CCPA Ontario

Official newsfeed for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario office: provincial & municipal economic and social justice policy analysis.

[CCPA Ontario @CCPA_Ont]

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[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Canada’s federal election in April saw Conservatives take over the suburbs. Here, writer and political economist @ricardo_tranjan considers what it will take for progressives to find their feet again: https://t.co/VeExd8PSGf

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

The theatrical scapegoating of school boards and trustees will do nothing to address the persistent underfunding of Ontario schools. My latest for the @TorontoStar. #onpoli #onted

https://t.co/3wRrHM17r0

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

Housing platforms must commit to immediate action, not only sell dreams of the future #cdnpoli

My latest for @TorontoStar
https://t.co/BvQLmdmCNF

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

Ontario is asking education workers to do more with less and blaming them for the consequences of funding cuts. Parents need to pick a side. My latest for the @TorontoStar #onpoli #onted

https://t.co/nRtX8O30PU

[@policyalternatives Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa]

New from @ccpa: The first victims of a proposed 25 per cent tariff will be human beings, not the Canadian or Mexican economies. @CCPA_TIRP #canpoli #cndpoli https://t.co/zwGMLWHwL2

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

My latest op-ed: A serious debate on how to make rent control effective while mitigating potential downsides would benefit tenants and the many sectors of the economy for whom high rents are bad for businesses.
#canpoli #cndpoli
https://t.co/kVsJ29h5Gv

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On a new ⬅️@PullbackPodcast⬅️ @CCPA_Ont director @RandyFRobinson joins @KristenPue + @KylaHewson to explain how deep provincial funding cuts to Ontario universities reduces research capacity & hollows out communities:

https://t.co/CaVnrs0rSi

https://t.co/yRi7iY3QlU 🔶

[Randy Robinson @RandyFRobinson]

Great new report out today from @CCPA_Ont's Carolina Aragão on the need for robust funding for the popular-like-Taylor-Swift @torontolibrary. Check it out! #ImLibraryPeople #topoli https://t.co/XZdzdHMqPy

[CCPA Ontario @CCPA_Ont]

"When it comes to attracting fans in Toronto, only one performer comes close to Taylor Swift: the Toronto Public Library." New @CCPA_Ont report lays out the case for more funding for the highest-circulation library system in North America: #topoli #onpoli https://t.co/klGnd6YGNl

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

A great man has left us. An ogimaa, a warrior for his people and for all of Canada. This is the Murray Sinclair I was privileged to know: https://t.co/Rv06lUScjM

[Toronto Tenant Union @TenantsUnionTO]

“After 16 months on rent strike, our members at 33 King & 22 John have reached an amicable settlement!

We got here because 100s of tenants organized & took action together.”

This is just the beginning but we need your help to keep going…

https://t.co/XPsyvMEZAj

[Keith Stewart @climatekeith]

US court rules insurance companies don't have to cover legal fees of oil cos sued over climate because "the company was well aware of the environmental risks associated with its operations and products, making damage to the climate entirely foreseeable" https://t.co/SNOllU5FwE

[CCPA Ontario @CCPA_Ont]

Thinking about that $200 from the #onpoli govt? Check out the latest insights on public finance from @CCPA_Ont's @RandyFRobinson!

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Why is Doug Ford planning to send cheques to millionaires?

Tony Staffieri, CEO of Rogers, gets $200. RBC boss Dave McKay gets $200. Hockey star Mitch Marner gets $200. This may be good politics but it is terrible policy. #Opinion https://t.co/brOAhqowr6

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

My latest for @TorontoStar.

For decades, the prevailing mantra in housing has been that govs must prop up private developers and ask for some breadcrumbs in return. It doesn't have to be this way.
https://t.co/R2HZ7721Ps

[@policyalternatives Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa]

ICYMI @CCPA_Ont's @ricardo_tranjan spoke on the @cbcradio about Out of Control rents and their impact on low-wage workers: "Right now, it's pretty much everywhere, even places like Halifax have become very unaffordable or places in the Prairies," #canlab https://t.co/8pPqeBUHvi

[@policyalternatives Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa]

The rich in Canada are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. @CCPA_Ont director @RandyFRobinson explains why: "Until we make tackling income and wealth inequality part of all our policy discussions, things will stay the way they are." #cdnpoli https://t.co/YReuQFCuvW

[@policyalternatives Bluesky @policyalternatives.ca @ccpa]

Great piece by @ClarrieF about new @ccpa report, Out of Control Rents! More details on report here: https://t.co/NNG9GnmFsh…
@ricardo_tranjan @DavidMacCdn #canlab #cdnpoli

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Minimum wage workers in Toronto aren’t earning anywhere close to what’s needed to have affordable rent, and it’s unlikely to ever catch up. https://t.co/L9ur7ufUy2

[Ricardo Tranjan @ricardo_tranjan]

@CCPA's 2023 rental wage report is out.

Tonnes of new data. And some old conclusions.

Landlords are bleeding workers dry, while provinces refuse to act on rent controls, and the feds design a plan to plan about tenant rights. #cndpoli #canpoli

https://t.co/9owh9DMJO0