Austerity Archives - Communist Party of Canada (Ontario)

Solidarity With OPSEU Social Service Workers on Strike

Passed at the June 20 + 21 Meeting of the Provincial Committee

Special Resolution: Solidarity With OPSEU Social Service Workers on Strike

The Communist Party of Canada stands with OPSEU workers across the province who are on strike in the health, community, and social service sector. These workers are fighting to protect vital services working people and some of the most marginalized members of our province rely on, and deserve fair treatment, compensation, and the back pay owed to them following years of austerity and attack from the Ford government.

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By JC, 3 weeksJune 29, 2026 ago

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Toronto’s “New Deal” alleviates symptoms, leaves root causes unaddressed

The Toronto Committee of the Communist Party calls for needs-based statutory funding for the city of Toronto to provide good quality public services, free transit, reverse privatization, and expand rent-geared-to-income social housing in the city. While the so-called ‘new deal’ negotiated with the Province takes some of the most intense Read more…

By Admin, 3 yearsJanuary 3, 2024 ago

Graphic of pie chart with capitalist standing on largest slice and worker with a flag on small piece

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Ontario Budget 2021: Cuts for working people, big spending for Big Business

The Ford government’s latest budget for Ontario aims to place the full burden for the health and economic crisis squarely on the shoulders of Ontario’s working class.

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By Admin, 5 yearsMarch 27, 2021 ago

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Ontario: A Recovery for Corporate Profits or a People’s Recovery?

Capitalism: the root of 2020’s intersecting crises

As the Ontario Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Canada meets, Ontario, Canada and the capitalist world is still in the midst of a severe and worsening health crisis. The pandemic is compounded with other aspects of the overall capitalist crisis: economic, ecological and devastation through imperialist war and sanctions.

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By Admin, 6 yearsDecember 10, 2020 ago

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Defeat Ford’s wage cut legislation! Defend workers’ rights!

The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) condemns the Ford Government’s proposed legislation that will slash public sector workers’ wages, benefits and pensions and seeks to eliminate the right of free collective bargaining in Ontario.

By admin, 7 yearsJune 11, 2019 ago