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Official newsfeed for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario office: provincial & municipal economic and social justice policy analysis.
Toronto, ON
Joined September 2013
RT @ricardo_tranjan: Housing platforms must commit to immediate action, not only sell dreams of the future #cdnpoli. My latest for @Toronto….
thestar.com
Any new federal government needs to develop a housing platform that addresses present concerns in housing, not just make promises for the future
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RT @ricardo_tranjan: Ontario is asking education workers to do more with less and blaming them for the consequences of funding cuts. Parent….
thestar.com
I wonder how my kid’s teacher is coping with the repeated funding cuts, increased demands on schools, and public attacks from our own provincial government?
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RT @ricardo_tranjan: My latest op-ed: A serious debate on how to make rent control effective while mitigating potential downsides would ben….
financialpost.com
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RT @Harbingertweets: On a new ⬅️@PullbackPodcast⬅️ @CCPA_Ont director @RandyFRobinson joins @KristenPue + @KylaHewson to explain how deep p….
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RT @RandyFRobinson: Great new report out today from @CCPA_Ont's Carolina Aragão on the need for robust funding for the popular-like-Taylor-….
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RT @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 priv….
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RT @YSWtenants: “After 16 months on rent strike, our members at 33 King & 22 John have reached an amicable settlement!. We got here because….
thestar.com
Tenants had withheld rent for more than a year in protest of above-guideline rent increases.
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RT @climatekeith: US court rules insurance companies don't have to cover legal fees of oil cos sued over climate because "the company was w….
iclg.com
A decision which could reverberate across the US has determined the responsibility of an insurer to fund a policyholder’s defence of a climate-change lawsuit.
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Thinking about that $200 from the #onpoli govt? Check out the latest insights on public finance from @CCPA_Ont's @RandyFRobinson!.
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
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RT @ricardo_tranjan: My latest for @TorontoStar. For decades, the prevailing mantra in housing has been that govs must prop up private de….
thestar.com
Non-market housing should be the norm, not the exception
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RT @ccpa: ICYMI @CCPA_Ont's @ricardo_tranjan spoke on the @cbcradio about Out of Control rents and their impact on low-wage workers: "Right….
cbc.ca
Toronto renter Jennifer Smith had to dip into her line of credit to get a house for her family, but often has to prioritize paying rent or feeding her kids over repaying that debt. We look at why...
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RT @ccpa: The rich in Canada are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. @CCPA_Ont director @RandyFRobinson explains why: "Until we….
theclarion.ca
Randy Robinson - The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer
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RT @TorontoStar: Minimum wage workers in Toronto aren’t earning anywhere close to what’s needed to have affordable rent, and it’s unlikely….
thestar.com
Even with the coming boost to Ontario's minimum wage, rents are nowhere near affordable, says the report.
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RT @ricardo_tranjan: @CCPA's 2023 rental wage report is out. Tonnes of new data. And some old conclusions. Landlords are bleeding worker….
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High rents are not an accident; they are policy. "Across the country, laws and regulations related to renting are designed to ensure that there are few limitations on landlords’ ability to boost profits. ".
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"Landlords don’t need to increase rents in vacant units by 20, 30, or 40 per cent. They do it because governments allow them to do it.".
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