Well folks, he’s done it again. Ontario Premier Doug Ford retrieved the major tool in his toolbox: privatization. This time, Ford brandishes privatization to hammer on the nail that is the province’s healthcare system. As reported by the CBC last week, “Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones are planning to make an announcement next week on expanding the number and range of surgeries performed in independent health facilities outside of hospitals.” Independent health facilities are generally for-profit clinics operated by the private owners.
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Austerity and the Mental Health Crisis on Ontario Campuses
A mental health crisis continues to swell. Among those seriously impacted are the students enrolled in Colleges and Universities in Ontario. The numbers are bleak, but how did we get here? A historical and material analysis is needed to understand the ‘why’ of the crisis and how students ought to organize and fight back!
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Covid-19: The Endgame?
The working class suffers miserably under the Covid-19 pandemic. But in record time, we begin mass immunization! Is this the endgame? Despite an invaluable scientific tool, class relations threaten a second wave deadlier than the first, a botched vaccine rollout, and Sars-CoV-2 variants that might just undermine vaccination altogether.
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