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    Red Review #60 -- International Left and Labour News
    Michael Laxer
    • Jun 6
    • 9 min

    Red Review #60 -- International Left and Labour News

    With news from Mexico, the USA, Georgia, Tunisia, Brazil, Serbia, Slovenia, Bolivia, the Philippines and elsewhere. Mexican President...
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    Fiasco: Ford wins reelection in a vote dominated by deep ennui, disaffection
    Michael Laxer
    • Jun 3
    • 3 min

    Fiasco: Ford wins reelection in a vote dominated by deep ennui, disaffection

    Image via Twitter What a fiasco. After a turbulent four years that was marred by incompetence, malice, arrogance and often incoherence,...
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    Ford cruising to reelection in Ontario due to squandered opportunities, uninspiring opposition
    Michael Laxer
    • May 26
    • 6 min

    Ford cruising to reelection in Ontario due to squandered opportunities, uninspiring opposition

    Doug Ford and Andrea Horwath at the Leader's Debate, May 10, 2022 With a week to go Ontario is in the homestretch of an election that has...
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    A People’s Alternative for Ontario: Communist Party running 12 candidates in provincial election
    Michael Laxer
    • May 6
    • 2 min

    A People’s Alternative for Ontario: Communist Party running 12 candidates in provincial election

    The Communist Party of Canada-Ontario is running 12 candidates in the provincial election that began May 4. Several of these are in...
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    Union leaders Dias and Thomas give Doug Ford a big boost
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Union leaders Dias and Thomas give Doug Ford a big boost

    In a truly shocking, short-sighted move Unifor President Jerry Dias and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) President Warren...
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    Three paid sick days is just as bad when the NDP does it
    Michael Laxer
    • May 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Three paid sick days is just as bad when the NDP does it

    If we are going to call out Doug Ford for inadequate, terrible policy that is dangerous for working people, then we have to equally call...
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    Now is the time for resistance to the Ford government, not collaboration
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Now is the time for resistance to the Ford government, not collaboration

    In an almost unbelievable -- were it not coming from the desk of Smokey Thomas -- example of class collaborationism the president of...
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    "Playing politics" with sick days
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    "Playing politics" with sick days

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford's claim that unions and progressives calling for proper sick days in the province are "playing politics" is...
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    New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks
    Michael Laxer
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    New numbers in Ontario show large workplaces are fueling pandemic outbreaks

    The focus in fighting the pandemic has to shift to large workplaces and workplace prevention. New numbers in Ontario show what many of us...
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    Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ontario unions launch legal challenges to Ford government and Uber attacks

    Unions in Ontario are fighting back against attacks on two fronts this week with legal challenges against the Ford government and the...
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    Demands for paid sick days in Ontario grow
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Demands for paid sick days in Ontario grow

    As the pandemic surges in the province the desperate need for paid sick days in Ontario is increasingly obvious. The Ford government...
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    The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 13, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Ontario lockdown was a tragedy, the stay-at-home order is a farce

    With many loopholes, big box stores still fully operating, few new workplace closures and no paid sick leave, the "stay-at-home" order...
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    Who will pay for Ontario's food delivery app fee cap?
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Who will pay for Ontario's food delivery app fee cap?

    CUPW says that while the Supporting Local Restaurants Act "may help small businesses, it provides little protection to couriers making...
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    Ford attacks, Ontario Nurses' Association supports Auditor General's pandemic report
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Ford attacks, Ontario Nurses' Association supports Auditor General's pandemic report

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells Auditor General Lysyk to "Stick with the job that we hired you for. Don’t pretend you’re a health...
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    Call what the Ford government did whatever you want, but it is not a lockdown
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Call what the Ford government did whatever you want, but it is not a lockdown

    The Ford government is closing down the retail outlets and workplaces that are the least responsible for the second wave. It is a big...
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    Class and the pandemic in Ontario
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    Class and the pandemic in Ontario

    The government and bosses are trying to shift the blame for the devastating pandemic surge in the province from factors like overcrowded...
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    Pandemic approach in Ontario prioritizes business over people
    Michael Laxer
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Pandemic approach in Ontario prioritizes business over people

    Headlines like "Ford eases COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high" reflect the dangerous priorities and bizarre air of...
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    Doug Ford "out of touch with the health care sector" - Unifor
    Michael Laxer
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Doug Ford "out of touch with the health care sector" - Unifor

    While the Ontario Government is implementing wage increases for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) in Long Term Care and Community Care...
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