Paramedic and CUPE Ontario executive board member Katherine Grzejszczak fights for reinstatement to her job. She was fired by York Region for an anti-war comment she made on Facebook.
‘An Offer You Can’t Refuse’: Trump Sends Canada a Wake-up Call
An all-too predictable pattern has emerged in US-Canada relations. US President Donald Trump makes Canada ‘an offer it can’t refuse’. What follows is a national gnashing of teeth, flag-waving, businesses and politicians going patriotic. The Canadian government then caves, lamenting we had ‘no choice’.
6-minute video summarizes an unfolding nightmare for many Canadians and immigrants/refugees. Relief at keeping Poilievre from becoming PM is revealed as an illusion.
-- Gene McGuckin
Jun. 19, 2025
Mark Carney’s first 100 days a blitz of pro-corporate, Trump-friendly moves
Carney has seized on Trump’s tariff crisis to push through a pro-corporate agenda that attacks Indigenous peoples, workers, and the environment
Now, it’s up to social movements to respond as quickly.
DeepDives is a bi-weekly essay series exploring key issues related to the economy. The goal of the series is to provide Hub readers with original analysis of the economic trends and ideas that are shaping this high-stakes moment for Canadian productivity, prosperity, and economic well-being. The series features the writing of leading academics, area experts, and policy practitioners. The DeepDives series is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of the Centre for Civic Engagement.
