Tag Archives: public services

Radio: A grassroots re-imagining of gender-affirming care

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Scott

Riley Nileson-Baker and Felix Vandergrift are part of Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia, a grassroots, community-based policy process to address issues of gender-affirming care and access to health care for trans, intersex, and gender-diverse people in Nova Scotia. Scott Neigh … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio | Tagged Felix Vandergrift, Gender Affirming Care Nova Scotia, LGBT, LGBTQ, Nova Scotia, public services, Riley Nielson-Baker, trans, trans health | Leave a comment

Radio: Public sector workers building power in tough times

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Scott

Joe Curnow is a professor in the faculty of education at the University of Manitoba, a long-time community organizer, and a member of the organizing and communications team for the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA). Scott Neigh interviews her … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio | Tagged Joe Curnow, labour movement, postsecondary education, public services, strike, UMFA, University of Manitoba Faculty Association, workers | Leave a comment

Radio: A struggle over the future of Montreal’s transit system

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Scott

Laurel Thompson is a retired teacher based in Montreal and an environmental activist with a particular interest in sustainable transportation. She is also a member of the group Trainsparence. Scott Neigh interviews her about the REM, a major new addition … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio | Tagged Caisse de depot, environment, Laurel Thompson, P3, privatization, public services, public transit, public-private partnership, Trainsparence | Leave a comment

Radio — The fight for universal dental care in Canada

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Scott

Brandon Doucet is a dentist in Nova Scotia and a founding member of the Coalition for Dentalcare, an organization that brings together dentists, hygienists, dental students, other health care professionals, and members of the public to advocate for universal dental … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio | Tagged Brandon Doucet, Coalition for Dentalcare, dentistry, health care, public health care, public services | Leave a comment

Radio — A campaign to bring long-term care into the public health care system

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Scott

Kevin Skerrett and Nancy Parker are active in Make Revera Public, a campaign pushing the federal government to transform Revera, which is a major provider of long-term care in Canada, from a for-profit corporation into a public sector entity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio, Uncategorized | Tagged COVID-19, Make Revera Public, Ottawa Committee for Pension Security, public services | Leave a comment

Radio — Standing up for students and public education in Alberta

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Scott

Medeana Moussa is an entrepreneur and mother of four who lives in Calgary, and she is the executive director of Support Our Students (SOS) Alberta. Wing Li holds a PhD in neuroscience, has two children, and is the communications director for … Continue reading →

Posted in Episode, Radio | Tagged Alberta, charter schools, education, Medeana Moussa, privatization, public education, public services, Support Our Schools Alberta, Wing Li | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: public services

Radio: A grassroots re-imagining of gender-affirming care

Radio: Public sector workers building power in tough times

Radio: A struggle over the future of Montreal’s transit system

Radio — The fight for universal dental care in Canada

Radio — A campaign to bring long-term care into the public health care system

Radio — Standing up for students and public education in Alberta

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