Cathy Majtenyi

Cathy Majtenyi: Threatened species counting on us

May 9, 2019

Scientists warn that Earth is in the early stages of the “sixth mass extinction,” with a decrease of up to 60 per cent since the 1970s of the numbers of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish on the planet.

Cathy Majtenyi: Wilson-Raybould sets the right example

April 15, 2019

It was the bombshell conversation that sealed the fate of a string of federal government officials connecting right up to the office of the prime minister.

Cathy Majtenyi: Ontario takes hard-hearted approach with autism plan

March 21, 2019

The Ontario government is advancing further along the road of privatization, this time in the area of autism therapies.

Cathy Majtenyi: Health care discussions don’t belong in backroom

February 19, 2019

It was a dramatic scene at Queen’s Park on Jan. 31: NDP Leader Andrea Horwath waving a copy of The Health System Efficiency Act 2019, a leaked bill that would see the Ontario government create a “super agency” to manage the province’s health care system.

Cathy Majtenyi: Closure of Oshawa GM plant is a wake-up call

December 13, 2018

It’s a huge blow to the more than 2,500 workers, their families, the city of Oshawa and communities across Ontario. The closure of General Motors by the end of 2019 rips at the heart of generations of families with ties to the province’s auto manufacturing glory days.

Cathy Majtenyi: Workers on losing end of legislation

November 20, 2018

Like a sign hanging on a shop door, the Ontario government is declaring that the province is “open for businesses” through a piece of draft legislation called Making Ontario Open for Business Act.

Cathy Majtenyi: Time to separate fear from fact

October 23, 2018

The victory of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in the recent Quebec election reflects the growing acceptance of political parties vowing to tighten immigration policies and numbers.

Cathy Majtenyi: Terry Fox reminds us all of need for compassion

September 27, 2018

He was exhausted, lonely, in pain and occasionally maligned. But he carried a vision in his head and a love in his heart that kept him going despite the circumstances.

Cathy Majtenyi: Basic income study meets untimely end

August 22, 2018

It was a made-in-Ontario experiment based on a concept put forth by such thinkers as Conservative Canadian Hugh Segal and American free-market advocate Milton Friedman: a basic income guarantee, something like Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement.

Cathy Majtenyi: Ontario strikes big blow against a healthy world

July 24, 2018

It’s the timing that makes Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cap-and-trade announcement particularly ironic.