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Kevin Skerrett

@kevinskerrett.bsky.social
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Adjunct Professor, Director, Financialization Research Lab, Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University | Pensions | Privatization

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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Canada Strong is healthy people who get the care they need when they need it, regardless of location or ability to pay. #onpoli #abpoli #cdnpoli #healthcare #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #fyp
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Kevin Skerrett @kevinskerrett.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Terrific piece of particular interest to pension fund watchers
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Octopus Books @octopusbooks.ca · 17/11/2025
Join us for a vital discussion with @alexhim.bsky.social about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge, in conversation with @kevinskerrett.bsky.social. Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm. Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
Poster promoting an event with Alex Himelfarb discussing his book, Breaking Free of Neoliberalism, at Dominion-Chalmers Centre in Ottawa on December 2nd at 7pm. Details as in post.
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Kevin Skerrett @kevinskerrett.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Absolutely correct! As a Canadian pension specialist, I can confirm: the Canadian pension funds involved in Igua Saneamento are there for the extraction of profits. Solidaridad.
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Ontario Health Coalition @onthealthcoalition.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Our public #healthcare has never been in such crisis & disarray, from a million more Ontarians w/o a family doctor to a record number of emergency department closures. Please, #vote to protect & improve public health care or we're going to lose it. www.StopForProfitHealthCare.ca #onpoli #ontario
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Carol Proulx 🇨🇦 @cjp3.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Canada Health Act: it is illegal to charge patients user fees or sell queue jumping for medically needed surgeries & diagnostics. Ontarians are charged illegal fees in Ford’s privatized and expanding surgical clinics. Hear from 2 Ottawa cataract patients. mediaspace.carleton.ca/media/Ottawa...
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Ottawa Health Coalition Election Press Conference Feb 18 2025 v2 - Carleton University Mediaspace
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Carol Proulx 🇨🇦 @cjp3.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
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Patients being upsold and pressured to pay more for cataract surgery, they say
Ottawa patients say they have been upsold and pressured to spend hundreds, even thousands, of extra dollars on cataract surgery, despite a promise from the Progressive Conservative government that Ont...
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Shannon @zchamu.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Doug Ford is ideologically aligned in *every way* with Donald Trump. His selling off of prized Ontario assets for money, privatization of health care and cozying up to construction billionaires is all you really need to know. His daughters openly flying MAGA flags is just the cherry on top.
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Carol Proulx 🇨🇦 @cjp3.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Ottawa Health Coalition @ottawahealthco To all supporters! CBC radio 91.5 FM has a noon phone-in today healthcare and the election. Please join, and put tough questions! Here’s 5 q’s to consider, or bring your own Polling says healthcare is #1 the issue! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Q's to Candidates
Ontario Election 2025 – Questions for Ottawa Area Candidates Ottawa Health Coalition has taken this opportunity to prepare a set of key Ottawa-area specific health care questions that supporters migh...
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