
Jessica Parish
@jparish2015
Assistant Prof. School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University. Personal account. Thoughts/tweets my own. @[email protected]
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03-03-2015 12:54:27
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In a shameful move, Doug Ford and John Tory are undermining democracy in Toronto with Bill 39, that allows the mayor to win votes with the support of only 1/3 of City Council. Majority rule is a key part of democracy. Sign Progress Toronto's petition progresstoronto.ca/our-city







There's no affordable housing left. This is a crisis in communities large and small, urban and rural. Today, your Ontario NDP team will be advancing one solution to help solve the crisis: real rent control. #onpoli




"It's not about free rent... It's about fairness," says Chiara Padovani (YSW Tenant Union). Do rent strikes work? Tonight at 8/11pm with Varun Sriskanda (@landlordssolo), Kayla Andrade (Ont Landlord Watch), Ricardo Tranjan (@policyalternatives), and Steve Paikin | Producers: Maria Sarrouh & Sahaana Ranga (she/her)

Significant housing problems are caused by the loss of existing forms of housing to #renovictions, conversions of long-term to short-term rentals, and above-guideline rent increases. Thanks RenovictionsTO Cole Webber for doing this important work! renovictionsto.com/RenovictionsTO…





I support @CUASA’s Negotiating Team in their fight for fair and equitable working conditions for professors and librarians, continued quality research, and academic excellence at Carleton University. Class size matters! I support Carleton University’s Professors and Librarians!