Yesterday, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released a report urging Canada to address growing income inequality and discriminatory policies that leave at least 4.6 million Canadians living in poverty and many more vulnerable Canadians struggling to get by. ISAC made a submission to the committee that highlighted several important failings …
Human Rights
Canada’s Record on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: ISAC Submission to UN Committee
ISAC has made a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Canada’s implementation of its obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Committee is meeting in Geneva starting February 24 to review Canada’s record. The last review was in 2006. The International Covenant on …
ODSP: Human Rights Challenge to Group Homes Exclusion from Special Diet Allowance
The Special Diet Allowance is available to Ontario Works and ODSP recipients who have medical conditions which require a therapeutic diet. Qualifying medical conditions are listed on a Schedule in the ODSP Regulations, with corresponding monthly amounts. The Allowance is meant to cover additional dietary costs that result from a person’s disability and in this …
Poverty, Human Rights, and the Role of Physicians
The College of Physicians and Surgeons recently asked for feedback on its “Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code Policy”. You can see the call for feedback and the current policy at the College’s website here: http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/?page_id=3403. The deadline for feedback was August 5. ISAC responded with a submission, which draws the links between poverty …
