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Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

Forced labor? How the U.S. found a brand new rationale for tariffs | About That

The Trump administration is imposing new tariffs on more than 60 countries to penalize them for importing products that use forced labour. Andrew Chang explains how these ‘stealth tariffs’ may be a new way for the United States to merge a contested economic agenda with moral policy.

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Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. Opposition critics say that points to a problem of the government’s own making, and the solution did not have to penalize students at universities and publicly funded colleges.

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social

March 16, 2026

Rianna Lim

Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites

TORONTO — The Ontario government confirmed Monday it is cutting…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social

March 16, 2026

Rianna Lim

Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites

TORONTO — The Ontario government confirmed Monday it is cutting…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social

March 16, 2026

Rianna Lim

Ontario pulls funding for seven supervised drug consumption sites

TORONTO — The Ontario government confirmed Monday it is cutting…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 16, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford urges federal government to legalize use of pepper spray for self-defence

The federal government should legalize the use of pepper spray…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 16, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford urges federal government to legalize use of pepper spray for self-defence

The federal government should legalize the use of pepper spray…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

March 16, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford urges federal government to legalize use of pepper spray for self-defence

The federal government should legalize the use of pepper spray…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Arson caught on camera may be connected to killing of Windsor, Ont., woman: police

WINDSOR — Police have released surveillance video of an arson…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Arson caught on camera may be connected to killing of Windsor, Ont., woman: police

WINDSOR — Police have released surveillance video of an arson…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

March 16, 2026

Arson caught on camera may be connected to killing of Windsor, Ont., woman: police

WINDSOR — Police have released surveillance video of an arson…

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