It's election season in Ontario! With eligible voters heading to the polls on Thursday, February 27, 2025, the CUPE Cast hosts jump right in to discuss the provincial election. In this episode, they explore why the provincial election is taking place over a year early and discuss several issues affecting CUPE members as they head to the polls. Dr. Carlo Fanelli shares his insights about the current state of Ontario and the impacts of the Progressive Conservatives government's years of austerity on Ontarians' social and economic prosperity. 

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Carlo Fanelli, PHD | https://carlofanelli.org/ 

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CBC News (January 3, 2025) - Ford government's $200 rebate cheques going out in mail, finance ministry says| https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-government-rebate-cheques-expected-january-february-1.7422808 

CTV News (January 29, 2025) - Why Doug Ford called an early Ontario election and everything else you need to know as the campaign begins | https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/why-doug-ford-called-an-early-ontario-election-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-as-the-campaign-begins/ 

CUPE (January 27, 2025) - Workers focus on Ford's failures as CUPE Ontario launches "Fire the Boss" election campaign | https://cupe.ca/workers-focus-fords-failures-cupe-ontario-launches-fire-boss-election-campaign 

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CUPE Ontario (December 6, 2024) - Tories must ban staffing agencies, not simply legislate data collection of administrative and billing information | https://cupe.on.ca/tories-must-ban-staffing-agencies-not-simply-legislate-data-collection-of-administrative-and-billing-information/ 

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The Agenda with Steve Paikin (February 5, 2025) - Who Are Labour Unions Backing in the Ontario Election? | https://www.tvo.org/video/who-are-labour-unions-backing-in-the-ontario-election 

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