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Mississauga, Canada
Homelessness
Air Canada
Ontario School Board Council Of Unions
Stay Free Alberta
CUPE
ETFO
OSSTF
Privatization Of Healthcare
Ground Pay
Section 107 Canada Labour Code
Mark Carney
Calgary, Canada
Jeffrey Rath
Ontario
AEFO
Canada Health Act
Two-Tier Health Care
Housing Affordability
Austerity Budget

An award-winning podcast that digs deeper into important and often unreported issues, by the non-profit digital news organization PressProgress. Join the PressProgress team for conversations with experts and newsmakers across the country, including Editor Luke LeBrun, Alberta reporter Stephen Magusiak, and Associate Editors Rumneek Johal and Jonathan Goldsbie. Produced by Ontario Reporter, Eric Wi... more

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On September 16, Mississauga passed an interim control by-law pausing approval on all data centres with a peak power draw of over 10MW for the next year. 

Mississauga is one of a growing number of municipalities putting planning bef... more

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Canada’s single payer healthcare system has always been a point of national pride. 

But according to advocates, policy decisions by the provinces are actively undermining the healthcare system we all rely on.

Alberta’s expansion of... more

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Five of Ontario’s Education Unions representing over 250,000 workers have served notice to the province to begin bargaining ahead of next school year, in a move some are calling “unprecedented.”

Union leaders involved in the announc... more

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"The homeless are not Other. They are Us," Ontario's Superior Court declared last month. 

In a ruling that had advocates cheering, Justice Michael Gibson affirmed that unhoused people are entitled to the same Charter rights as any o... more

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Paris Marks
Tech critic, author of Hyperscale, commentator on data centers
PressProgress (connection) / Author
Episode: Inside the fight against data centres in Canada
Simon Enoch
Analyst from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Episode: Inside the fight against data centres in Canada
Reed McFadden
Councillor involved in Mississauga data-center discussions
Mississauga City Council
Episode: Inside the fight against data centres in Canada
Chris Gallaway
Executive Director of Friends of Medicare (Alberta)
Friends of Medicare
Episode: Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue
Ryan Herriot
Family doctor and addiction medicine specialist; co-founder, Doctors for Safer Drug Policy
Doctors for Safer Drug Policy
Episode: Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue
Andrew Longhurst
Senior researcher and political economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
CCPA
Episode: Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue
Yassen Tcholakov
Assistant professor, McGill Department of Global and Public Health; public health physician
McGill University / Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Episode: Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue
Joe Tigani
President of the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU)
OSBCU
Episode: Why 5 Ontario Education Unions Served Notice to Bargain with Doug Ford's Government At the Same Time
Shannon Down
Former Executive Director of Waterloo Region Community Legal Services; lawyer
Waterloo Region Community Legal Services
Episode: What encampment residents would say to Doug Ford

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Eric Wickham
Host of Sources; producer; PressProgress; Ontario-focused reporting.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 34 ratings
  • Propaganda

    High in drama and low in evidence. Claims are never backed up, just assumed to be true which is strange considering how out extreme they are.

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    Canada2 years ago
  • Good to hear more from the journalists

    The PressProgress team is doing a great job taking their investigative journalism in a new format: podcasting.

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    Canada4 years ago

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What encampment residents would say to Doug Ford
Q: What does the latest decision mean for the people living in the encampment in practical terms in the short term?
The decision prevents immediate evictions and displacement; in the short term people aren't being forced out, but it does not guarantee housing and points to the need for immediate relief from all levels of government, including creating or funding shelter options.
What encampment residents would say to Doug Ford
Q: So this is a story that started years ago. Could you help me catch everyone up on the context of the latest hearing?
Ashley Schuitema explains the encampment began in 2021, the region's attempts to clear it, the 2023 Superior Court decision, and the subsequent bylaw challenges leading to the current injunction and the 2026 ruling, which affirmed Section 7 and Section 15 rights and required humane alternatives or safe tenting protocols if evictions resume.
Why 5 Ontario Education Unions Served Notice to Bargain with Doug Ford's Government At the Same Time
Q: What do you think happens next in the bargaining process and by when?
The process will move to the table with formal bargaining, and the government is required to respond within 15 days; the aim is to reach a deal by Labour Day, though that timeline may prove challenging given the breadth of stakeholders and issues involved.
Why 5 Ontario Education Unions Served Notice to Bargain with Doug Ford's Government At the Same Time
Q: Could you break down exactly what happened and why this action was taken now?
Five major education unions came together to serve notice to bargain simultaneously, signaling a united front to press the government for a meaningful round of negotiations and structural changes to investing in public education.
How to Save Canadian Healthcare, with Dr. Danyaal Raza
Q: What models exist for improving primary care and rural access?
The guest advocates for team-based primary care, including access to social workers, dietitians, and pharmacists within care teams, and emphasizes expanding community health centers and family health teams to broaden coverage.

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What is PressProgress Sources about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show consistently tackles urgent public-interest topics through in-depth conversations with reporters, researchers, and policy experts. Recent episodes focus on education funding and bargaining, housing rights and encampments, government transparency and FOI reforms, healthcare policy and privatization risks, and regional political movements. A notable strength is grounding complex policy debates in human-centered storytelling, legal context, and on-the-ground reporting, often featuring perspectives from advocates, legal services, and investigative journalists. The format tends to blend actionable policy analysis with accessible storytelling, making it useful for listeners who want to understand how governance and public policy affect e... more

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