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In the Media

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In the Media: “Canadians fight back as CRA cracks down on pandemic benefit recipients”, Business in Vancouver (BIV)

ISAC Staff Lawyer Nabila Qureshi was recently interviewed for a Business in Vancouver article on the CERB overpayment issues still plaguing many low income workers across the country. The article speaks to the overwhelming need…

December 2, 2025
Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), In the Media, Workers' Rights
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In the Media: “Ontario rule for service dog benefit deemed against human rights in 2023. This woman’s still not getting it”, CBC News

ISAC Staff Lawyer Adrian Merdzan was recently quoted in an article about the Ontario government’s forthcoming guide dog benefit, which is required to be changed as it was found to be discriminatory. The article focuses…

October 31, 2025
In the Media, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Social Assistance
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In the Media: “‘Not a good look’: Canada Disability Benefit rollout begins”, Canadian Affairs

ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was recently quoted in an article on the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) in Canadian Affairs. The article discusses the recent roll-out of the new benefit, and the challenges that individuals…

August 5, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media
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In the Media: “Time for a real poverty reduction strategy in Ontario”, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

ISAC staff members Claudia Calabro and Asif Khan recently co-authored a piece published on the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives‘ website entitled Time for a real poverty reduction strategy in Ontario. In it, Claudia and…

August 1, 2025
Employment Standards, In the Media, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Poverty Reduction, Workers' Rights
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In the Media: “Time is Running out to Fix Canada’s New Disability Benefit”, Policy Magazine

This op-ed was first published in Policy Magazine on May 19, 2025. We have published the entirety of the piece below with permission. The original post can be viewed on Policy Magazine‘s website at this…

May 20, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction
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In the Media: “‘Nothing for most and no easy way to fight back:’ Advocates skeptical as regulations for Canada Disability Benefit Act outlined”, Healthy Debate

Appeal rights are a necessary component of income support programs, writes former ISAC public health student Abby Taher. What would the ideal appeals process look like for the CDB? Abby has shared some ideas in…

July 5, 2024
Access to Justice, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media, Policy Advocacy, Social Security Tribunal
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In the Media: “Ontario auto insurance reforms offer no real “choice” for low-wage workers”, Policy Options

ISAC staff members Anu Bakshi and Asif Khan recently co-authored an article published in Policy Options, the digital magazine for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), about a small change with big implications…

June 13, 2024
In the Media, Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Social Assistance, Workers' Rights
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In the Media: “Doug Ford’s math on social assistance doesn’t add up”, Op-Ed, Toronto Star

The ODSP Action Coalition and ISAC wrote an op-ed for the Toronto Star about the province’s problematic social assistance math and urged the government to solve the real problem: legislated poverty for people on ODSP.…

October 31, 2022
In the Media
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In the Media: “Ontario expands role of private firms in welfare jobs programs”, Globe and Mail

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for the Globe and Mail regarding changes to the province’s delivery of employment services. Read the full article by clicking here. Note: article is behind a paywall.

September 23, 2022
In the Media, Social Assistance
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In the Media: “Demand to increase disability support”, AMI’s Now with Dave Brown

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed on NOW with Dave Brown, an Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) podcast, about the Ontario government’s promise to increase ODSP rates by 5% and the Open Letter released…

August 17, 2022
Campaigns, In the Media, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Ontario Works (OW), Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates
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In the Media: ‘I don’t know how long I can do this’: Disabled Ontarians still waiting on federal disability benefit, TVO 

ISAC’s Senior Policy Analyst Devorah Kobluk was interviewed for a TVO.org article on the topic of the Canada Disability Benefit. Read the full story on TVO‘s website here: https://www.tvo.org/article/i-dont-know-how-long-i-can-do-this-disabled-ontarians-still-waiting-on-federal-disability-benefit

June 21, 2022
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), In the Media

Provincial Election 2022 Round-up: May 9 – May 13, 2022

Every week during the election, we’ll post select info and articles featuring our work and the work of our clinic colleagues and community allies to help inform you about the issues at stake in the…

May 13, 2022
In the Media, Provincial Elections, Public Education
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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.