Injured worker “broken down” by 10-year battle with WSIB
Canada chided for treatment of black people by UN group
Star editorial: Morneau is half right – but the feds and provinces can curb precarious labour itself
Ontario needs a new common-sense approach to social assistance
Ontario government consulting on basic income pilot project
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Finance Minister Morneau says young Canadians should get used to precarious employment
Hugh Segal’s basic income report expected next week, likely to target middle-aged women, disabled adults for most help
WSIB’s devastating compensation policy all about the board’s bottom line, lawyers charge
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October 17 was International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Austerity policies are counterproductive in tough economic times: Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry
NWT government takes full benefit of Canada Child Benefit from social assistance families
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Report finds significant gaps in Ontario health care, depending on income
Social assistance cuts making it harder to regain custody
Toronto fund to prevent homelessness stacked against kids and disabled, advocates say
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Thousands rally at Queen’s Park for workers’ rights and $15 minimum wage
Social assistance rates in Ontario are up. Here’s what it actually means
Hennessy and Himelfarb: Basic Income is coming to Ontario: Now what?
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Radio: What the 1.5% increase for ODSP rates actually means
Joe Fiorito’s last column, as he hangs up his hat after 17 years
Daily Bread’s annual Toronto hunger report highlights growing need among older adults
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Policy Options: Ontario social assistance doesn’t meet basic human needs
It’s time to Fix the Gap
Ontario Throne Speech – government announcement
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Nearly half of Canadians spend all or more of their take-home pay
Premier Wynne prorogues legislature; new session to start Monday with Throne Speech
Poverty reduction advocate pleads to the Premier for Bill 185
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CUPW gives 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post
Province must fund child care to tackle gender wage gap, says report
Let us keep more money, Ottawa disability advocates tell province
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Broadbent Blog: On reconciliation, the government can and must do more
Flexible, versatile workers will be key for future job types: World Economic Forum Report
Climate change and health: Extreme heat is a silent killer
Video: ODSP recipient in London can’t afford to pay his hydro bill
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Heat wave baking people with low incomes in Niagara
Climate change prompts Hamilton to modify its heat bylaw for apartments
Sweltering Toronto tenants still wait for maximum heat law
Poverty has a drastic impact on health, especially in rural Ontario
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Rural Ontario in crisis due to high hydro rates
Ontario wage-theft victims lost $28 million to poor enforcement
Advocates say “hands off our assets” and raise allowable employment earnings in OW and ODSP
Letter to the editor: It’s clear that injured workers are being treated unfairly by the WSIB
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