Ricardo Tranjan
@ricardo_tranjan
Senior researcher on housing & social policy @CCPA; author of The Tenant Class. I don't come here often. On Instagram & Bluesky, my handle is ricardotranjan
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22-02-2018 01:10:14
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Why we fight for a national rent freeze: āif the parties are serious about protecting people from the impacts of this trade war a, national rent freeze must be on the tableā¦it was done before; it can be done againā Bruno Dobrusin via The Breach breachmedia.ca/its-time-for-aā¦
Growing evidence indicates Ontario kids are not doing well. @policyalternatives researcher Carolina AragĆ£o lays out the challenges and potential solutions. "There is a clear role for the provincial government to play..." #onpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ā¦
Housing platforms must commit to immediate action, not only sell dreams of the future #cdnpoli My latest for Toronto Star thestar.com/opinion/contriā¦
Tired of the usual tepid election punditry? We're back with another live election night, hosted by Negro Frolics & donya ziaee, w/ Martin Lukacs as analyst. You'll hear from: Pam Palmater, El Jones, hussan, Ricardo Tranjan, Nora Loreto & more! RSVP: breachmedia.ca/election-2025-ā¦
Ontario 2025 budget just dropped, here is our take by Ricardo Tranjan and Ryan Romard: policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ā¦
Ontario budget fails to address funding shortfalls: By 2028, per capita spending will be lower than in 2018 Health funding is not enough to maintain services #onted funding is dropping over the next years Postsecondary funding is declining #ontpoli policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ā¦
My latest for the Toronto Star Economic turmoil could have been the final push this government needed to finally address the structural underfunding of post-secondary education. This weekās budget does not do that. #onpoli #Onted thestar.com/opinion/contriā¦
āI call it a vicious cycle of parasitic dependence, because the more that the province [of #Ontario] is pumping money into the for-profits, the more that you are taking [from] the very workforce you need in the public sector,ā Andrew Longhurst @alonghurst.bsky.social @policyalternatives #onpoli saultstar.com/news/local-newā¦
#onpoli gov released school funding numbers: + Per-student funding still below 2018-19 + Provincial funding gap grows to $6.35 bi + TDSB cumulative funding gap: $919M + OCDSB cumulative funding gap: $337M +TCDSB cumulative funding gap: 273M #onted policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ā¦
New from @policyalternatives: King Charles is known as the "climate king" for his environmental advocacyāwhich was not present in his throne speech to Canada's parliament. Where is our climate policy headed under the new federal government? By Hadrian MK policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ā¦
The average Canadian would need to spend 58% of their income just to own a home. Why is housing so expensive ā and what can be done about it? John Michael McGrath teams up with Ricardo Tranjan (@policyalternatives) to explain. Watch the latest #Unravelled episode now: youtube.com/watch?v=7GIbdDā¦
"The Canadian population is aging, including those who rent. Ventulloās [eviction] story is dramatic, but itās not an isolated case. And those cases will become more common as long as our laws protect profit in housing." Ricardo Tranjan @policyalternatives #onpoli thestar.com/opinion/contriā¦
"The gap between the haves and have-nots is growing. Instead of using its taxing and spending powers to reverse this trend, the federal government is planning to indiscriminately cut government programs..." By Ricardo Tranjan @policyalternatives #cdnpoli #inequality thestar.com/opinion/contriā¦