February 25, 2020

2 Minutes

Women and Gender

Historic pay equity victory for Ontario midwives

PV February 25, 2020

Struggle reveals depth of gender division of labour Seven years after filing a complaint about gender discrimination, Ontario midwives have won a historic pay equity victory at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. Their struggle...

4 Minutes

Canada

Reject Ontario’s Bill 168 and the hypocritical redefinition of antisemitism

PV February 25, 2020

By Bronwyn Cragg Ontario’s legislature has returned to session and with it comes the new, but much-contested, Bill 168 (or the “Combating Antisemitism Act”). Tabled in December by Conservative MPP Will Bouma, and having...

3 Minutes

Canada Labour

Wither the fight against USMCA?

Editorial February 25, 2020

As this issue goes to press, legislation enabling the implementation of the US-Canada-Mexico trade agreement is progressing smoothly through Parliament. Too smoothly. Bill C-4 has already passed its second reading and has been sent...

5 Minutes

Canada Labour

Labour builds fightback against Ford

PV February 25, 2020

February 21 and 22 were important dates in the escalating struggle against the Ford government this winter. On the first date, Ontario’s education workers organized one of the largest strikes in provincial history; the...