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2025 Elections |  Our public services are under threat

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Cutting public services means cutting into our lives. We use them every day: hospitals, schools, public transit, social housing… When they’re underfunded or privatized, we’re the ones who pay the price and we pay more for less.

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Going to the hospital without a bill.
Sending your kids to public school.
Catching an affordable bus.
Getting help to find housing.

We sometimes take these services for granted. But they’re here because people fought for them. Paid for them. Built them together.

And today, they’re under attack.

Some parties talk about “shrinking the size of government,” “opening the door to private partners,” or “rationalizing services.”
But let’s be honest: that means cuts.
Cuts to the things we rely on every day.
Cuts to the systems that ensure a basic level of equality, no matter your income.

When the private sector steps in, it’s rarely for our benefit

Privatization means:

• Handing over services to companies whose goal is to make a profit
• Lowering costs… often by cutting working conditions 
• Charging users more, even for essential care…

And guess who ends up footing the bill?
Workers. Because these sectors are filled with skilled, unionized jobs, jobs that matter.

Why this matters to us 

Because our members work in schools, hospitals, community centers, public transit, cleaning services.
When public services are cut or sold off, our jobs become more precarious. Our wages stagnate. Our protections disappear.

And as citizens, we feel it too: Less care. Less support. Less time. More stress.

What we expect from the next government: 

• Strong, free, accessible public services
• Proper funding for workers, infrastructure, and real community needs
• Stable, unionized, decent jobs in every public sector
• A clear rejection of backdoor privatization (subcontracting, P3s, private contracts)
  

Where the parties stand on this issue:

Legend:

Public services are our safety net.
They’re not a luxury, they’re a necessity.
And we need governments that will protect them, not auction them off to the highest bidder.

Voting means being heard 

We often hear people say, “Voting doesn’t change anything.” But the truth is, government decisions have a real impact on our lives, on our wages, our public services, our pensions, our housing, our health… and our union rights.

Not voting means letting others choose for us.
Voting is saying: I want better for myself, my family, my workplace, and my community.

Make sure you’re registered

It’s quick, easy and essential if you want to vote.
Head to elections.ca to:

• Check your registration
• Find out where and when to vote
• See what ID you need to bring
• Register if you haven’t already

And if you know someone who isn’t registered or thinks they don’t have the right to vote, take a moment to share these resources. Every vote counts. Every voice matters.