Social Assistance Reform
Here’s the link to last night’s The Agenda with Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh:
http://theagenda.tvo.org/episode/185016/keep-ontario-bountiful
5 Reasons reform must remain a political priority – from Pedro Barata at United Way Toronto:
http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/guest-post-five-reasons-why-income-security-should-remain-priority
Op-Ed in the Spec: An improved social-assistance model must include health and well-being
http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/840343–an-improved-social-assistance-modelmust-include-health-and-well-being
Respond to this! The Agenda asks about the ‘deserving’ vs ‘undeserving’ poor:
http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/tell-us-do-all-poor-deserve-public-assistance
And watch tonight as the deserving / undeserving divide gets debated:
http://theagenda.tvo.org/episode/185040/who-deserves
Liberal Leadership
Liberal leadership winner could be known as early as January 13:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1289197–ontario-liberal-leadership-front-runner-and-eventual-winner-could-be-known-2-weeks-before-vote
“2,500 Liberal delegates — paying between $299 and $599 to attend — will actually cast direct ballots for the next premier”:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1288669–ontario-liberal-leadership-2-500-delegates-will-determine-the-next-premier-of-ontario
Art Eggleton says income inequality and poverty should be election issues:
http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/839401–income-gap-poverty-should-be-election-issues-senator-says
Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit
“There are so many things that are deeply wrong with this situation, it’s hard to know where to start. But here are three points that need to be made”:
http://www.therecord.com/opinion/columns/article/840063–welfare-cuts-are-shameful
Press release from OCAP and CUPE:
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/liberals-must-keep-community-start-up-benefit-or-face-community-protest-1729169.htm
Ontario Issues
Regg Cohn on Hudak’s pension ideas – a great rebuttal:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1291198–cohn-hudak-has-the-right-issue-but-the-wrong-answer-on-pensions
A potential answer to the bed bug problem – fungus:
http://www.thestar.com/living/health/article/1290949–bed-bug-battles-is-fungus-the-next-frontier
Across the Country
Alberta pledges to eliminate child poverty in five years:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Alberta+pledges+eliminate+child+poverty+within+five+years/7586049/story.html
National News
Campaign 2000’s National Report Card is out. Here’s some coverage:
- The Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1290644–campaign-2000-urges-ottawa-to-eliminate-child-tax-credits-and-use-money-to-fight-poverty#.UK0RyyYuHjQ.facebook
- CTV Winnipeg: http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/group-calls-on-feds-to-overhaul-child-family-benefits-to-help-lift-174-000-children-out-of-poverty-1.1048389
- CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2308173056
Download the report card here: http://www.campaign2000.ca/
And today is National Housing Day – 3 things Canadians should know:
http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/housing/happy-national-housing-day-2012-three-important-things-all-canadians-should-know/
International
Some facts and myths about welfare, from the US:
http://dailynewsfinder.com/2012/11/21/facts-and-myths-about-welfare/
Why tomorrow’s Black Friday Wal-Mart Strike is important to the US economy:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/22/us-economy-walmart-workers-black-friday-strike
In the UK, MPs are proposing a living wage – that would give people enough income to be able to consume and thus drive the economy:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/11/observer-editorial-bring-on-living-wage