By Samantha Ponting Last week, there was widespread swooning over the newly appointed Trudeau cabinet, an amount of public adoration rather unsettling for those of us that remember the ugly days past of Liberal austerity. In addition to Liberal supporters, many progressives applauded Trudeau for appointing a diverse cabinet and practicing gender parity. While straight Continue readingCharting corporate connections in the new Liberal cabinet
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In response to increasing public concerns in Saskatchewan over the privatization of hospital laundry services and the provincial government’s push for private MRI clinics, The Council of Canadians and the CUPE Health Council have organized a five city tour against the privatization of healthcare in Saskatchewan. Rankandfile.ca editor Gerard Di Trolio spoke with Michael Butler, Continue readingSaskatchewan’s creeping healthcare privatization – An interview with Michael Butler
by Haseena Manek, originally published by the Canadian Association of Labour Media Harper has been Prime Minister for almost a decade. In that time, the Conservative government’s war on workers has touched nearly every sector and industry. Through a combination of policy and propaganda, the Conservatives have started to dismantle the system of protections that Continue readingWorkers must remember Harper’s attacks when they go to the polls in October
By Chad Stroud, President of Unifor Local 2182, representing coast guard communication officers. Canada has the longest coastline on the planet. It is a sensitive — and often unique — collection of ecological zones that provide a living for commercial fishers, tourism operators and First Nations. The Canadian Coast Guard is our first line of Continue readingMarine safety thrown overboard by Tories
By Lisa Descary On Monday, June 29 after school had let out for the summer, most Vancouver teachers were taking a well-deserved break. However, a small but determined group of teachers and other trade unionists gathered outside the Vancouver School Board (VSB) office as the Vancouver School Trustees met to vote on the budget for Continue readingVancouver elementary teachers rally against school board austerity
Michal Rozworksi is a Vancouver-based political economist who runs the website Political Eh-conomy. He recently published the article “Canada’s Austerity Consensus” at Jacobin Magazine. Michal argues that since the 1990s, both the federal Liberals and Conservatives have carried forward the austerity agenda. As Canadians prepare for a historic federal election that could see the Tories Continue readingUnderstanding Canada’s austerity consensus