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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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2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear 'dangerous time' in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections
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January 22, 2025

2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear ‘dangerous time’ in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections

Advocates for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Manitoba say they’re saddened…

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Ontario government hires private investigators to gather info on supervised consumption sites
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January 21, 2025

Ontario government hires private investigators to gather info on supervised consumption sites

Facing a legal challenge over its decision to close several…

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Trump has postponed the TikTok ban. Was that legal?
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January 21, 2025

Trump has postponed the TikTok ban. Was that legal?

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, his first day back…

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Canada seeks to dismiss St. Anne's residential school survivors' fight for accountability
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January 21, 2025

Canada seeks to dismiss St. Anne’s residential school survivors’ fight for accountability

Federal lawyers are asking an Ontario court to dismiss a…

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Internal Ontario PC memo signals Doug Ford will call early election in response to U.S. tariff threat
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January 21, 2025

Internal Ontario PC memo signals Doug Ford will call early election in response to U.S. tariff threat

Doug Ford’s chief of staff has sent a memo to…

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Ottawa man accusing off-duty Windsor police officer of bar attack questioned over inconsistent testimony
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January 21, 2025

Ottawa man accusing off-duty Windsor police officer of bar attack questioned over inconsistent testimony

On the second day of the trial for a Windsor…

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RCMP charge 3 suspected human smugglers as Canada promises border crackdown
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January 21, 2025

RCMP charge 3 suspected human smugglers as Canada promises border crackdown

The RCMP have charged three men from Quebec with conspiracy…

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Trump's threats put controversial B.C. pipeline back in the political spotlight
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January 21, 2025

Trump’s threats put controversial B.C. pipeline back in the political spotlight

Revival of the Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would ship…

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Fashion brands are no longer avoiding dressing Melania Trump. Here's why that matters
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January 21, 2025

Fashion brands are no longer avoiding dressing Melania Trump. Here’s why that matters

As Vogue puts it, designers and the industry can no…

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