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Media & Policy News: 21 February 2014

February 21, 2014

Top Stories

New report shows Canadians believe political parties’ focus on winning elections is coming at the expense of hearing their views:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Political+parties+failing+Canadians+survey/9517929/story.html

  • Here’s the report from Samara Canada: http://www.samaracanada.com/research/current-research/by-invitation-only

CBC Hamilton 5-part Report: Kids, Poverty and Mental Health:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/kids-poverty-and-mental-health-hamilton-fights-back-1.2536295

Put Food in the Budget finds Premier Wynne “guilty” on social justice:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/19/premier_kathleen_wynne_guilty_of_denying_her_social_justice_pledge_group_rules.html

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Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship and IRPP roundtable on the Fair Elections Act, Feb 21:
http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f538f283d07ef7057a628bed8&id=f6a00a29e6&e=93c40f0305

Council of Canadians wth Disabilities: “Looking Into Poverty: Income Sources of  Poor People with Disabilities  in Canada ”
http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/socialpolicy/poverty-citizenship/demographic-profile/income-sources-of-poor-people-with-disabilities

Social Planning Network of Ontario statement about the utility of National Household Survey data:
http://www.spno.ca/news/latest/116-spno-statement-on-the-national-household-survey

From partners at Ontario Campaign 2000 – items connecting poverty and health:

  • Ontario Medical Review: Why Poverty is a Medical Problem: https://www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/Oct13_OMR_Poverty1.pdf
  • Ontario Medical Review: Policy and Population Approaches to poverty:https://www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/Nov13_OMR_Poverty5_PolicyPop.pdf
  • Hamilton Spectator: Minimum wage increase falls short: $14 per hour helps create ‘fairer’ society the province has promised:http://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/4360915-minimum-wage-increase-falls-short/
  • Ontario Medical Association: Office Interventions for Poverty: https://www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/Oct13_OMR_Poverty_feature2.pdf
  • OMA: Office Interventions for Poverty: Child Health: https://www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/Nov13_OMR_Poverty3_ChildHealth.pdf
  • OMA: Office Interventions for Poverty: Racialized Groups: https://www.oma.org/Resources/Documents/Nov13_OMR_Poverty4_Racialized.PDF

Around the Province

Hamilton declares itself a Sanctuary City:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/02/12/hamilton_declares_itself_sanctuary_city_for_undocumented_immigrants.html

A new partnership opens homeless shelter in Sudbury:
http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2014/02/18-homeless-shelter-sudbury.aspx

Advocates say Sudbury needs a long-term wet shelter:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/long-term-wet-shelter-for-homeless-alcoholics-needed-advocates-say-1.2543031

Local Councillor says Toronto should have a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy:
http://www.thestar.com/bigideas/quality_life/2014/02/10/big_ideas_toronto_needs_its_own_comprehensive_plan_to_fight_poverty_councillor_says.html

  • In Councillor Mihevc’s own words: http://nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=196704

Across the Country

Vancouver Council votes to send back a development proposal that would violate the rights of people with disabilities:
http://www.vancourier.com/opinion/columnists/pearson-dogwood-redevelopment-plan-a-matter-of-human-rights-1.852918

Halifax woman fights social assistance for dental device funding:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1188013-halifax-woman-turns-to-court-over-lost-funding-for-dental-device

National – Federal Budget

CCPA: 2014 Federal Budget Analysis
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/2014-federal-budget-analysis

Campaign 2000: Children in poverty wait while surplus accumulates:
http://www.campaign2000.ca/

Canada Without Poverty: Federal budget forgets the poor:
http://www.cwp-csp.ca/2014/02/a-federal-budget-without-solutions-or-vision/

Canadians for Tax Fairness: Talk about tax fairness but not much action:
http://www.taxfairness.ca/news/budget-2014-talk-about-tax-fairness-not-much-action

Caledon Institute: The 2014 Unbalanced Budget:
http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/1037ENG.pdf

Council of Canadians with Disabilities: Federal budget includes funding to help people with disabilities find employment:
http://www.ccdonline.ca/en/socialpolicy/employment/Press-Release-12Feb2014

  • Star coverage:http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/02/11/job_training_for_canadians_with_intellectual_disabilities_gets_boost_in_federal_budget.html

Clutterbuck: Tax delivered benefits don’t come close to the value of national programs:
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/02/11/peter-clutterbuck-budgets-should-help-citizens-not-just-taxpayers/

Hennessy: How can you maintain a political agenda of service and job cuts when the budget is well and truly balanced?
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=196764

MacEwen: Young workers left behind in federal budget:
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/behind-numbers/2014/02/young-workers-left-behind-budget-2014

Walkom: A real budget would address the jobs issue head-on. This one does not:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/02/11/flaherty_budget_a_masterpiece_of_hype_walkom.html

International

27 Anglican bishops slam Cameron’s UK welfare reforms “in unprecedented attack”:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/27-bishops-slam-david-camerons-3164033

Huge costs and low signups may put UK welfare reforms in jeopardy:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/universal-credit-governments-welfare-reform-may-be-scrapped-after-next-election-9139458.html

Brussels tells the UK the crackdown on benefits for EU migrants is illegal:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2563437/Migrant-welfare-crackdown-illegal-Brussels-tells-PM-Statement-says-minimum-earning-threshold-not-compatible-EU-law.html

Why the Gap is raising its minimum wage in the US to $10 / hour:
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/02/19/3306841/gap-raising-minimum-wage-10/

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