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“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
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Experts aren't convinced.
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Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
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November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
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Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
On Nov. 13, @btlbooks.com launched Women United by @peggynash.bsky.social and Julie White. Joined by Tricia Wilson of @unifor.org, they shared untold stories of women leaders in the CAW.
Listen to the full event recording on Activists Make History: perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
Listen to the full event recording on Activists Make History: perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On Nov. 13, @btlbooks.com launched Women United by @peggynash.bsky.social and Julie White. Joined by Tricia Wilson of @unifor.org, they shared untold stories of women leaders in the CAW.
Listen to the full event recording on Activists Make History: perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
Listen to the full event recording on Activists Make History: perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
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On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 host @peggynash.bsky.social sits down with co-author Julie White to talk about their new @btlbooks.com release 'Women United
Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union'
perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union'
perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
Activists Make History: Women United — Toronto Book Launch | Perspectives Journal
The new book by Peggy Nash & Julie White tells the untold stories of dozens of women leaders in the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Union.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On a new episode of @broadbent.bsky.social's 🌅PERSPECTIVES🌅 host @peggynash.bsky.social sits down with co-author Julie White to talk about their new @btlbooks.com release 'Women United
Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union'
perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union'
perspectivesjournal.ca/women-united/
The Broadbent Institute’s Executive Director Jen Hassum joined Jeyan Jeganathan on TVO’s ‘The Rundown’ to discuss how Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is a blueprint for success. broadbentinstitute.ca/tvo-mamdani-...
Is Zohran Mamdani's Campaign a Blueprint for Success? - Broadbent Institute
The Broadbent Institute's Executive Director Jen Hassum joined Jeyan Jeganathan on TVO's 'The Rundown' to discuss how Zohran Mamdani's campaign is a blueprint for success.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Broadbent Institute’s Executive Director Jen Hassum joined Jeyan Jeganathan on TVO’s ‘The Rundown’ to discuss how Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is a blueprint for success. broadbentinstitute.ca/tvo-mamdani-...
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Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with food inspectors and the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
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The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
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SLAPP lawsuits are anti-democratic and anti-Canadian. We need your help to defend Canadian journalism.
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
SLAPP lawsuits are anti-democratic and anti-Canadian. We need your help to defend Canadian journalism.
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
"Training death investigators to identify trans people post-mortem is feasible, making this a simple policy change that could be a critical step toward fulfilling the promise of equality."
🏳️⚧️ Dylana Thompson reflects on TDOR in Perspectives Journal no. 2: perspectivesjournal.ca/counting-the-dead/
🏳️⚧️ Dylana Thompson reflects on TDOR in Perspectives Journal no. 2: perspectivesjournal.ca/counting-the-dead/
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Training death investigators to identify trans people post-mortem is feasible, making this a simple policy change that could be a critical step toward fulfilling the promise of equality."
🏳️⚧️ Dylana Thompson reflects on TDOR in Perspectives Journal no. 2: perspectivesjournal.ca/counting-the-dead/
🏳️⚧️ Dylana Thompson reflects on TDOR in Perspectives Journal no. 2: perspectivesjournal.ca/counting-the-dead/
From Perspectives Journal no. 4:
"Carney, a lifelong banker (in the financial investment sector, then the monetary central banking sector), thus stands quite appropriately as an heir to North American neoliberalism."
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"Carney, a lifelong banker (in the financial investment sector, then the monetary central banking sector), thus stands quite appropriately as an heir to North American neoliberalism."
Read more at perspectivesjournal....
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
From Perspectives Journal no. 4:
"Carney, a lifelong banker (in the financial investment sector, then the monetary central banking sector), thus stands quite appropriately as an heir to North American neoliberalism."
Read more at perspectivesjournal....
"Carney, a lifelong banker (in the financial investment sector, then the monetary central banking sector), thus stands quite appropriately as an heir to North American neoliberalism."
Read more at perspectivesjournal....
SLAPP lawsuits are anti-democratic and anti-Canadian. We need your help to defend Canadian journalism.
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
SLAPP lawsuits are anti-democratic and anti-Canadian. We need your help to defend Canadian journalism.
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
Support @pressprogress.ca and help fight for freedom of the press: journalismdefence.ca
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The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
"One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
Read more in the @nationalobserver.com : www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
Read more in the @nationalobserver.com : www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
Read more in the @nationalobserver.com : www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
Read more in the @nationalobserver.com : www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
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PressProgress stands behind our journalism and we are not backing down
We’ve already received small donations from over 700 readers – but we still need a lot more help
If you’re able, please consider pitching in and supporting our Journalism Defence Fund:
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We’ve already received small donations from over 700 readers – but we still need a lot more help
If you’re able, please consider pitching in and supporting our Journalism Defence Fund:
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Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
PressProgress stands behind our journalism and we are not backing down
We’ve already received small donations from over 700 readers – but we still need a lot more help
If you’re able, please consider pitching in and supporting our Journalism Defence Fund:
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We’ve already received small donations from over 700 readers – but we still need a lot more help
If you’re able, please consider pitching in and supporting our Journalism Defence Fund:
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Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger
Former UCP candidate Caylan Ford's scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others sends a free press chill through Alberta
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
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At CUPE's National Convention in October I took some time to chat with @broadbent.bsky.social about the benefits of investing in publicly owned infrastructure. Instead of offering the private sector incentives, just build the damn thing!
The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
At CUPE's National Convention in October I took some time to chat with @broadbent.bsky.social about the benefits of investing in publicly owned infrastructure. Instead of offering the private sector incentives, just build the damn thing!
The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Power of Public Ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Broadbent Research Fellow Angella MacEwen (@angella.bsky.social) explains how public ownership and public investment are needed to fight inflation, fix inequality, and improve economic productivity.
Watch the full video at perspectivesjournal.ca/public-ownership
Brazil's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, @soniaguajajara.bsky.social, addressed the 2024 Progress Summit, stating that Indigenous Peoples are on the front lines of fighting climate change and fascism — lessons that will again be shared at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
WATCH: youtu.be/bvu0tOWUiEI?...
WATCH: youtu.be/bvu0tOWUiEI?...
Greetings by Sonia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil | 2024 Progress Summit
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November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brazil's Minister of Indigenous Peoples, @soniaguajajara.bsky.social, addressed the 2024 Progress Summit, stating that Indigenous Peoples are on the front lines of fighting climate change and fascism — lessons that will again be shared at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
WATCH: youtu.be/bvu0tOWUiEI?...
WATCH: youtu.be/bvu0tOWUiEI?...
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The Broadbent Institute and @pressprogress.ca are at the @oflabour.bsky.social Convention all week!
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Broadbent Institute and @pressprogress.ca are at the @oflabour.bsky.social Convention all week!
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
The Broadbent Institute and @pressprogress.ca are at the @oflabour.bsky.social Convention all week!
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Broadbent Institute and @pressprogress.ca are at the @oflabour.bsky.social Convention all week!
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
Stop by the table to say hello to our PressProgress reporters and ask us about Defending Journalism 🛡️ 📰
The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
Public Sector Job Cuts Undermine the Federal Government’s Commitment to Canadians | Perspectives Journal
There are easy solutions for the government to both raise revenue and rein in spending in a way that is fair and beneficial for Canadians, and that doesn’t compromise services.
perspectivesjournal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The federal government is ready to slash public service jobs at a rate not seen in decades when we should be reinforcing its ranks to tackle this economic crisis.
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‘Better Call Paul’: Disability Advocates Reject Ford’s Move to Control School Boards
Advocates say the province is making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of students with disabilities
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Advocates say the province is making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of students with disabilities
pressprogress.ca/better-call-...
‘Better Call Paul’: Disability Advocates Reject Ford’s Move to Control School Boards
Advocates say the province is making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of students with disabilities
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November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
‘Better Call Paul’: Disability Advocates Reject Ford’s Move to Control School Boards
Advocates say the province is making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of students with disabilities
pressprogress.ca/better-call-...
Advocates say the province is making decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of students with disabilities
pressprogress.ca/better-call-...
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As more and more studies expose fossil-fuel health harms, Mark Carney is doubling down
First Nations and frontline workers are leading the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
First Nations and frontline workers are leading the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
As More and More Studies Expose Fossil-fuel Health Harms, Mark Carney Doubles Down
First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
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November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As more and more studies expose fossil-fuel health harms, Mark Carney is doubling down
First Nations and frontline workers are leading the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
First Nations and frontline workers are leading the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. And its success shocked many in the old guard.
Does his win, and how he ran his campaign, hold any lessons for political parties up north?
@therundowntvo.bsky.social's @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke to @hassum.bsky.social.
Does his win, and how he ran his campaign, hold any lessons for political parties up north?
@therundowntvo.bsky.social's @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke to @hassum.bsky.social.
Is Zohran Mamdani's Campaign a Blueprint for Success? | The Rundown
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November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. And its success shocked many in the old guard.
Does his win, and how he ran his campaign, hold any lessons for political parties up north?
@therundowntvo.bsky.social's @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke to @hassum.bsky.social.
Does his win, and how he ran his campaign, hold any lessons for political parties up north?
@therundowntvo.bsky.social's @jeyantvo.bsky.social spoke to @hassum.bsky.social.
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Union Presidents Say Federal Government is “Scapegoating” Public Servants For the Deficit
“This government is not on your side,” says Canadian Association of Public Employees president
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“This government is not on your side,” says Canadian Association of Public Employees president
pressprogress.ca/union-presid...
Union Presidents Say Federal Government is “Scapegoating” Public Servants For the Deficit
“This government is not on your side,” says Canadian Association of Public Employees president
pressprogress.ca
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Union Presidents Say Federal Government is “Scapegoating” Public Servants For the Deficit
“This government is not on your side,” says Canadian Association of Public Employees president
pressprogress.ca/union-presid...
“This government is not on your side,” says Canadian Association of Public Employees president
pressprogress.ca/union-presid...