monitormag.ca/articles/vampi…

CERB helped Canadians get better jobs after the pandemic shutdown. It shows that building a bridge between unemployment and training opportunities. would amount to a win-win situation for Canadians. @ScottKatherineJ @ccpa #canlab yyccalgarybusiness.ca/viewpoint/cerb…

"Despite some progress for racialized workers as a whole, Black workers continue to bear a disproportionate burden of employment inequality," @ggalab @CCPA_Ont @SheilaBlockTO thestar.com/business/2023/…

Black workers continue to bear a disproportionate burden of employment inequality in #Ontario. New report by @ggalab and @SheilaBlockT

As we near the 10-year anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, Bruce Campbell warns that rail safety lessons have still not been heeded. #cdnpoli #polqc #lacmegantic monitormag.ca/articles/10-ye…

"The new mayor will have to do the heavy lifting that her predecessors failed to do." Sage advice from @CCPA_Ont senior economist @SheilaBlockTO on the fiscal challenges facing new #topoli mayor @oliviachow: monitormag.ca/articles/toron…

Ford's appeal of the Bill 124 ruling that favoured workers is an attack on public sector workers. This attack is by default an attack on women and disproportionately racialized women says @SheilaBlockTO in this ETFO feature etfovoice.ca/feature/ontari… #onpoli #EnoughIsEnough

Canadians need to rethink what they're calling a national housing crisis, says @ccpa researcher @ricardo_tranjan. "When we talk about a crisis, we refer to something unexpected and unavoidable. But our housing market is set up to work this way." macleans.ca/society/housin…

Small landlords "cry poor," says @ricardo_tranjan (@ccpa) "We are not the enemy," says @VarunSriskanda (@LandlordsSolo) Rent strikes, tonight at 8/11pm with @chipadovani (@YSWtenants), Kayla Andrade (@OLWLandlords), and @spaikin | Producers: @Mariasarrouh & @SahaanaRangana1

The #CERB served not only as a financial lifeline for many IATSE members over COVID, but as a pilot for a Guaranteed Basic Income for all Canadians who need it. A new study from the @ccpa demonstrates the program's success. Press release & study here: tinyurl.com/pj6mc232

In 2020, Canada responded quickly with new income support programs to address the widespread economic closures. #CERB provided support for household expenses, but how did CERB help those interested in #upskilling? Dive into our new #QualityOfWork report➡️ fsc-ccf.ca/projects/under…

Why #CERB was more than an income support #canlab @ScottKatherineJ @trishhennessy

"the [#CERB] program disproportionately played a key role for a large number of users to pivot to better employment,” said @ccpa senior researcher @ScottKatherineJ. #canlab theglobeandmail.com/business/artic….

Our new study shows CERB was more than just an income support 🧵👇 on findings from our @abacusdataca survey of CERB recipients and how CERB helped them gain new skills, better jobs cc @fsc_ccf_en #canlab #cdnpoli twitter.com/ScottKatherine…

Important 🧵 #onpoli twitter.com/SheilaBlockTO/…