Wednesday, 25 November 2020

 

Toronto's long term care residents continue to suffer and die - bleeding heart scrooges are not enough



Premier Doug Ford of Ontario continues to loudly lament the torment and death that oppress Ontario's long term care home residents. But, as has been said in song, tears are not enough and the problems of "care" homes like Chartwell, on whose board we find Ontario ex-premier Mike Harris, that are created primarily to make a profit, is that nothing will change by throwing money at them. And, sadly, the money proposed by Ford and twin neoliberal premier Jason Kenney of Alberta, is public money. History repeats itself; as in the financial crisis of 2008, governments led by neo-liberal prmiers, previously niggardly about social service spending suddenly find money, and their emotions, when it comes to bailing out  fellow scrooges. This coming christmas holiday in particular must make the scrooge identity a particularly difficult one for right-wing populists like Doug Ford of Ontario. TorontotheBetter calls for the only option that will prevent further long term care home catasrophes: take over the for-profit homes as part of our public health system and pay for this using the massive profits in the bank accounts of the long term care industry.

                    


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Tuesday, 24 November 2020

 

Support Public transit - Tuesday Dec.1 virtual rally

TorontotheBetter calls on all  to support TTCRiders’ digital Transit is Essential rally for safe, reliable and affordable public transit.at 7.30pm on Tuesday Dec.1.For details about this and other actions for Toronto actions visit US02web.zoom.us and TTCriders.ca.

                             A better Toronto requires better public services AND better enterprise. 


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Sunday, 1 November 2020

 

TODAY, November 1 - TorontotheBetter in solidarity with women's right to choose movement in Poland

At 2pm today at the Polish consulate 2603 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Toronto, join protesters against a proposed law effectively banning abortion in Polamd. The Polssh women's protest Strajk Kobiet! [Women Strike] is taking a stand for people of all countries who support women's right to choose.    

For details see: https://canoe.com/news/world/polish-court-ruling-amounts-to-almost-total-abortion-ban

and

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-abortion-idUSKBN2780UK







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