This June, Premier Doug Ford recalled the Ontario legislature for an emergency session to attempt to silence critics ahead of next year’s provincial election. Ford’s attack on free speech, the charter and his critics show how far Ford is willing to go to win.
The 2021 conference theme was entitled, “Grounding Our Indigenous Spirit” and called upon participants to reflect on the diverse ways Indigenous rights are embedded in activism, culture, language and healing.
Equal Pay Day is April 7, 2021. The date marks the extra days and months in 2021 that a woman must work, on average to make the same as a man did in 2020.
Ontarians are urging the Ford government to take action to legislate paid sick days for all workers.