Provincial labour laws allow migrant workers to be treated like slaves
Those same labour laws allow workers’ wages to be stolen, seemingly without penalty
Little progress made on fixing Ontario’s SAMS social assistance computer system problems
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“Contrary to the government’s messaging, all the evidence indicates that the increase of the TFSA contribution limit to $10,000 will benefit only a very small proportion of Canadians,”
Canadian seniors are going bankrupt in soaring numbers
Ontario government contracts with same temp companies it cites for Employment Standards violations
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IMF paper says trickle down economics doesn’t work; bolster those with low incomes to spur growth
CCPA Ontario report shows low-wage jobs in Ontario grew more than three times as fast as overall jobs since 1997
CAMH President urges Minister Jaczek to keep the ODSP Work Related Benefit
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Significant expansion of Legal Aid services means more access to justice for low income Ontarians
Fiorito: Ontario Works? I’m not so sure
Globe editorial: Medicare should cover prescription drugs
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AFN chief Perry Bellegarde says reconciliation means closing the poverty gap and acknowledging cultural genocide
Op-Ed: Government should put ODSP medical reviews on hold until promised new process is created
Ontario community legal clinics expanding access to justice efforts for vulnerable workers
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Star editorial: The province must do more to protect those in precarious work
Meanwhile, federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver told the G7 that relaxing labour laws would spur economic growth
Hamilton social services manager says problems with OW/ODSP SAMS system will last until March
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Government rethinking poor ODSP medical review process after legal clinics and health care advocates raise alarm
OECD report finds record levels of inequality between rich and poor in most advanced economies
Ontario’s poor employment standards laws give advantage to employers
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Ontario employers benefit by keeping people on for years as “temporary” workers
San Francisco becomes the first city to legislate predictable schedules for employees
Provincial efforts to boost low wages of home care workers, as promised, stymied by complex rules
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Government “truly sorry” for bungled rollout of social assistance computer system
Enforcement blitz finds 83% of workplaces are contravening the Employment Standards Act
Ontario’s affordable housing wait list hits all-time high
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For May Day: New CCPA study shows union membership is a ticket to middle-class stability
Couple on OW or ODSP can’t afford rent in Hamilton – or virtually anywhere else
Op-Ed: People with disabilities are being deceived by ODSP
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Star editorial: Only modest help for the poor in Ontario’s budget
ISAC analysis: Not much assistance for social assistance in Budget 2015
Campaign 2000: Budget lacks the investments required to reduce child and family poverty in Ontario
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Chatham-Kent Director of Employment and Social Services says low paying jobs make it hard to get off OW
Op-Ed: In the lead up to the federal election, we have to talk about poverty and health
Star editorial: Feds should not double the TFSA
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