The results are in: In the recent Federal Election, the Liberal party won 43.8% of the popular votes and 170 seats, giving the Liberals a minority government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Meanwhile the Conservatives received 41.3% of the vote and 143 seats forming the official opposition.
With only these two parties winning 85% of the vote, it might seem that Canada is divided. Yet what united Canadians to vote in such high numbers is that we are all deeply worried about the cost of living crisis and the threat of US President Trump.
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But just because these two political parties spoke to our fears, it does not mean their solutions are in our best interests. While both parties correctly identified the affordability crisis and US tariffs as real threats, both parties also mistakenly put the blame on migrants.
A scarcity mindset can lead people to believe that jobs, housing, and other resources are limited, and that more migrants means less for the rest of us. But the truth is, these problems were caused by successive Liberal AND Conservative federal governments that have spent decades underfunding public services and infrastructure such as healthcare, transit and housing.
Help build the No One Left Behind campaign at the May 20th online meeting.
We are all worried about the same problems. But we must be careful about what solutions our governments propose.
For example, we all know that the US tariff crisis is a problem that will worsen our cost of living crisis. An April 2025 report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office warns that Ontario alone could lose 119,200 jobs in 2026 due to the US tariffs.
But Prime Minister Carney’s temporary and minor changes to Employment Insurance won’t solve the problem. And the answer certainly isn’t the corporate tax cuts and handouts that only made rich CEOs richer during the COVID pandemic.
A real solution must be a workers-first emergency response that includes:
- Emergency income support of $600 per week for all who’ve lost work, including migrants and undocumented people
- Permanent improvements to Employment Insurance to make it more accessible and adequate.
- A freeze on food prices, rent hikes, and evictions.
- Make corporations and the super rich pay their fair share of taxes.
- Meaningful funding for public services and infrastructure: healthcare, education, childcare, and transit
- Real investment in public housing—to end homelessness, protect tenant rights, and stop real estate speculation
- Stronger worker protections, fair wages, and permanent resident status for all.
If you haven’t already, take a moment to sign the No One left Behind petition for a workers-first agenda. And if you would like to organize the next steps in the campaign, join us at the following Workers’ Action Centre events:
Downtown WAC Social
Thursday, May 15 – 6:30 pm – 8 pm
Workers’ Action Centre, 720 Spadina Ave, Suite 219, Toronto
Join us for a social and movie night at the Workers Action Centre.
Please email jared@workersactioncentre.org to register so we have enough snacks.
Pan-Canadian Justice for Workers Organizing Meeting
Tuesday, May 20 – 7 pm – 9 pm EST (Online)
Join us to debrief about the federal election, assess how we’re doing in the fight for emergency supports, and take on bad bosses in our communities.
Register for the link to join on May 20.
Know Your Rights Workshop
Wednesday, May 28 – 6 pm – 8 pm
SAFSS, 1200 Markham Rd, Suite 214, Scarborough
Can you be paid in cash? Are you being paid properly? Join us for a free workshop to learn about your rights at work in Ontario and how to protect them.
Register to let us know you’re coming on May 28.
Regardless of who wins or loses each election, we cannot depend on any one Prime Minister, Premier or local politician to save us. Whether you can vote or not, we need to stay united and push all levels of government to put workers and our communities first.