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Safety for Whom? Ontario’s War on Safe Consumption Sites is No Act of Care

By Brianna Olson Pitawanakwat / December 18, 2024

On December 4, 2024, amendments to the Community Care and Recovery Act within Bill 223 received Royal Assent in the Ontario legislature. This move, made without expert or public consultation, will significantly impact the operation of Supervised Consumption Sites (also known as Safe Consumption Sites, or SCSs) in Ontario and, by extension, the safety of …

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Balancing the Budget at Indigenous Peoples Expense

By Riley Yesno / May 6, 2022

THE CONSENSUS ANALYSIS of Budget 2022 seems to revolve around the term “centrist.” Mainstream Canadian media has emphasized the Trudeau Liberals’ plans to lower the national deficit while highlighting investments in policy areas like housing and dental care. But centrist can also be a euphemism for big cuts. While there are investments in areas meant to …

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Historic and Underwhelming: An Indigenous Analysis of Budget 2021

By Riley Yesno / April 26, 2021

While the Federal 2021 budget has boasted of increased investment in Indigenous communities, Riley Yesno argues that it falls short of what is neccesary to transform systems of inequity and fulfill commitments to Indigenous communities.

The Failure of Federal Indigenous Healthcare Policy in Canada

By Mike Gouldhawke / February 4, 2021

As multiple crisis in Indigenous healthcare mount around the country, the federal government has announced development of Indigenous healthcare legislation. But considering Canada’s previous record here, what can we expect?

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Balancing the Budget at Indigenous Peoples Expense

Historic and Underwhelming: An Indigenous Analysis of Budget 2021

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