Homelessness will increase from loss of Community Start-Up and Home Repairs benefits
Province to discuss overhauling child care – but says nothing on affordability
Is Canada moving to “right-to-work”?
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If the feds cut refugee health care, what will happen to Alejandro?
A summer election: Will we, or won’t we?
Study finds “wealthy patients went to hospitals chiefly for surgery and outpatient procedures. Poor patients used them for basic medical care, mental health services, chronic care, emergencies and end-of-life care.”
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Why hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense
Vancouver Sun reports Harper may require First Nations youth to get job training before they qualify for welfare
Ontario Human Rights Code amended to include gender identity and gender expression – rights of transgendered people affirmed and protected
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The CCPA releases its great new video – “Taxes, the gift we give each other”
Cuts to social assistance benefits will impact First Nations in Ontario
Speak out against the cuts!
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ities and counties figuring out how to deal with social assistance budget cuts
ISAC’s latest analysis of the provincial budget explains these cuts and their implications
Community Forum in Hamilton, June 7
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Mother’s Day Wish: Ontario Campaign 2000, Family Service Toronto and ISAC invite mothers across the province struggling on low incomes to send in a Mother’s Day wish – something the provincial government could do that would make your life and the lives of your children better
Freedom 90 campaign demands urgent action by the Government of Ontario to end poverty and make food banks and emergency meal programs unnecessary
It’s Hunger Awareness Week – see what the OAFB is doing
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Victory! Hard work by Workers Action Centre pays off – Employment Standards funding not cut in the budget!
Congrats WAC!
Sid Ryan’s speech at the April 21 Day of Action
Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups on Elizabeth Witmer’s appointment as head of WSIB
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Ontario Budget
Hamilton activists tells the Premier what they think
Spec editorial says Premier and Horwath did the right things
Crunching the “tax the rich” numbers
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More on the Ontario budget
OCAP disrupt the budget speech yesterday
I’m not THAT happy about it, honestly. Certainly not “cheering”.
Radwanski on potential costs of the tax hike
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Ontario Budget 2012
Horwath and McGuinty agree on a budget plan
Sheila Block at Wellesley reminds us: “While we acknowledge this progress, we must not lose sight of the overall impact of this budget. There will be a real, per capita decrease in program spending. Ontarians will lose services.”
Martin Regg Cohn says it was McGuinty that put OW on the table
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Ontario Budget 2012
Coalition of groups in Kitchener tell John Milloy the budget will be hardest on people who are poor
Here’s their press release
Hamilton Roundtable responds to the budget
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Ontario Budget 2012
Have your say on Budget 2012 – click here to take action
Carol Goar column: Requiem for a Caring Province
Freeze to social assistance rates and OW health benefit cuts will hurt people with HIV/AIDS
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