CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Support Striking Workers

Primary care workers at North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) are on strike, fighting for their first-ever collective agreement so that they can continue providing the care our community needs. They provide comprehensive care for 95,000+ patients at all stages of life, from mental and physical health to chronic disease management.

The employer received additional government funding earlier this year meant for retention and recruitment but is using it to make up for their own financial mismanagement.

Tell the NYFHT Board of Directors to redirect those funds to fair wages and settle a fair collective agreement!

ona.org

Don’t End Rent Control!

Premier Doug Ford announced a new set of proposed changes to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario. These proposals are nothing short of a disaster for tenants. They would make it easier for landlords to kick people out, harder for tenants to fight back, and make housing even MORE expensive.

Ontario is already in a housing crisis — rents are skyrocketing, wages and benefits are stagnant, and over 80,000 people were homeless in 2024, a 25% increase since 2022, according to AMO. Instead of protecting renters, Ford’s government is proposing to speed up evictions and weaken the few rights tenants have left.

acorncanada.org

Nurses Association Rally

When: Thursday, October 30th, 11:30 am
Where: 240 Duncan Mill Rd

Join ONA members, labour unions and allies for a Community Rally to support striking North York Family Health Team members secure a fair first contract with wage increases!

ona.org

Courageous Voices for a Just Transition

When: Oct 31st, 11am; Nov 1st, 12noon

Courageous Voices For a Just Transition is a free two-day bilingual online gathering bringing together union leaders, community organizers, and policy advocates to discuss labour’s role in transforming the economy and growing good sustainable jobs.

Through dynamic panels, and courageous conversations, we’ll create space to confront hard truths—about inequality, power, and the urgency of systemic change. From lived experience to structural transformation, we’ll spotlight how justice is being fought for on the ground, and how we can collectively push for policies that center people and planet.

unifor.org

Rally for Cuba

When: Last Friday of month – October 31st, 1pm
Where: 361 University Ave

Join our monthly protests to end the immoral US blockade and take Cuba off the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.

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Elbows Up

When: October 31st, 1pm

Donald Trump’s trade war and other attacks on Canadian sovereignty have exposed the vulnerabilities of Canada’s economy, 35 years after our first free trade deal with the U.S. At the recent Elbows Up Economic Summit in Ottawa, 40 progressive economists and policy experts met to discuss how Canada must respond ‒ and a new Compendium of research from the Summit will be published on October 30. At this webinar, several Summit speakers will discuss the highlights of their proposals, and discuss what comes next in the Elbows Up movement.

Speakers:
– Peggy Nash, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
– David Miller, Managing Director, C40 Cities, Former Mayor of Toronto
– Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Feminist Economist, The Care Economy Team
– Angelo DiCaro, Research Director, Unifor
– Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work

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Proportional Representation

When: November 2nd, 7pm

Are you new to electoral reform and want to get up to speed on the basics of proportional representation?

What is proportional representation? How do the most popular systems recommended in Canada actually work? What about “ranked ballots”?

Special guest: Dennis Pilon is a Professor at York University and a Canadian electoral reform expert. He has written numerous journal articles, newspaper articles, book chapters, and books, including The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada’s Electoral System and Wrestling with Democracy: Voting Systems as Politics in the Twentieth Century West.

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Canadian Foreign Policy Hour with Yves Engler

When: Mondays at 6pm

Join author Yves Engler on Mondays for a weekly news roundup and interactive discussion about Canada’s role abroad. This weekly session will delve into the latest developments on subjects ranging from military affairs and Canada’s role in Ukraine to its contribution to Palestinian dispossession, and the exploitation of African resources. Join Yves for a critical take on Canada’s foreign policy. Questions, comments, and criticisms are all welcome.

zoom.us

News Media and the Far Right

When: November 6th, 5pm
Where: George Vari Engineering & Computing, 245 Church St

The influence of news coverage on the rise of far-right ideologies is undeniable. Capitalism’s Safety Net investigates how the liberal media—often seen as a force for democracy—can, in fact, reinforce authoritarian, ultra-nationalist, xenophobic, racist, and reactionary politics. By tracing the connections between dominant ideology, capitalist crises, and the political economy of the news industry, this book exposes how mass media systems often serve to legitimize far-right movements while undermining radical left-wing alternatives. Moving beyond media critique, it offers a deeper analysis of how the capitalist mode of production shapes the very frameworks through which information, power, and ideology circulate.

Speakers:
– Dr. Peter Milonas, Ontario Tech University and Toronto Metropolitan University
– Dr. Anna M. Agathangelou, York University
– Dr. John Simoulidis, York University
– Dr. Tanner Mirrlees, Ontario Tech University

hcaao.org

Delivering Medical Aid to Gaza

When: November 6th, 6pm
Where: St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St E
Tickets: $0 – $20

Join us for this engaging conversation with Dr Loubani as he takes us through his recent assignment in Gaza with the GLIA foundation

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Geopolitics Isn’t Killing Global Supply Chains – It’s Powering Them

By Benjamin Selwyn

Global supply chains (GSCs) – which account for around 70 percent of international trade – are often referred to as the backbone of the world economy. As tensions rise between major powers – especially the United States and China – many commentators fear for the future of GSCs, and hence, the world economy. Such projections overlook how geopolitical rivalries have stimulated the development of advanced technologies, which, in turn, enabled the rise and ongoing transformation of global supply chains.

Source: The Bullet No. 3207

Beyond the ‘Elbows Up’ Response to the Tariff War

By Robert Chernomas and Fred Wilson

Canada’s long codependent economic relationship with the United States has abruptly and involuntarily ended. The election of a tariff-obsessed, unpredictable, incompetent, crony capitalist autocratic Donald Trump administration requires Canada to rethink its economic future. Fortunately, our common history provides guidance on how to deal with such a massive exigency.

Source: The Bullet No. 3208

The Illusion of a Ceasefire: Gaza Still Under Continuous Genocide

By BADIL

Despite the announcement of a deal between the Palestinian resistance movement and the Israeli regime, the latter continues to violate the ceasefire provisions. The world treats the ceasefire as if the genocide has ended, but the reality on the ground tells a different story: Gaza is in ruins; and starvation, displacement, and death continue as deliberate tools of genocide. This so-called ceasefire exists only in rhetoric; genocide continues while diplomatic actors debate who allegedly broke the deal.

Source: The Bullet No. 3209