Ontario
People for Education’s Mind the Gap report shows inequities in education and calls for policies that give true equal access:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/27/mind-the-gap-report-toronto-students-have-access-to-more-resources/
Letter to the Windsor Star says Premier Wynne must do more to feed the poor:
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/05/27/what-will-raising-disability-rates-accomplish/
Province announces new microloan fund and office to help social enterprises:
http://news.ontario.ca/medt/en/2013/05/ontario-helps-social-enterprises-create-jobs-and-strengthen-communities.html
Green Party leader calls 2013 budget a “bait and switch budget”:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/mike-schreiner/ontario-bait-and-switch-budget_b_3320696.html
Across the Province
Sudbury Health Unit releases report on the impact of poverty on health:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/05/20/health-unit-maps-poverty-health
Sudbury activists say the City is targeting people on social assistance:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/05/28/poor-under-attack-by-the-city—-scap
Suits Me Fine fashion show demonstrates style and flair of CAMH clients:
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/3237649-camh-clients-light-up-the-catwalk/
In Toronto, this Thursday’s Munk Debate on inequality features heavy hitters:
http://www.masseyhall.com/eventdetail/munkdebateeconomicinequality
Toronto Star editorial touts extending municipal voting to all permanent residents:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2013/05/25/all_permanent_toronto_residents_deserve_a_vote_in_municipal_elections_editorial.html
Cambridge event hears from CCPA-Ontario’s Trish Hennessy on the problems of austerity:
http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/local/article/1620218–austerity-budgets-hurt-society-hennessy
Across the Country
Calgary City Council approves a first-ever Poverty Reduction Strategy:
http://beaconnews.ca/blog/2013/05/city-council-approves-calgary-poverty-reduction-strategy/
National
Legal expert says “Trojan Horse” Bill C-377 would be struck down by the courts:
http://www.blacklocks.ca/union-bill-unlawful-expert/
Star editorial expresses concern over federal budget implementation bill:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2013/05/27/ottawas_budget_bill_is_shorter_but_no_sweeter_editorial.html
Avvy Go asks, what happened to family values in immigration?:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/05/28/what_happened_to_family_values_in_immigration.html
Op-Ed author says National Household Survey is perpetrating “a scientific fraud”:
http://www.therecord.com/opinion/columns/article/935539–national-household-survey-data-worthless
New study shows half of Canadians believe income inequality is a problem, and three-quarters believe it is increasing:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/canadians-believe-income-inequality-getting-worse/article12164514/#dashboard/follows/
One-third of all Canadians 65 and older are at risk of undernourishment:
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/22may13_older-canadians-at-risk-of-undernourishment.xhtml
Globe and Mail’s annual executive compensation rankings:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/management/executive-compensation/how-much-canadas-top-100-ceos-got-paid-last-year/article12136604/#dashboard/follows/
International
UK’s Work and Pensions Secretary offers ₤3 billion in welfare cuts to fund armed forces and police:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10083049/Iain-Duncan-Smith-cut-welfare-to-fund-police-and-Forces.html