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Dylan Lubao

Report reveals nearly one quarter of Canadians are living in poverty

The growth of poverty, and the staggering fortunes of the corporations and the rich are not unrelated processes. They arise out of the inner workings of the capitalist system, and political decisions made by all of Canada’s major parties, including the Liberals and NDP.

Dylan Lubao

COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose major challenge for healthcare system across Canada

From March 3 to March 9, there were 54 official COVID-19 deaths. However, COVID Resources Canada estimates that the government only reports 61 percent of COVID-19 deaths. This would put the actual number at 90 deaths in just under one week. By comparison, federal government data shows influenza deaths at roughly five per week.

Dylan Lubao

Surge of COVID across Canada as hospitals drop mask mandates

The resurgence of COVID is above all due to the “Forever Covid” mass infection policy of governments at the provincial and federal levels, mirroring their counterparts internationally. The Trudeau Liberal government has spearheaded this policy.

Dylan Lubao

Over 100,000 federal government workers launch Canada-wide strike

PSAC represents the largest unionized group of federal government workers. A strike would seriously affect a wide array of services, including revenue and taxation, immigration and citizenship, veterans affairs, and the functioning of Service Canada facilities.

Dylan Lubao, Roger Jordan

Mandatory overtime is increasingly the norm for Canadian workers

The eight-hour working day and forty-hour workweek are increasingly becoming a relic of the past in Canada and internationally. These fundamental advances, which workers fought and died for over the course of a century and a half, are now effectively a dead letter.

Steve Hill, Dylan Lubao