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Selling the City: Rob Ford's Toronto
rey-2011-10-23b.mp3Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has embarked on a program of widespread cuts to public services. Carlo Fanelli worked part-time for the city of Toronto for the past decade. He's the author of...
View ArticleAusterity kills: Conservative cure worst thing for what ails the economy says...
Governments around the world are heading down a path to economic suicide.So said Nobel Prize-winning former chief economist of the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, to hundreds of well-heeled financiers and...
View ArticleReport: How federal cutbacks will slash services and increase unemployment
The CCPA recently released a study I authored titled: The Cuts Behind the Curtain: How federal cutbacks will slash services and increase unemployment. The report examines all three waves of federal...
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The faulty premise for the Drummond Commission
Monday, February 13, 2012 Offering a different approach from the Drummond Commission, "Fixing the Fiscal House: Alternative macroeconomic solutions for Ontario," is a research paper released by the...
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An in-depth look at the fight to save social housing in Toronto
Monday, February 13, 2012 The battle against Rob Ford's agenda of cuts and privatization continues. This week the hot button issue is social housing. Under Rob Ford's administration, the Toronto...
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On the environment Canada is a rogue state
Monday, February 20, 2012There are so many areas of conventional democratic governance being challenged or eliminated by the Harper wrecking crew it is hard to keep up. Those searching for a line in...
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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: A distress call on May Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2012The other Mayday is a distress call. It comes from the French "m'aidez," or help me. When repeated three times on a radio frequency, Mayday signifies grave and imminent danger. If...
View ArticleTravels in Harperland
On my recent book tour to promote Thieves of Bay Street, I have journeyed to Alberta, Montreal and Ottawa. In so doing, I have gotten a taste of the Canada which Stephen Harper and his merry band of...
View ArticleFederal jobs cuts: Clarity is always one year away
I've commented on federal job cuts many times before (here, here, here and here) and in the interests of beating this particular horse good and dead (no animals were harmed in the writing of these...
View ArticleUnemployment and the Harper government's New Math
Every time this government crows about its job creation record, I cringe. They have moved the finish line and declared victory. No reason to worry about the unemployed here, folks. Let's move on to...
View ArticleHarper delivers a tough message in the throne speech, then leaves town
Keep Karl on Parl! Donate today to have Parliamentary reporting for the rest of us.The pre-throne speech spin told us that Wednesday's event would serve to unveil the new, kinder and gentler...
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Thinking outside the mailbox to save Canada Post
Wednesday, January 15, 2014You can change the conversation. Chip in to rabble's donation drive today!What will become of the post office? Other companies and organizations that faced Canada Post's...
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Harper government attempts to quietly defund national literacy
Thursday, May 29, 2014 Where does the Harper government cutbacks buck actually stop? Nowhere it seems, as the government quietly collapses the literacy and essential skills network. Please support our...
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Labour actions escalate in Quebec over stalled negotiations
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 With collective agreements having expired six months ago and government cuts to public services continuing, a broad resistance again tries to form in Quebec. Like this...
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Reversing the damage: How the federal Liberals can restore hope on the Prairies
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.By 2013 the Conservative government had cut overall federal taxes and other revenues to the lowest...
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