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Jobs and Homes, Not Cuts and Bombs

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 Ray Goerke

Times are tough for working-class people in Canada. The cost of living keeps going up, including the cost of housing, debt, transportation, and groceries. Wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. People are struggling to pay rent in inadequate or poor-quality housing, and welfare rates are insufficient to keep recipients above the poverty line. Youth face […]

Vancouver Students Say, “No Cuts, No Closures!”

May 12, 2023 Ray Goerke, Allie Pev

Students and teachers are struggling in BC with underfunded and understaffed schools. The public school system faces teacher shortages and increasing enrolment, but the provincial NDP government didn’t provide enough funding to address these shortfalls. This has led to widespread concerns that this year’s Vancouver School Board (VSB) budget will include cuts to programs and […]