Cuts at Global Affairs Canada marks an 'end of Pearson's dream,' report says Budget cuts at GAC could "shift Canada's foreign policy focus away from peacekeeping and development to self-interested trade and defence."

New research out today showing the collapse of Canada's development assistance as featured in the @ottawacitizen.com this morning 🧵👇👇 @policyalternatives.ca ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Text: Toronto Tenant Union Founding Convention Rents too damn high? Time to organize! Saturday, April 18, 10am - 4pm RSVP / Become a Member at: www.tenantunion.ca/convention Location: 1515 Bloor Street West Bishop Marrocco School Email: info@tenantunion.ca Phone: (647) 371 0677 Design: In the top half, Toronto Tenant Union logo below which there are buildings with line going up above them to depict rising rents. In the bottom half a rainbow envelopes Climate Justice Toronto & York South-Weston Tenant Union logos.

Climate Justice Toronto & York South-Weston Tenant Union are joining forces.

We are building a city-wide tenant union called Toronto Tenant Union.

Join us: www.tenantunion.ca/convention

Ontario is underfunding public health care—and private health care is the beneficiary - CCPA $3 billion dollar funding gap drives privatization and downloads costs onto Ontarians

The Financial Accountability Office estimates that $6.4b in new spending is required in 2026-27 just to maintain 2024-25 service levels

But budget 2026 only adds $3.4b in additional spending, which leaves the health care system short by $3b

#onpoli

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The 2026 Ontario budget neglects core provincial responsibilities. By @ricardotranjan.bsky.social and @alonghurst.bsky.social :

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Kicking away the ladder: The true cost of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program - CCPA Changes to OSAP will drastically reduce access to post-secondary education in Ontario and force more students to take on a lot more debt

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... ‘the data allow us to paint a portrait of the people most affected and illustrate the current burden of student debt.’ @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Ricardo Tranjan: Doug Ford’s OSAP changes are egregious. But reversing them would only get us so far Opposing the cuts is important, but Ontario needs free post-secondary education

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... ‘Opposing OSAP cuts is important, but we must demand more than a targeted financial assistance program. Ontario needs free post-secondary education. To get there, we need to talk taxes’ @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca

Ontario students need smaller classes, not another EQAO review - CCPA Instead of chasing explanations for low test scores the government should reduce and cap class sizes in Ontario

A new @policyalternatives.ca analysis provides a breakdown of actual class sizes for grades 4 to 8 across Ontario - all boards and all schools.

Nearly 1,100 classes have more than 30 students!

Ontario students need class-size caps, not an EQAO review

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Droits de scolarité : le coût des études au Canada Le premier ministre de l’Ontario, Doug Ford, défend le dégel des droits de scolarité, même s’ils dépassent déjà ceux du Québec et de la Colombie-Britannique.

"Ce qu'on est en train de faire ici, c'est de priver une partie de la population de l'accès à l'éducation dans un contexte où l'économie change, les technologies changent, on a des menaces de Donald Trump." @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/223...

Pourquoi le Yukon a le taux de pauvreté infantile le plus bas? | OHdio | Radio-Canada Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Phare Ouest : Pourquoi le Yukon a le taux de pauvreté infantile le plus bas?

Parmi les provinces et territoires, c’est le Yukon qui affiche le taux de pauvreté infantile le plus bas, avec 12 %, contre 18,3 % en moyenne au Canada. @ricardotranjan.bsky.social, explique pourquoi le taux est moins élevé au Yukon. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

Ontario government shows up late and brings little to post-secondary education crisis - CCPA Ontario is spending less on education than in 2018, despite "historical" new funding from the provincial government.

Ontario's post-secondary education plan announced today is better than nothing, but not much better than anything else.

The claim that the plan represents a "historical investment" is, once again, rather disingenuous.

Detailed analysis below.

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BC residents have shrinking access to family doctors, despite more doctors - CCPA Primary care access is declining in BC. With a new provincial budget on the way, how has spending on doctors affected it?

BC's new payment model for family doctors increased pay and drew more doctors to the province. But there's one problem—access to family doctors has actually declined. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
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The numbers don’t lie: The housing crisis is not caused by a supply shortage - CCPA Financialization, not demographics, caused the cost of housing to explode

In this latest @policyalternatives.ca analysis, our external contributor @nikoblock.bsky.social challenges the trickle-down logic that progressives consistently oppose on every policy issue, except housing. Clear charts & easy-to-cite figures.

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In Ontario, it’s a time of plenty for private health care while public hospitals starve - CCPA Ontario public hospitals face large deficits even as the provincial government doles out more cash to for-profit providers.

Ontario has the lowest per-capita hospital spending in the country. Expanding private care will worsen access. By @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca #onpoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Donald Trump wants to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Should Canada do the same? The federal NDP says it could help but it needs to focus on rental housing, blaming corporations and real-estate investment trusts or REITs for purchasing low-cost units, evicting tenants for renovati...

"Economist @ricardotranjan.bsky.social said it’s short-sighted to focus only on adding units without considering the impact of corporate ownership, comparing it to trickle-down economics." Corporations will purchase cheaper units, renovict tenants to maximize profits www.ipolitics.ca/2026/01/13/d...

Public Utilities Board approves 4 per cent rate hike, higher than Manitoba Hydro requested The Public Utilities Board said it had no choice but to approve a higher general rate increase than Manitoba Hydro had requested because the Crown utility is in a financial bind thanks to prolonged dr...

ICYMI: Niall Harney, a senior researcher at @ccpamb.bsky.social, said Hydro rate increases are unavoidable. But he supports the Consumers Coalition’s call for a program to [help] low-income Manitobans. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Welcome to CCPA's Chartapolooza 2025. First up is
@ccpa-on.bsky.social: The numbers behind #Ontario's school board takeovers: How can boards balance budgets when the funds are not there? Chec out the original post by
@ricardotranjan.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Opinion: Hydro staffing must remain the focus Over the last year, the provincial government and Manitoba Hydro have announced several projects that follow through on the province’s Affordable Energy Strategy, including Bipoles I and II refurbishm...

#Manitoba Hydro is under pressure to keep costs down as it begins a cycle of expansion. It must not push cost-cutting measures onto frontline staff. This only increase costs in the long term. By Niall Harney @ccpamb.bsky.social #canlab

Algoma Steel layoffs signal it’s time for Canada to up its game on trade and industrial policy - CCPA Algoma Steel’s announcement that it will lay off more than 1,000 workers in Sault Ste Marie is just the latest in a string of bad news from President Trump‘s trade war. Canada needs to respond quickly...

Industrial transformation and renewal is essential if Canada wants to weather Trump’s economic warfare—but we cannot afford to be so haphazard with public funds. By @marclee.bsky.social and Stuart Trew @policyalternatives.ca
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Canada needs a generational investment in non-market and public housing Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-12-05 · 18m

POD DROP! Marc Lee reports back on Elbows Up: A Practical Program for Canadian Sovereignty and the need for a generational investment in non-market housing. @policyalternatives.ca @marclee.bsky.social @ricardotranjan.bsky.social tiny.cc/c62w001 #canPoli #housing

L’Ontario a besoin d’un plan pour recruter des enseignantes et des enseignants - CCPA Dans son énoncé économique de l’automne cette année, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a répété sans cesse son intention de protéger l’économie et la population de l’Ontario « pour des décennies à venir »....

La main-d’œuvre en enseignement prend de l’âge, mais les jeunes travailleuses et travailleurs se tiennent à l’écart des salles de classe. La situation peut et devrait changer. @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @carolinaaragao.bsky.social
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L’Ontario a besoin d’un plan pour recruter des enseignantes et des enseignants - CCPA Dans son énoncé économique de l’automne cette année, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a répété sans cesse son intention de protéger l’économie et la population de l’Ontario « pour des décennies à venir »....

Durant l’année scolaire 2002-2003, 15,5 pour cent des enseignant-e-s en Ontario étaient dans la vingtaine. Vingt ans plus tard, ce pourcentage a chuté à 4,9 pour cent!

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Ontario urgently needs a teacher recruitment plan: the workforce is aging quickly, and younger workers appear uninterested in the profession. #onpoli #onted

@ccpa-on.bsky.social full analysis and revealing charts:
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The Buy Ontario Act is a rebrand with little new to offer - CCPA On November 20, the government of Ontario announced  the Buy Ontario Act. This is a follow up to a 2022 policy—the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act—that favoured Ontarian suppliers within pu...

Governments should indeed be using their procurement powers to encourage local contracts. The new Buy Ontario Act falls short in important ways. By @noahfry.bsky.social #onpoli
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New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.

Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.

We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
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Ontario Fall Economic Statement: No help on the way - CCPA Last May, CCPA’s detailed analysis of the Ontario budget argued that it failed to address years-long funding shortfalls, leaving the province vulnerable to the economic storm on the horizon.

The real message Ontario's fall economic statement delivered is that there is no help on the way for Ontario families and communities by @ricardotranjan.bsky.social
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Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.

#Budget2025 analysis from @policyalternatives.ca: Major military spending will come at a huge cost to vital public programs and services. Which parties will support the minority government on this one? By @davidmaccdn.bsky.social @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.

Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. By senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social #budget2025 #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...

Ricardo Tranjan: Think Doug Ford has walked back his war on tenants? There’s more to come. Here’s how it should be fought. Last week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act. It includes many troubling legislative changes, but popular outcry so far has focused on the direct attack

Bill 60 is a vicious, one-sided tenancy legislation. It will cause widespread suffering and loss of life. Anyone who stays neutral is complicit. In this @thestar.com article, I focus on why mayors should fight it.

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Mark Carney and Doug Ford keep serving Big Landlords ⋆ The Breach Economist Ricardo Tranjan joins Desmond Cole to discuss how Ford and Carney’s housing policies heavily favours corporate landlords

Doug Ford and Mark Carney are making big moves on housing — but tenant groups and housing experts are raising an alarm.

@ricardotranjan.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to discuss how the emerging policy heavily favours corporate landlords. breachmedia.ca/mark-carney-...